Children’s Herbal Medicine

75 minutes  

All children can be given the opportunity to strengthen their relationship to the natural world by utilizing herbal medicine from an early age. This comprehensive workshop is designed to offer a template on how to view a growing child in relation to using herbal medicine for their wellness. Useful information for the herbal medicine practitioner as well as the herbal medicine enthusiast. 

Understanding how to administer herbal medicine to children, to teach and guide children to make connections with herbs and develop allies and relationships with the plants is key to encouraging respect for the natural world and holistic health and herbalism in general.

During this workshop we will explore:

1. Safety and Bioavailability of Herbs in Children; Risks and Precautions
2. How to Determine a Child’s Dosage
3. Routes of Administration & Child Friendly Herbal Preparations
4. Child Friendly Materia Medica
5. Recipes and Formulations

This class is for those who wish to be more autonomous with their herbal medicine making in relation to children as well as practitioners who see children in practice.