Columbines School
Second Year Syllabus:
This is a sample syllabus from 2009. This year’s class will cover similar topics but the exact details are tailored to each season.
Lecture #1: March 30, 2009
- Demulcents
- Asarum caudatum
- Ethics of pain relief
- When am I an Herbalist?
- Wildcrafting and Safe Use of Drop Dosage Botanicals
Lecture #2: April 20, 2009
- Wildcrafting and Safe Use of Drop Dosage Botanicals (cont)
- Dicentra formosa
- History of the Eclectics
- Bitters
Lecture #3: April 27, 2009
- Aromatics
- Defining Your Role as an Herbalist
- Intake Forms
- Initial Visit Intake Form
- Self Evaluation Form
- Metabolic Screening Questionnaire
- Medical Symptoms Review
- Medical History
- Constitutional Intake
- Nutritional History
- Diet Survey
- Menstrual Diary
Lecture #4: May 4, 2009
- Legalities of Herbal Practice
- Informed consent
- Herb Books
- Eating More Proteins Chart
- Diet Diary
- Diaphoretics
- Physiology of A Fever
- Adult Fevers
- Pediatric Fevers
- Demonstration Kernigs and Brundinski Signs
- Thuja plicata Materia Medica
Lecture #5: May 11, 2009
- Medical Terminology Abbreviations
- Introduction to SOAP Notes
- Interviewing Techniques
- SOAPs Details
- Case History #1 Sinusitis
- Tendinitis/ Tenosynovitis pathology and protocol
Lecture #6: May 18, 2009
- Case History Review #1 Sinusitis
- Case History #2 Headache
- Migraine Headache Strategies
- Adrenaline Stress Response
Lecture #7: June 1, 2009
- Review Adrenaline Stress Response
- Adrenergic Constitution
- Case History Review #2 Headache
- Case History #3 Lingering Cough
- Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. estesii
Lecture #8: June 15, 2009
- Adrenergic Review
- Case History Review #3 Lingering Cough
- Case History #4 Head Cold
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Pathways of Arbutin and Similar Glycosides
Lecture #9: June 22, 2009
- Adrenergic Review
- Adaptogens
- Panax spp. Materia Medica
- Anabolic Constitution
- Paeonia spp. Root Materia Medica
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Reproductive System Deficiency and Excess
Lecture #10: July 22, 2009
- Guest Instructor: Paul Bergner
- Introduction to Insulin Resistance
Lecture #11: July 27, 2009
- Essential Fatty Acids Review
- Syndrome X
- Glycemic Index
- Case History #5 Re-occurring Headaches
- Dosages
- Anabolic / Adrenergic Review
- Case History Review #4 Head Cold
Lecture #12: August 3, 2009
- Finished Essential Fatty Acids
- Anabolic / Adrenergic Review
- Anemone sp.
- Renin Angiotensin Pathway
- Glycorhiza glabra in Kidney Deficiency
- Adaptogens
- Panax spp. Materia Medica
- Oplopanax horridus Materia Medica
- Lab Tests: Ethics and Considerations
Lecture #13: August 31, 2009
- Magnesium Deficiency
- Aralia californica
- Adaptogen Comparison Chart
- Case History Review #5 Reoccurring Headache
Lecture #14: September 14, 2009
- Complete Blood Counts
- Magnesium Physiology and Deficiency
- G. I. Tract Protocols: Food Allergies, Candida, Comparison of Aromatics, Bitters, and Enzyme HCl Supplementation
- Case History Review 33 y/o Man with Re-Occurring Headaches
Lecture #15: October 5, 2009
- Liver Detoxification Pathways
- P.A.’S and Detoxification
- Hepatitis A, B, C Begin
- Liver Enzyme Panels
- Abnormal Liver Function Tests
- Hepatitis C Protocols
- Case History Hepatitis C
Lecture #16: October 19, 2009
- GI Tract Protocols (continued)
- Case History Review Hepatitis C
- Yohimbe Bark Materia Medica
Lecture #17: October 26, 2009
- Female Reproductive Cycle
- Female Reproductive Hormones
- Estrogen Dominance Syndrome
- Clinical Considerations
- Reproductive Materia Medica
- Nutritional Supplements for Estrogen
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease
- Chronic Reproductive Problems
Lecture #18: November 9, 2009
- Client Live in Class Case History Taking and Discussion