Medicinal Herbs

Overview

This self-guided Medicinal Herbs course from Warnborough College leads you through the different chemical components that herbs contain and their effects on the human body. It covers the following areas: Getting to know medicinal herbs, the chemicals in medicinal herbs and their effect on the human body, the different ways in which herbs are used for medicinal purposes, a guide of over 50 herbs and different ways in which you can find work or make business opportunities using medicinal herbs.

There are optional activities that you can complete along the way to learn more about the topic, including both practical and research activities.

The following lessons are covered in this course:

• Scope and Nature of Medicinal Herbs

• Chemicals that are found in Herbs and Effects on the Human Body

• Ways Herbs are Used in Medicines

• Methods of Preparing Herbs for Medicinal Use

• A Review of over 50 plant species; covering appearance, culture, chemistry, medicinal properties and uses.

• Working with Medicinal Herbs

An ideal learning experience for anyone seeking to better understand medicinal herbs.

• 20-hour, self-paced course

• Fully online

• Optional practical set tasks throughout

• Automated self assessment tests

• “Certificate of Completion” on achieving a 60% pass rate on a final assessment