Description
Here’s the introduction to the secret life of plants you’ve been waiting for…
An Online Course Designed To Make You A Better Family Herbalist!
Enrol today and your understanding and practice of herbalism and herbal medicine making will take a giant leap forward…
Basic botany and plant identification are absolutely essential skills in the repertoire of the family herbalist, traditional healer or holistic health practitioner.
This 4 module online course provides a basic introduction to the field of botany, plant naming (nomenclature), plant classification (taxonomy) and external characteristics (morphology) from a herbal medicine perspective.
This course is intended for people who have little or no botanical background and who want to develop a working knowledge of herbs.
Unlike other online programs available on this subject this is not just an e-book labelled as a course.
Basic Botany for Family Herbalists is a fully-fledged distance learning program complete with learning outcomes, learning activities, assignments, online quizzes, and tutor support. These are all designed to help you become the family herbalist and budding ethnobotanist you’ve always dreamed of.
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Earn The Family Herbalist Level 2 Badge
* The point of all SA Herb Academy learning programs is to learn a craft. There are no legislative boards, no licenses… just practical information for actual use to enrich your life and the lives of those you chose to serve.
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Earn 200 Learning Credits
On successful completion of the course, you’ll earn 200 credits (called seeds) that can be used to unlock a coupon that can be used on any of our paid courses.
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Start instantly and learn at your own pace.
Flexible Schedule
Set and maintain your own flexible schedule. It’s okay to complete just one learning unit or module — you can pause your learning at any time. Visit your My Courses page to track your progress.
Beginner Level
While this program is targeted at holistic health coaches and professional family herbalists, anyone can benefit from participating for their own personal use.
Prerequisites
Internet access and basic computer skills.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you are aiming for the Family Herbalist Certificate and you’ve already taken botany at any senior level you may apply for an exemption for this course.
About the Herbal Therapeutics (Clinical Herbalism) Specialization
Herbal Therapeutics (Clinical Herbalism) is the art and science of applying traditional medicine and herbal medicine to meet the unique needs of the individual and restore a healthy balance in the body, mind, and spirit.
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Marietjie Van der Walt (verified owner) –
This course was awesome and I really loved every moment it. Will surely recommend this course to any budding herbalist out there. Made me look with new eyes at the plants in my garden. Definitely worth doing.
debbieadedeji (verified owner) –
Learning Botany is eye opening to me. I found the Course simplified and easy to understand. I recommend this Course for everyone that longs to enjoy better health.
This is a blessing to me.
Mari Stebbing (verified owner) –
will recommend this course to anyone that has a love for herbs and plants in general. Loved it!
nzoric2000 (verified owner) –
This course is awesome.You learn new things more and more about herbs in general.
I can recommend this course to anyone looking to learn herbs and how are used them to treat diseases.
On top of that it used the easy English words which is understandable to anyone whom he/she is not English speaking like myself here.
veleskatruter (verified owner) –
It was a good overview of botany and understanding plant features and how to identify them. The last unit felt a bit confusing (maybe I was reading in too much on it). I would recommend to put down van Wyk’s book as a prescribed for this course to help understand Unit 4 or expand on the topic a little more. All-in-all, it is a good foraging guide and helps complete the picture of herbalism.
Dorcas Selala (verified owner) –
Beautiful course, loved it.
Anthony Smida (verified owner) –
Thanks for the opportunity to hae done the course.
Salome Erasmus (verified owner) –
Loved every moment of it. Made me look at plants with new eyes!
Shani Moushon (verified owner) –
I would highly recommend this course to anyone. I had an issue with the classification, yet it has been several years since I took Biology in Highschool. Although I did relearn a few things and some new ones, so this is a great course for beginners and expert alike.
Gerda Rossouw (verified owner) –
Very informative
Abby Milligan (verified owner) –
This was definitely interesting, it was even better than the biology i remembered. Learnt a few things too which is always a good thing and you guys gave good tips to keep. Definitely worth doing.
Trixie van Niekerk (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It was tricky at times and you really have to focus, but it was exactly what I needed as botany is becoming more and more important in my daily life.
Nandi McCormick (verified owner) –
Awesome class! I was actually very nervous about this class, but the way this is presented made it easier to understand. Thanks for all the work that went into this subject.
nfventer (verified owner) –
I learned so much I did not know about leaves and how they are placed on a branch. The subject was explained in a manner that was easily understandable.
Just a small note:
I struggled a bit with the naming of leaf parts while doing the last assignment, I did not know which name to use for a certain part of the leaf I was analyzing. I did however find the words I wanted to use after a lot of searching.
Maybe if a sketch of a leaf can be added to the material with the correct term for each part of the leaf (like the sketch of the flower parts) for the students who don’t know the parts of a leaf.
Di-Di –
Thank you for your comment, Nadia. Please refer to the sketches and explanations in Unit 4 (starting on page 35) of your course manual. You’ll find all the information you need to complete the final assignment.
brijahfarm (verified owner) –
So fun and easy to understand.
Thank you
Nikki Presley (verified owner) –
This course was so easy to follow and it took a sometimes daunting subject and made it enjoyable. The activities helped so much in applying the knowledge as well!
Alta Pretorius (verified owner) –
Basic Botany is for everyone. It is easy to understand but also gives you an opportunity to dig deeper. Opting for the latter, there is just so much to learn. Thanks for making this course so much fun.
konnieboshoff (verified owner) –
One of the best, easily understandable Botany courses out there. I really enjoyed doing this course, it has given me a much better understanding into the world of plants. Will surely recommend this course to anyone looking to maintain their own gardens or the budding herbalist out there.