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Pennsylvania School of Herbalism

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism

Holistic Healing, Community Education, Wildcrafting in the Appalacians

Welcome to the Pennsylvania School of Herbalism

Community-based herbalism, herbal classes, holistic herbal certification, plant and mushroom walks, wildcrafting, and gatherings located in Western and Central Pennsylvania.
Updated on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024Herbalism 101

Herbs for Your Nerves: A Holistic View of Your Nervous System and Herbal Support

A thorough overview of nervines, how they work on your nervous system, and holistic lifestyle changes for addressing stress and burnout.

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Updated on September 8, 2024September 8, 2024Herbalism 101

Eight Principles for Thinking like an Holistic Herbalist

By Dana O’Driscoll In today’s day and age, we grow up in a culture that has particularly destructive ways of thinking about the human body …

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Updated on September 8, 2024July 12, 2024Plant Profiles

Spotlight on Reishi Mushroom – the Mushroom of Immortality!

With Dana Driscoll Here in Pennsylvania, we have a beautiful Reishi mushroom, Ganoderma Tsugae, the ‘Hemlock Varnish Shelf.”  This is an incredible medicinal mushroom that …

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Updated on July 12, 2024January 24, 2024Reciprocation

An Exploration of Gratitude Practices and Plant Reverence in Herbal Practices

Please note: This article appeared first Dana O’Driscoll’s column in Plant Healer Quarterly, “Roots, Shoots, and Spirits” in the Winter 2022 issue.  Plant Healer Quarterly is …

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We are finally adding some online classes so you c We are finally adding some online classes so you can join from anywhere! Registration is open for this mushroom class as well as a few other online classes. This is a great gift for any mushroom lover this holiday season. Check our website for more details. Link in BIO! #medicinalmushrooms #medicinemaking #Herbschool @druidsgardenart
Making fire cider tonight with two of the PA Herb Making fire cider tonight with two of the PA Herb school apprentices. Dana will be teaching a class on this and herbs for immune support in Indiana, PA in Feb 2025! #firecider #herbalism #paherbschool #immunesupport #garlic #tumeric #onion #yummy #horseradish
#newenglandaster #herbalism #medicinemaking #newenglandaster #herbalism #medicinemaking
Both of us have been leaning into a cacao practice Both of us have been leaning into a cacao practice lately and it’s been really wonderful! Cacao has incredibly wonderful health benefits, incoming energizing, antioxidant properties, and mood uplifting. Best of all, you can support women owned businesses and sustainable cacao production. I’m really enjoying making this part of my regular practice. #cacao #cacaoceremony #herbalism #sacredplants Music: Youth Musician: @iksonmusic
Learn how to identify poison ivy! Also take a look Learn how to identify poison ivy! Also take a look at Dana’s cute little baby birds :-). #poisonivy #toxichendron #toxichendronradacans #plantid #awarenessmedicine #awareness #sisterivy
Hops tower and harvest at the Driscoll homestead! Hops tower and harvest at the Driscoll homestead! #sedative #humuluslupulus #hops #botanicalmedicine
Today we were really honored to meet and learn fro Today we were really honored to meet and learn from herbalist Matthew Wood. Dana’s primary herbal teacher is Jim McDonald, who was one of Matthew’s students. Dana is extremely honored to be in this herbal lineage, and to practice and teach traditional western herbalism. Matthew has a great new book out titled “A Shamanic Herbal”—can’t wait to read it! #herbalism #herbs #herbalteachers #beautifulday
Making an herbal simple syrup to make herbal sodas Making an herbal simple syrup to make herbal sodas at our Saturday Women’s Retreat! Yum! This herbal soda syrup has lemon balm, mint, rosemary, and a little sage. #herbalsoda #sodasyrup #handmadesoda #homemadesoda #rosemary #lemonbalm #sage #mint #mortarandpestle #womensherbalretreat Music: Always Musician: Rook1e
Willow for rooting plants! #willow #root #plants Willow for rooting plants! #willow #root #plantstarts
A little video pre-class for our backyard herbalis A little video pre-class for our backyard herbalism class! This was a full class of wonderful people who wanted to learn about the medicine in their backyard. We covered four different medicinal plants: plantain, ground ivy, all heal and jewelweed. We also learned how to make four different preparations: the jewelweed infused witch hazel for poison ivy, a backyard healing salve, a backyard tummy tea, and a fresh poultice of plantain! #backyardherbalism #plantain #jewelweed #groundivy #allheal #salve #paherbschool #herbalism #healing
Reishi mushroom haul these ones will. Be sliced up Reishi mushroom haul these ones will. Be sliced up and dried for medicine making! #ganodermatsugae #hemlockvarnishshelf #foraging
A little discussion about comfrey and animals in h A little discussion about comfrey and animals in herbalism—Dana’s goose knows a good plant when they see it! #comfrey #herbalism #gooseherbalism #healing #healingplants
We enjoyed putting together the first CSH basket o We enjoyed putting together the first CSH basket of our 2024 season! If you missed this one but you are interested in joining us for the September or October basket It is not too late to sign up. We can prorate your cost! Items in this basket include: - White pine and materia Medica - a mini botany bouquet with a variety of asters and mint family plants as well as a poppy seed head. Seeds can be saved to plant next year, there is also a loop so that you can take a look at the flowers and use that tool in your botany journey - a poultice powder for your first aid kit - a culinary bundle with fresh coriander seeds, sage and oregano - a beautiful foraging ethics poster - a DIY Pine-Sol project - a recipe for tree tea which includes hickory nuts, White pine and black birch #communitysupportedherbalism #csh #herbalmedicine #basketofherbs #herbs
Plantain harvesting! We have a beautiful patch he Plantain harvesting! We have a beautiful patch here. #plantain #plantagomajor #plantago #herbalism #herbs
Scenes from our Foundations in Holistic Herbalism Scenes from our Foundations in Holistic Herbalism course last weekend! To learn more about our courses, you can visit www.paherbschool.com
#poultice #poulticepowder #PAsh #poultice #poulticepowder #PAsh
#lobeliainflata #firstaid #herbalmedicine #botanic #lobeliainflata #firstaid #herbalmedicine #botanicalmedicine
Medicinal pollinator garden tour - If you are inte Medicinal pollinator garden tour - If you are interested in joining us for a plant walk or garden night, check out our calendar on our website. We have a few upcoming plant walks. One with Dana on July 10th near Indiana, PA A community garden night @rhoneymeade with Briel on July 11th in Centre Hall As well as a plant walk on the 28th @rhoneymeade Take a look at what's blooming for you today!
Outdoor dehydrator tour! Lots of good medicinal a Outdoor dehydrator tour! Lots of good medicinal and culinary herbs! #dehydrator #herbs #oregano #herbalism #herbalistpractice #herms #goodmedicine
This is the Milky oat harvest for our Foundations This is the Milky oat harvest for our Foundations of holistic Herbalism class tomorrow! We will be making a Milky oat tincture. This course is full for this season but we will run it again in the spring. It's a great way to get a good foundation for your Herbal practice and then you can build upon it with other classes. This course provides a 25-hour certificate which can be applied to our 50-hour certificate. Details on our website! #milkyoats #harvent #learnherbalism
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