About this Event
<h4>Want to know which plants you can look for in emergency first aid situations when camping or hiking?</h4>
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll discover how to use readily-available plants from our local environment to handle a variety of minor first aid situations. This information is useful for parents, outdoorsy people, festival-goers, and anyone who wants additional strategies to be more prepared for alleviating common ailments.
In this afternoon class, we'll discuss herbal medicine and strategies for:
— wound care
— fighting infection
— pain
— bug bites
— soft tissue injuries (e.g. sprained ankle)
— burns
— fever
— food poisoning
You'll take home:
* extensive notes & recipes for herbal remedies to make at home
* pain liniment ($20 value)
* tea blend for digestive support ($15 value)
* drawing powder for skin infections ($10 value)
Alina Baker R.Ac, RH (BCHA) is a registered clinical herbalist, acupuncturist, and wellness educator. Her passion is in reviving the knowledge and use of natural medicines to help people regain their health while connecting with nature.
Zhyfhs Millicent RH (OHA), CHT, BA(H) is a Clinical Herbalist in Guelph, Ontario who is dedicated to helping you improve your health with clinical herbal medicine. She is passionate about sharing information about herbal medicine as well as empowering people with knowledge to improve their health & well-being. She is a Registered Herbalist with the Ontario Herbalists Association and a graduate of Dominion Herbal College’s 4-year Clinical Herbal Therapy program.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Innisfree Farm & Botanic Garden, 3636 Trent Road, Courtenay, Canada
CAD 59.00
