WHAT IS THE MULTI-FRACTIONAL HERBAL EXTRACT ADVANCED INTENSIVE?
This is 24 hours of course intensive materials for students to have even greater depth of training in certain specialty areas, followed by a live interaction session with instructors. These are designed for apothecarists that would like to create a product line, specialize in a certain area of herbal preparations, or to set up a home apothecary. The intensive will have advanced materials not covered in the main Apothecarist foundation course.
Multi-Fractional Extracts: Learn hands-on processes for working with multiple solvents, heat and distillation of botanicals in this advanced medicine making course. Students work with water, glycerine, alcohol & vinegar extractions in various cycles. Enrolled students will receive an herbal care package of herbs, product materials and supplies and containers mailed to them.
During the advanced intensive, students will get hands-on training with:
- basic field techniques for extracting mineral essences & components from a plant
- different methods of tincture distillation
- solubility concepts
- vitalistic & energetic history in herbalism
- separating/purifying using distillation methods
- Decoction methods
- Alcohol percolations and washes
- Glycerine extraction
- Vinegar extraction
- Tincture distillation
Who is this for? These distance-learning intensives are for anyone who wants advanced herbal medicine-making skills for home or business. Explore potency, flavor, taste, creative passion, and clinical expertise to take your medicine-making skills to a brand-new level with exciting techniques and skills.
