Dried Herbs (Video and PDF download)

Three seperate instructional videos on drying and storing fresh herbs, powders and capsules and infusions and decoctions. Plus written information and recipes in PDF files.

This course covers the following topics:

• Harvesting – roots, barks, leaves, flowers, fruit
• Different methods for drying herbs
• Gabling (preparing the dried herb for storage)
• Storing dried herbs
• Labelling herbs
• How to make powders and capsules
• Where to buy capsules and capsule makers (including links)
• Calculating the dose for different size capsules
• A recipe for a herbal band-aid powder
• Why use an herbal infusion or decoction and why its sometimes the best method
• The difference between an infusion and a decoction and how to make each
• Dosages and reference books for using herbal infusions and decoctions
• A recipe for fever tea – cold and flu drink

Video size and duration

• Video Dried Herbs 18.4 MB 3:52 minutes
• Video Powders and Capsules 10.3 MB 2.15 minutes
• Video Infusions and Decoctions 10.7 MB 2.21 minutes

PDF Dried Herbs 4.3 MB