Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week 1 - Section 1

    • Nervous System for Herbalists - Start Here!

    • w1.1 - Nervous System Course Syllabus (8:09)

    • W1.1b - Nervine Chart (7:41)

    • Resource - Week 1 - Nervine Chart

    • Resource - Week 1 - Nervine Chart (.doc For Editing)

    • W1.1c - Adaptogens (14:34)

    • W1.1d - Charting Adaptogens (6:24)

    • W1.1e - Nervous system terminology (13:18)

    • W1.1f - Nervous System Background (7:23)

    • W1.1g - Brain lobes (8:01)

    • W1.1h - Pia, Arachnoid, Dura Mater (1:57)

    • W1.1i - Nervous System 10,000 Foot View (13:54)

    • W1.1j - The Blood Brain Barrier Part 1 (12:22)

    • W1.1k - The Blood Brain Barrier Part 2 (15:10)

    • Resource - Week 1 - Spirit Medicine and Mental Illness Article

    • Slideshow- Week 1.1
  • 2

    Week 1 - Section 2

    • Slideshow- Week 1.2

    • W1.2a - More on the blood brain barrier (8:09)

    • W1.2b - Capillaries in the brain (6:37)

    • W1.2c - The Enteric Nervous System (8:09)

    • W1.2d - Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

    • Week 1 Study Guide
  • 3

    Week 2: Section 1

    • W2.1a - Statistics and overview of Mental Health in the USA (22:56)

    • W2.1b - Anxiety Disorders - General Anxiety (10:16)

    • W2.1c Social Anxiety Disorder (5:44)

    • W2.1d Panic Attacks (5:45)

    • W2.1e Phobias (5:13)

    • W2.1f Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (5:19)

    • W2.1g Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (5:38)

    • W2.1h Holistic Assessment and Treatment Considerations (14:20)

    • W2.1i Materia Medica and Working with Herbs (24:50)

    • Slides for all Week 2 Part 1 Lectures
  • 4

    Week 2: Section 2

    • W2.2a - Introduction to chronic conditions (3:59)

    • W2.2b - Parkinson's Disease (19:16)

    • W2.2c - Parkinson's Factors, Parkinsonism, Dopamine (11:45)

    • W2.2d - L DOPA, Herbal Protocols (22:21)

    • W2.2e - Alzheimer's (15:57)

    • W2.2f - AD Risk Factors & Herbal (15:06)

    • W2.2g - Epilepsy & Herbal Protocols (11:15)

    • W2.2h - Migraines & Herbal Protocol (9:58)

    • W2.2i - Sciatica & Herbal Protocol (3:39)

    • Week 2, Section 2 Slideshow

    • Week 2 Study Guide
  • 5

    Week 3: Section 1

    • W3.1a - Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis & Guillain-Barre syndrome (14:53)

    • W3.1b - Juli's experience with MS, Part 1 (28:33)

    • W3.1c - Juli's experience with MS, Part 2 (17:39)

    • W3.1d - Coping with Chronic Nerve-Related Illness (3:00)

    • W3.1e - Herbal Protocol (8:14)

    • W3.1f - Herbs for Basic Support (8:14)

    • W3.1g - Padma 28 (14:20)

    • Slideshow- Week 3.1

    • Week 3 Study Guide
  • 6

    Week 3: Section 2

    • Slideshow- Week 3.2

    • W3.2a - Bipolar Disorder- Manic, Depressive Symptoms (15:11)

    • W3.2b - Herbal Support Protocol (13:15)

    • W3.2c - ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis (4:54)

    • W3.2d - Types of ALS (10:08)

    • W3.2e - Herbal Support Protocol (14:35)

    • W3.2f - Materia Medica - Albizia julabrissin (3:09)

    • W3.2g - Materia Medica - Nepeta cataria, Ocimum sanctum (3:43)

    • W3.2h - Materia Medica - Tilia spp., Lavandula spp., Rhodiola rosea (10:01)

    • W3.2i - Materia Medica - Camellia sinensis, Mucuna pruriens, Withania somnifera (5:23)

    • W3.2j - Materia Medica - Piper methysticum, Scutellaria lateriflora, Eleutherococcus senticosus (5:08)

    • W3.2k - Materia Medica - Turnera diffusa, Avena spp., Cinnamomum verum (7:36)
  • 7

    Week 4: Section 1

    • W4.1a - Final introduction + Mental Health Pharmaceuticals (14:20)

    • W4.1b - Fast review of W3 Materia Medica (4:19)

    • W4.1c - Materia Medica - Hemidesmus indicus, Crataegus spp (11:35)

    • W4.1d - Humulus lupulus, Passiflora spp., Eschscholzia & Argemone (4:48)

    • W4.1e - Ratibida columnifera, Lactuca spp, Piscidia piscipula (2:19)

    • W4.1f - Cannabis sativa & indica (8:19)

    • W4.1g - Pedicularis spp., Stachys officinalis, Anemone pulsatilla (6:36)

    • W4.1i - Arnica montana, Hypericum perfoliatum, Polygonum cuspidatum (10:11)

    • W4.1j - Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ginkgo biloba, Paeonia lactiflora (4:48)

    • W4.1k - Psoralea corylifolia, Alpinia oxyphylla, Scutellaria baicalensis (4:38)

    • W4.1l - Curcuma longa, Bacopa monnieri, Rosmarius officinalis, Matricaria recutita (7:03)

    • W4.1m - Vinca minor, Vaccinium myrtillus, Cornus officinalis, Dictamnus albus (3:15)

    • W4.1n - Senecio vulgaris, Ailanthus altissima, Viscum album, Tanacetum parthenium (5:11)

    • W4.1o - Piper nigrum, Ilex vomitoria, Ligusticum wallichii, Petasites hybridus (3:39)

    • W4.1p - Coriandrum sativum, Gelsumium sempervirens, Capsicum, Dioscorea villosa (2:26)

    • W4.1q - Remaining materia medica (2:54)

    • Week 4 Study Guide
  • 8

    Week 4: Section 2

    • W4.2a - Course review introduction (5:48)

    • W4.2b - Central & Peripheral Nervous System Overview (5:59)

    • W4.2c - PAD A&P (2:05)

    • W4.2d - Nerve Structure recap (5:17)

    • W4.2e - The blood brain barrier & brain chemicals (7:19)

    • W4.2f - How gut pathology relates to brain pathology (10:52)

    • W4.2g - Anxiety disorders recap (21:51)

    • W4.2h - PTSD review (8:53)

    • W4.2i - Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Epilepsy (8:48)

    • W4.2j - Migraines, Sciatica, MS (8:36)

    • W4.2k - Bipolar Disorder, ALS (4:28)

    • W4.2l - Materia Medica review (11:29)
  • 9

    Final Exam

    • You must pass on the first try with at least an 80%
  • 10

    Q&A Recordings with Carol Jones

    • Recording- November 16, 2020

    • Recording- November 24, 2020

    • Recording- November 30, 2020