Medicinal Roots Workshop
1pm - 3:30pm Saturday, October 26th, 2013
$35 (includes all medicine making supplies)
Instructor Jessy Delleman
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In this workshop you will learn all about using roots for medicine. Get introduced to a variety of locally grown and native medicinal root herbs. Learn how to grow them, harvest them and make them into medicine.
Topics covered include:
- Growing medicinal roots
- How and when to harvest roots
- Root processing and drying
- Making medicine out of roots
- Materia medica
Medicinal root plants covered will include:
- Marshmallow
- Comfrey
- Valerian
- Mullein
- Ashwagandha
- Echinacea
- Yellow Dock
- Oregon Grape
- Dandelion
- Nettle
We will get out in the garden and do some hands on harvesting and medicine making. Each participant will have the choice of making a fresh root tincture or liniment, which they will take home at the end of the workshop.