Build Your Herbal Pharmacy: Teas, Decoctions, Tinctures, and Oils

Want to know how herbalists actually make medicine? This hands-on class will walk you through the basics of herbal pharmacy—from teas and decoctions to tinctures and infused oils.

We’ll cover:

    •    How polarity affects extraction (when to choose a water, oil, or alcohol extraction)

    •    Making therapeutic-strength teas and decoctions

    •    Formulating and calculating tinctures using weight-to-volume ratios

    •    Creating herbal oils for skin care and salve-making using weight-to-volume ratios