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Herbal First Aid: Natural Remedies for Everyday Emergencies

Learn how to approach first aid situations through the lens of practical herbalism, safety, and preparedness.
  • Class Date + Time

    September 9, 3:30PM PST
  • Class Duration

    2.5 Hours
  • Class Location

    Google Meet
  • Materials Provided

    Handouts

    Bites. Bruises. Burns. Everyone needs practical tools for addressing common injuries. 

    In this class, we’ll explore useful herbs, preparations, and basic approaches for common first aid situations at home, while traveling, or in the field.

    You will learn how to choose appropriate herbal deliveries, build a practical first aid kit, and understand how herbs may be used as supportive care while recognizing when medical attention is needed.

    Designed for students of herbalism, this class offers a grounded introduction to herbal first aid and practical preparedness.

    We’ll focus on useful remedies, real-life applications, and safety considerations for situations ranging from everyday discomforts to more serious emergencies.

    You'll Explore:

    • Key herbs for herbal first aid
    • Herbal actions, preparations, and practical uses
    • Building a first aid kit for home, travel, and the field
    • Herbal support for common first aid situations
    • Supportive care for more serious situations while seeking medical help
    • Safety considerations, contraindications, red flags, and when to seek emergency care
    • Practical tips for choosing the right herb and preparation

    Sustainability + Stewardship

    Herbal Wisdom Institute and all of its instructors are dedicated to land stewardship and respectful collaboration with land and the plants we work with. We teach conservative, geocentric wild-harvest principles and methods and have zero tolerance for irresponsible harvest and use of wild plants and places. 

    This course emphasizes sustainability, intuition, and stewardship, guiding you not just in how to use herbs, but how to build a meaningful relationship with the land and the medicine it offers wherever you are.

    Jennifer Ribaudo
    Instructor

    • desertmoonbotanicals

    About

    Jennifer is a clinical and bioregional herbalist, educator, and founder of Desert Moon Botanicals, a small-batch herbal apothecary and education practice rooted in the Sonoran Desert. Her work is shaped by clinical training, field study, ethical wild harvesting, and many years spent learning from the plants and landscapes of Arizona.

    Before turning her focus to herbal medicine, she spent 30 years in corporate Information Technology and served in the U.S. Army. Those experiences continue to shape the practical, organized, and systems-minded way she teaches. She completed her Western Herbalism training at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts under JoAnn Sanchez, RH, AHG, and continues her education through mentorship, travel, fieldwork, and direct observation of plants where they grow.

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