HEALING with NATIVE PLANTS with ENRIQUE VILLASENOR

Saturday, April 20,  10 a.m.

HEALING WITH NATIVE PLANTS WITH ENRIQUE VILLASENOR

ETHNO-BOTANY SERIES: – part of our certification program.

This is a rare opportunity to learn in the field with Enrique Villaseñor, associate of Dr. James Adams, and co-author of  “Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West.”

In this Session, we focus upon MEDICINAL PLANTS.

Enrique Villaseñor, a co-author of the book “Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West”, will conduct today’s class on traditional medicinal plants.  This class, as part of our Ethno-botanical series, will include a walk, and a workshop where students will learn how to make the healing medicines.   Villaseñor will discuss the appropriate medicinal uses of elder, white sage, black sage, California sagebrush, mugwort, prickly pear cactus, and other plants that may be present on the trail.  Students will learn specific recipes for making foot soaks, liniment, and other herbal  medicines.

Enrique Villaseñor  is a multi-ethnic Healer, naturalist, cyclist and  author with indigenous ancestry. Enrique learned traditional healing from his mother and Dr. James Adams, Professor Emeritus from USC.   As part of this process, Enrique has researched and taught traditional healing, participated in field studies, has co-authored several papers with Dr. James Adams, and is a co-author of the fourth edition of Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West.

In his 35 years as a teacher, he taught elementary, middle, and adult school, he was was an Instructional Advisor, where he focused on training teachers.  Among his many other achievements,  working with several agencies, he designed, built, and maintained the award-winning El Oro Way Habitat, a two-acre, outdoor classroom with primarily California  native plants and trees.

NOTE:  It is suggested that you bring  a folding chair.

We’ll discuss some of the ideal literature about healing with herbs, and some of the herbs you can grow in your own yard.

Books will be available, as well as pre-made herbal linaments.

If you have special requests, let us know ahead of time.

THIS IS A FIELD TRIP.  Location given after registration.

Class fee $65.  (Seniors/students $45)

Note: Private field trips are available on arrangement.