The Science of Herbal Therapeutics with Calyx Liddick

Name: The Science of Herbal Therapeutics with Calyx Liddick
Start: 2024-05-19T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-19T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 3630 Poffenberger Rd.,Jefferson,21755,US

Schedule

Sun May 19 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

3630 Poffenberger Rd.,Jefferson,21755,US | Jefferson, MD

Discover herbalism through the science of phytochemistry.
Discover herbalism through the science of phytochemistry. After introducing essential concepts of traditional western herbalism, we will explore key qualities of common bioregional herbs and how their constituents translate to their therapeutics. We will also honor the lives of the plants themselves by understanding how these constituents relate to their own physiological processes.
Meet your Teacher, Calyx Liddick!
Calyx is a bioregional herbalist and ethnobotanist. She is the founding director of the Northern Appalachia School. She is an outspoken advocate for accessible education, social and ecological justice, and ethical practice in plant work. She is committed to integrating plantwork as a life way, helping others develop a rooted relationship with the land and its more-than-human community, and healing the damage from extractive and hierarchical relationships between people and plants.