Curriculum
All classes taught by David Winston, RH (AHG) unless otherwise noted
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Introduction to Health & Healing
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Field Botany
- Introduction to botany/botanical terminology [taught by Richard Mandelbaum, RH (AHG)]
- Field identification [taught by Richard Mandelbaum, RH (AHG)]
- Herb walks/Slide presentations
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Introduction to Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants [taught by Richard Mandelbaum, RH (AHG)]
- Chemistry of the cell
- Medicinal compounds produced by plants
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
- Introduction to TCM - Chinese organ systems, the vital substances, Yin/Yang theory, causes of disease, 8 principles, and basic disease patterns [taught by Andrew Appello, MSOM, L.Ac, RH (AHG)]
- Materia Medica of 100 herbs
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Nutrition/Diet
- How to determine which diet is best for you and your patients and how to create a therapeutic diet
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Therapeutic Use of Nutritional Supplements
- A look at claims and studies and discussion of how and when supplements can and should be used
- Materia Medica of the most effective, well-studied and clinically useful dietary supplements
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Ayurvedic & Unani-Tibb Materia Medica
- Introduction to Ayurvedic medicine [taught by Alan Tillotson, PhD., RH (AHG)]
- Materia Medica of 35+ herbs
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Introduction to Southeastern Herbal Traditions and Native American Materia Medica
- Language of Plants, stories
- Ethnobotany of American medicinal herbs
- North American Materia Medica of 100+ herbs
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Introduction to Herbal Pharmacy [taught by Kerry Adams, ABT dip NCCAOM, RH (AHG)]
- Making extracts (alcohol & glycerites), oils, ointments, compresses, poultices, cough syrups, creams, ointments, pills & suppositories
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Diagnostics
- Analysis of the tongue, face, hand/nail, pulse, iris, sclera, and diet
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Materia Medica III
- 80+ world-wide herbs including African, European and Polynesian medicinal plants
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Therapeutic Protocols
- System-wide reviews of the herbs utilized for correcting immune dysfunction, digestive issues, cardiovascular problems, imbalances of the nervous system, intestinal tract, respiratory system, and genito-urinary system
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Constitutional Therapy
Clinical use of herbs, diet, supplements, exercise, counseling techniques, flower remedies & essential oils for creating patient specific protocols
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Case Histories & Clinic
- Patient intake and case history preparation
- Case history practicum utilizing the triune method and other techniques for creating patient specific formulas
- Starting an herbal practice
- Professional ethics
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History of Western Herbal Medicine
- The Roots of Medicine - Greek, Arabic, and European traditions
- American Herbal Traditions: Thomsonian Medicine, Physio-medicalism, and Eclectic Medicine