BOTNY 2010

Course Description

Advanced Herbology examines and explores botanical medicine with the goal of gaining a deeper and broader awareness, comprehension and working knowledge of botanical medicine as it relates to the childbearing year. This class will develop: an understanding of foundational concepts in herbal medicine, including the history of herbalists, food as medicine and ethical/legal and safety practice considerations as well as understanding the body systems, the actions of plants on them and how to formulate for application. Students will work on creating, implementing, and assessing a personal health care plan with a focus on herbal remedies and formulating for specific needs. This class will guide students in integrating their knowledge of plants to confidently offer herbal therapeutics for common concerns during the childbearing year.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Review prior learning on identification, gathering & storing herbs and making remedies. 

2. Explore botanical and integrative medicines. 

3. Evaluate and discuss the history of herbal medicine for women. 

4. Design, implement, and evaluate a personal care plan. 

5. Utilize fundamental principles of herbal medicine by creating care plans and formulating remedies. 

6. Create a materia medica for 4 body systems relevant to the childbearing year. 

7. Demonstrate understanding of constituents and actions of medicinal plants and plant groupings in their formulations. 

8. Formulate herbal medicines for multiple care plans. 

9. Research and discuss herbal medicine safety guidelines for practitioners. 

10. Research local ethical & legal considerations of practicing herbal medicine. 

11. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate herbal applications in scenarios & case histories including assessing what is wrong and taking corrective action. 

12. Examine and identify effective herbal medicine applications for the childbearing year, including: 

a. Pregnancy – First, Second & Third Trimesters 

b. Labor & Birth c. Postpartum Period including Breastfeeding/chestfeeding & Newborn care 

13. Apply evidence-informed practices to botanicals applicable to the childbearing year. 

14. Explore and discuss the application of food as medicine in herbology. 

15. Create 25 plant profiles

(Midwives College of Utah, 2022).

Prerequisite: BOTNY 1010 - completed August 2020

2 credits