Online Course: All About Herbs - Learn the Basics of Herbalism
Join Now | Sign In | Shopping Cart
UniversalClass™ - Why not learn something new today?

Online Class: All About Herbs

Request More Information
Tell a Friend
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion.
Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription
Basic Course (no certificate)   =   $30.00
Course with Online Certificate*   =   $55.00
* Document your course completion with an online certificate (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). Instantly download, print, and share your certificate and CEUs once awarded. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions, and a Certificate Verification Service you can use so others may view and verify the authenticity of your awards.
Add Course to Wish List

Course Description

Herbs are used for both culinary and medicinal purposes--and sometimes even spiritual purposes. All About Herbs will cover all the basics so that you are ready to explore all of Herbs' many uses.

Not only will you learn the history and definitions, but you will also be able to:

- List several benefits of cooking with herbs and have a basic understanding of how to prepare herbs and incorporate them into your favorite foods.

- Grasp the main traditions in herbal medicine.

- Understand the benefits of growing herbs at home and how to plan your first herb garden.

- Know how to select the right herbs, the best containers, the ideal fertilizer and the best amount of water to help your container herb garden thrive.

- Know when to harvest your herbs and how to dry them for storage so you can enjoy home-grown herbs all year long.

-How to start a heart-healthy, cold and flu prevention garden using basil, cayenne and garlic.

- How aloe vera and peppermint make wonderful additions to both your herb garden and your medicine cabinet.

- Know the beauty of rosemary, fennel and lavender and how to grow them yourself.

- Understand how these ingredients can add a lovely scent to your garden and delicate ingredients to make your own cosmetic treatments.

-Know about another facet of herbal medicine, aromatherapy, which is based on the power of herbs' fragrances and helps treat both mood and health issues.

-Know how to prepare herbs in a variety of forms to best treat any of a number of conditions. These methods range from a simple tea, or infusion, to a good old-fashioned poultice. We'll also share some advice on being very careful with herbs to avoid negative results.

Course Lessons

Tell a Friend

Lesson 1: The History of Herbs

At the end of Lesson 1, you should have a solid grasp of what defines an herb as well as a good overview of the history of herbs around the world.

Lesson 2: Culinary Herbs

At the end of Lesson 2, you should be able to list several benefits of cooking with herbs and have a basic understanding of how to prepare herbs and incorporate them into your favorite foods.

Lesson 3: Medicinal Herbs

At the end of Lesson 3, you will have a solid grasp of the three primary traditions in herbal medicine--Greco-Roman, ayurveda and Chinese herbal medicine. Plus, you'll learn how medicinal herbs are used in the U.S. today.

Lesson 4: Growing Your Own Herbs

At the end of Lesson 4, you should understand the benefits of growing herbs at home and how to plan your first herb garden.

Lesson 5: Container Gardening

At the end of Lesson 5, you should have a good handle on the unique requirements and advantages of growing herbs in containers.

Lesson 6: Harvesting & Drying Herbs

At the end of Lesson 6, you'll know how to handle your bountiful herb garden harvest, including how and when to harvest your herbs and how to dry them for storage so you can enjoy home-grown herbs all year long.

Lesson 7: Heart Healthy & Cold & Flu Garden

At the end of Lesson 7, you'll know how to start a heart-healthy, cold and flu prevention garden using basil, cayenne and garlic. You may also get inspired to design your own healthy herb garden designed around your tastes and climate.

Lesson 8: First Aid Garden

At the end of Lesson 8, you'll understand how aloe vera and peppermint make wonderful additions to both your herb garden and your medicine cabinet.

Lesson 9: Cosmetics Garden

At the end of Lesson 9, you'll know the beauty of rosemary, fennel and lavender and how to grow them yourself.

Lesson 10: Aromatherapy

At the end of Lesson 10, you'll know about another facet of herbal medicine, aromatherapy, which is based on the power of herbs' fragrances and helps treat both mood and health issues.

Lesson 11: Making Herbal Preparations

At the end of Lesson 11, you will know how to prepare herbs in a variety of forms to best treat any of a number of conditions. These methods range from a simple tea, or infusion, to a good old-fashioned poultice.

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Merit
  2. Certificate of Academic Excellence
In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
Request Information
Have a question? Contact us for more information regarding this course.

Your Name :

Your Email:
Comments
 

Additional Information

Course Title : All About Herbs
CEU Value :

1.0 (Continuing Education Units)

Course Number : 7550090
Course Type : General Education
Course URL :

http://herbalism.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : Excellent Course! 4 Star Rating
Instructor :

Erin Reed

Syllabus :

View Syllabus

Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :

Basic Course: $30

   

with CEUs & Certificate: $55

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

Choose from 5 Payment Methods

Credit Card Online Credit Card through FAX
Check/Money Order through Mail Credit Card over the Phone
PayPal  
To use any of these methods you must press the "Join this Course" button on this screen and go through the online registration process in order to generate the correct order form and correctly process your enrollment.

Student Testimonials

  • "Great introduction to Herbs. Very happy with my experience in this class....The instructor is knowledgeable, quick to respond to inquiries, and to return grades. Again, no negatives on the course." -- Doug T.
  • "This class was very helpful and extremely well written. I learned a great deal from this class and this instructor. The instructor was encouraging and answered all questions in a timely manner." -- Kelly S.

