Discover our lectures, workshops, and courses! Find below a brief presentation of the activities we offer. For the courses and workshops, we also describe the contents covered and the practices developed.
INTRODUCTION
In this lecture, you will understand how Phytotherapy - the treatment through the use of medicinal plants - can help you transform your health and your life quickly, simply and effectively. Phytotherapy is an ancient health practice and has now passed the scrutiny of scientific validation. We'll show you that you can have more control over your own health and reduce the overuse of synthetic medicines. Also, by learning to take care of yourself on your day-to-day, you get superior results in every field of your life, and you can devote your time and energy to what really matters to you!
INTRODUCTION
You will learn the care involved in identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, and preparing teas and other formulations, as well as using various medicinal species, spices and unconventional edible plants (PANC in the original). With phytotherapy, you can take care of yourself and your family in a simple and effective manner, relishing a better quality of life!!
CONTENT
- Why use medicinal plants to take care of your health?
- How do plants work in your body?
- Notions of chemistry, plant biology and active principles
- Identification of medicinal species
- Harvesting and collecting medicinal plants
- Processing: cleaning, drying and storing medicinal plants
- Homemade quality control of medicinal plants and phytotherapeutics
- Good homemade manufacturing practices of phytotherapeutics
- Care in the use of medicinal plants
- Homemade handling of infused, decocted and macerated teas
- Homemade handling of syrups, tinctures, alcoholatures, juices and medicinal wines
- Characteristics of plants that are useful in daily life, such as medicinal use, gastronomic application, cultivation, contraindications, dosage, side effects, and others
- Useful and reliable bibliographic and internet references for herbal research and phytotherapy
- Gastronomic and functional uses of teas
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
- Botanical identification of plants using branches and seedlings
- Urban or rural walk for the botanical identification of plants
- Harvesting and plant collection
- Processing: washing, selection, cleaning and drying of plants
- Sample quality assessment
- Realization of good production practices
- Demonstration of different techniques for preparing medicinal teas
- Homemade preparation of medicines such as tinctures, alcoholatures, juices, medicinal wines, and syrups
- Observation of each species worked with, evaluating its appearance, texture, aroma, and flavor
- Medicinal teas tasting
- A moment for sharing experiences
INTRODUCTION
You will learn how to identify and cultivate spices, as well as their medicinal and gastronomic uses. Learn simple techniques for harvesting and drying of spices at home to preserve the flavor, aroma, and properties of your plants. You can take care of yourself and your family with phytotherapy and functional cuisine in an uncomplicated and effective way, enjoying a better quality of life!
CONTENT
- Why and how to enjoy the medicinal properties of spices?
- Notions of chemistry, plant biology and active principles
- Identification of various spices
- Harvesting and collection of spices
- Processing: cleaning, drying, and storage of spices
- Homemade quality control of dry spices
- Care for the harnessing of phytotherapeutic properties from spices
- Handling of infused, decocted and macerated teas from spices at home
- Homemade manipulation of syrups, tinctures, alcoholatures, juices and medicinal wines from common spices
- Characteristics of common spices such as medicinal use, gastronomic applications, cultivation, and care in the use of phytotherapy (contraindications, dosage, side effects, and others)
- Useful and reliable Internet and bibliographic references for research on the medicinal properties of spices
- Gastronomic and functional uses of teas prepared with spices
- Functional gastronomy
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
- Botanical identification of plants using branches and seedlings, walk for the botanical identification of spices in gardens or vegetable gardens
- Harvesting and collection of spices
- Processing: washing, selecting, sanitizing, and drying of spices
- Sample quality assessment
- Demonstration of different techniques for preparing medicinal teas with common spices
- Homemade preparation of medicines such as tinctures, alcoholatures, juices, medicinal wines and syrups
- Observation of each species worked with, evaluating its appearance, texture, aroma, and flavor
- Tasting of medicinal teas
- Various gastronomic preparations with functional spices
- A moment for sharing experiences
INTRODUCTION
After this course, you will learn to love the little plants that many consider being useless "bush". After all, once you get to know them, you understand their immense potential! In Brazil, many spontaneously sprouting plants can be used in gastronomy, and many have incredible medicinal properties! Understand what unconventional food plants (PANC in the original) are and why this trend is here to stay. Learn how to identify different species of bushes, how to prepare them at home and how to safely use them for medicinal and gastronomic purposes. Adopt this amazing, inexpensive and tasty practice of using “bushes” for gaining more health and quality of life!
CONTENT
- Why should we use useful “bushes” for cooking and health purposes?
- Notions of chemistry, plant biology and active principles
- Identification of PANC (unconventional food plants) and spontaneous medicinal species
- Collection and harvesting of PANC and medicinal plants
- Processing: sanitizing, drying and storing of plants
- Care for growing and using PANC and spontaneous plants
- Homemade handling of teas made from PANC and spontaneous plants
- Homemade handling of syrups, tinctures, alcoholatures, juices and medicinal wines made from PANC and spontaneous plants
- Characteristics of PANC and common spontaneous plants, such as uses, gastronomic applications, cultivation, and care in the use of phytotherapy (contraindications, dosage, side effects, and others).
- Useful and reliable internet and bibliographic references for research on PANC and spontaneous plants
- Gastronomic and functional use of unconventional and spontaneous food plants
- Functional gastronomy
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
- Botanical identification of plants using branches and seedlings
- Urban or rural walk for the botanical identification of plants
- Collection and harvesting of PANC and medicinal plants
- Processing: washing, selecting, sanitizing, and drying of unconventional and spontaneous food plants
- Demonstration of different techniques for preparing medicinal teas using unconventional and spontaneous food plants
- Homemade preparation of medicines such as tinctures, alcoholatures, juices, medicinal wines and syrups with unconventional and spontaneous food plants
- Observation of each species worked with, considering its appearance, texture, aroma, and flavor
- Tasting of teas made from PANC and spontaneous species
- Various gastronomic preparations with PANC
- A moment for sharing experiences
- Preparações gastronômicas diversas com PANC
- Roda de troca de experiências
INTRODUCTION
Learn how to plan and grow your own “Living Pharmacy” with the medicinal and food species of your choice, in the conditions of your growing space and considering your health needs. You will learn about the care involved in identifying, propagating, cultivating, fertilizing, pruning, and other crop treatments on medicinal and food species, as well as harvesting them. You will also understand the potential for landscaping of various species. Take care of yourself and your family with plants from your own ecological garden! Live a life rich in purpose, joy, and contact with nature!
CONTENT
- Why plant your own favorite food and medicinal species?
- Notions of chemistry, plant biology and active principles
- Identification of medicinal and food species
- Propagation of medicinal and food species
- Cultivation, fertilization, pruning and other crop treatments of medicinal and food species
- Landscape use of medicinal and food plants
- Harvesting of medicinal and food plants
- Characteristics of plants useful in everyday life, such as medicinal application, gastronomic use, cultivation and others
- Useful and reliable bibliographic and internet references for research on medicinal plants and phytotherapy
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
- Botanical identification of plants using branches and seedlings
- Urban or rural walk for the botanical identification of plants
- Propagating medicinal and food plants (how to make your own seedlings)
- Planting demonstration and cultivation of plants grown in soil or in pots
- Observation or execution of medicinal landscaping
- Harvesting of medicinal and food plants
- Observation of each species worked with, considering its appearance, texture, aroma, and flavor
The content to be worked on, as well as the didactics to be chosen, will depend on the space and objectives to be achieved with each course. We develop the right course for you!
