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Updated 7-26-12 New Classes
Medicine Making for the hobbyist and aspiring practitioner alike This 3-day course will cover medicine making processes useful to herbal pharmacies large & small: infusions (both water and oil), decoctions, poultices, fresh plant and dry plant tinctures (including macerations and percolations), mucopolysaccharide extracts, salves and suppositories. Students will learn measuring techniques and ratios, as well as qualitative assessments of the medicine at different points in the process. Participants will take home tinctures and salves made in class. About the Teacher: Joshua Muscat is a practitioner of western herbal medicine in his eighteenth year of clinical practice. He founded and runs the San Francisco Botanical Medicine Clinic, which is a low- to no-cost health care facility based in western herbal medicine. He has studied at Michael Moore's Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, the Pacific School of Herbal Medicine, the California School of Traditional Hispanic Herbalism, the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine, and the South Star Academy of Traditional Tonic Chinese Cooking. Classes will meet on the following Sundays from 11:00 to 2:00 The classes will be held at The San Francisco Botanical Medicine Clinic The cost is $100, including materials To register please call or email
Herb Walk meet the plants that grow in the coastal ecosystem of Montara Mountain This 4-hour class will be in the field on Montara Mountain in Pacifica. A light-moderate trail will be walked, stopping along the way to talk about the plants growing there. Plant identification, medicinal uses, ethical harvesting protocols and more will be discussed for over 20 plants, some of which grow only on this mountain. Bring something to eat, some water, a light jacket (in case of fog) and sun protection (in case of sun). About the Teacher: Joshua Muscat is a practitioner of western herbal medicine in his eighteenth year of clinical practice. He founded and runs the San Francisco Botanical Medicine Clinic, which is a low- to no-cost health care facility based in western herbal medicine. He has studied at Michael Moore's Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, the Pacific School of Herbal Medicine, the California School of Traditional Hispanic Herbalism, the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine, and the South Star Academy of Traditional Tonic Chinese Cooking. Sunday August 12th from 10:00 to 2:00 Class will meet at the San Pedro Valley Park parking lot The cost is $25 - $35 sliding scale To register please call or email:
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