Featured Courses in Alternative Medicine

Aromatherapy 101

1. Aromatherapy 101

($55.00) Have you always wanted to learn the secrets of how to blend ingredients and make your own bath and massage oils, or hand and face lotions, or room refreshers and potpourri?. more
  Homeopathy 101

2. Homeopathy 101

($55.00) This self-paced Homeopathy course clearly explains the use of homeopathic remedies in the treatment of various diseases. more
     
Flower Essences 101

3. Flower Essences 101

($55.00) Flower essences are extremely diluted extracts from flowers that are used to improve the emotional, spiritual, and physical health of people and animals. more
  Introduction to Gardening

4. Introduction to Gardening

($55.00) Does spring weather make you wish to get your hands dirty in the garden?. more

Other Related Classes in Alternative Medicine

  • Acupuncture Made Easy Acupuncture, just like other Complementary Medicines, has taken the West by storm, especially so over the last few decades- and not just in regard to treating human beings either! Once considered strange by Westerners, acupuncture is now regarded mor...
  • Anti Aging Techniques Perceptions about aging are changing. Today, people are living longer, happier, and healthier lives. Medical technology and care has increased lifespan by years and sometimes even decades. A growing number of individuals are taking an active part in foll...
  • Aromatherapy 101 Have you always wanted to learn the secrets of how to blend ingredients and make your own bath and massage oils, or hand and face lotions, or room refreshers and potpourri? Then this is the class for you! This is a self-paced beginner's course demy...
  • Cooking and Baking 101 Cooking and baking are the kinds of activities that most people assume are second nature. After all, we're humans, and our most basic need is to supply ourselves with nutrition. Logically, we should just be able to get in the kitchen and make something t...
  • Dream Interpretation 101 Dream Interpretation A dream that is not interpreted is like a letter that has not been opened. ( The Talmud) Across cultures and over the ages -- since the beginning of history -- dreams and their interpretation have both intrigued and bewi...
  • Flower Essences 101 Flower essences are extremely diluted extracts from flowers that are used to improve the emotional, spiritual, and physical health of people and animals. This type of treatment falls under the umbrella of vibrational medicine and is related to the use o...
  • Homeopathy 101 This self-paced Homeopathy course clearly explains the use of homeopathic remedies in the treatment of various diseases. Our online class will cover the basic concepts of homeopathy plus its application when treating illnesses particularly common to wome...
  • Introduction to Gardening Does spring weather make you wish to get your hands dirty in the garden? Is your neighbor's garden the envy of your eye? Have you always wanted to start a garden but just were not sure how to start? The easiest way make this decision is to take a class t...
  • Italian Cooking 101 How often have you eaten out at an Italian restaurant and wished you could re-create those same fantastic meals at home? Most people have had this experience. This course will teach you just that--how to cook great Italian appetizers, entrées and d...
  • Kitchen Sanitation 101 Nearly every few weeks, a new story seems to hit the headlines about foodborne illnesses. Salmonella in peanuts. E. coli in fruit juice. Mad cow in hamburgers. Every year, thousands of people become seriously ill from foodborne illnesses, and some even d...
  • Lifetime Wellness 101 Health is defined as an optimal state of physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual well being. The same explanation applies to wellness. It's like that old saying You don't have anything if you don't have your health. Our birth certificates...
  • Massage 101 Want to become a massage therapist? According to US Department of Labor, massage therapy job opportunities are poised to grow at double the rate of other jobs. This practice-based course will teach you everything about the massage therapy and how to perf...
  • Massage and Reflexology This course will teach you about Massage and Reflexology therapy and how to perform these techniques. In sections focused on developing Massage techniques, students will learn the history of massage therapy, methods and types of massages, practice-ori...
  • Meditation 101 Meditation is a practice by which a person achieves a greater sense of awareness, wisdom, introspection, and a deeper sense of relaxation. Practiced for millennia, it is the discipline of concentrating on a single object, thought, sound, movement, or o...
  • Nutrition 101 Improve your health and your life through nutrition and exercise. Create nutrition and health goals to motivate you to become a healthier you. Make meaningful, lasting changes to your diet that last. Review the digestion process and how our body would di...
  • Pie Baking 101 Treat family and friends to a precious childhood memory by serving a mouth watering just-out-of-the-oven baked homemade pie. The step-by-step instructions presented in this course are easy to follow and understand. Beginning with a brief history of th...
  • Reflexology Basics Did you know that up to 75% of all health problems are linked to stress? Would you be interested in learning to solve many health problems in a natural way? Reflexology is a therapy using gentle pressure and manipulation of feet or hands in the belief...
  • Spanish Cooking 101 Spanish cookery reflects the Spanish lifestyle; laid back, relaxed cooking that uses fresh beautiful ingredients that are available seasonally and prepared by cooks that are intuitive and resourceful. This course comprises 12 lessons that take you throu...
  • Spiritual Counseling 101 This course will be of tremendous help to anyone, and everyone who has an open mind. Spiritual counseling and awareness is beneficial to everyone, no matter what age or education level. More important than material things, more important than the perfect...
  • Tex Mex Cooking 101 Tex Mex Cuisine 101 is a course for those who want to learn more about the Tex Mex phenomenon. Often when we consider Mexican food, it is actually Tex Mex we are thinking of. Tex Mex is a blend of cuisine from Mexico and the Southern States, especially T...
  • Therapeutic Bathing 101 Therapeutic Bathing Turn your hygiene rituals into a therapeutic health treatment with a variety of products and techniques No curriculum in natural or alternative healthcare, herbal medicine, homeopathy or holistic healing is complete without ...
  • Wellness Coaching 101 Wellness coaching is a relatively new field, intriguing anyone who desires to get all areas of their life into balance. This Wellness Coaching course is a general survey course designed to give you a well-rounded introduction to this exciting discipline....
  • Yoga 101 Yoga is accessible to everybody. A history of 5000 years is proof of how lasting and magical this exercise art really is. How many other exercises can boast worldwide acceptance? The fact is, over the past twenty years, yoga popularity has increased ...
 
Request More Information   Tell a Friend