Category: Herbalism Academy
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Herbalism Academy Lesson 2
The history of herbal medicine is, in many respects, the history of humanity itself. Long before written language, organised governments, scientific institutions, or formal healthcare systems existed, human beings relied upon the natural world for survival. Food, water, shelter, clothing, tools, and medicine all came from the surrounding environment. Among the most important resources available…
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Herbalism Academy Lesson 1
Long before the development of hospitals, pharmaceutical laboratories, medical schools, and scientific journals, human beings lived in intimate relationship with the natural world. Every community depended upon the plants that grew around them. Plants provided food, shelter, fibres for clothing, materials for tools, dyes for decoration, fuel for fire, and, perhaps most importantly, remedies for…