Length

1 hours 30 minutes

Class Description

There are a lot of plants that can be used to help ease pain, but in order to do so effectively, we need to assess pain with more nuance than "It hurts a little" or "It hurts a LOT!" Pain can arise from spasm and accompanies inflammation. It can be sharp and stabbing or dull and aching. We don't just use different herbs for different degrees of pain, we use different herbs for different types of pain. Join herbalist jim mcdonald in an exploration of analgesic herbs... from black cohosh to ghost pipe, from black birch to kratom (you don't need to hurt to attend!).

About the Teacher

In 1994, jim mcdonald's life changed when he drank tea from a wild plant he harvested from the land he lived upon. Since those first sips of strange tea, his life in the woods and meadows of southeast michigan has been centered on the plants & ecosystems of that land, and how he might share their virtues to restore wellness with those around him. jim's approach to herbcraft is deeply rooted in the land he lives upon, and blends traditional european folk influences with 19th century eclectic and physiomedical vitalism, which he conveys with story, experience, humour, common sense and lore to students, clients, random passersby and readers of his websites: www.herbcraft.org & herbcraft.podia.com. He's taught classes throughout north america and is currently alternately writing “Foundational Herbcraft” and the “A Great Lakes Herbal”, in addition to articles for journals and other publications. jim is a community herbalist, a manic wildcrafter and medicine maker, and has been an ardent student of the most learned teachers of herbcraft… the plants themselves.