April has a profound connection with wild herbs and the art of natural healing. She has woven together her 28 years of extensive plant knowledge to create the signature Medical Botany course. This course is unlike any other herbal program you will ever experience! It is an enchanting journey into the transformative and mystical world of plant-based healing.
Medical Botany isn’t about memorization — it's a complete framework that will transform your relationship with the plant kingdom forever.
This is a 13-week healing path into the oldest medicinal plants on this Earth.
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Why Medical Botany Is a Life-Changing Experience:
You’ll never look at the landscape the same way again.
You’ll understand your body and plant medicine through the wisdom of Ayurveda.
You’ll gain the confidence to make herbal medicine from wild plants.
You’ll strengthen your intuition and plant connection.
You’ll become more rooted, interconnected, and self-sufficient.Â
You’ll reconnect with ancestral wisdom in a modern world.
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Ready to Learn the Language of Medicinal Plants?
Join Medical Botany and walk away with the knowledge, confidence, and plant relationships you need to support your health, care for your loved ones, and live in deeper connection with the Earth:
Learn the Plant Kingdom
Learn Field Botany with a Botanist and Recognize Wild Plants in the Field
Read Flowers Like a Botanist
Learn Herbal Energetics & Ayurveda
Learn the Most Important Ancient Medicinal Plant Families
Make Wild Medicine to Bring Harmony to Yourself and Family
A Peek at the Wild Herbs You Will Learn & The Medicine You Will Make!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Complete 11-Module Medical Botany Training
 Foundations of Plant Language, Botany & Botanical Awareness taught by a BotanistÂ
Leaves, Roots, Flowers & Plant Morphology
Important Medicinal Plant Families & Patterns in Nature
Medicinal Actions Through a Scientific, Ayurvedic, and Ecological Herbalism Lens
Introduction to Ayurveda and the 6 Tastes in NatureÂ
Plant Intuitive Medicine and Weekly Guided MeditationsÂ
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Traditional Ethnobotany, Herbal Medicine-Making & Featured Wild Plant Allies
 In this course, you receive guest lectures from Nishanth Gurav, professional ethnobotanist from India with real lived experience.Â
Professional experience learning how to research found wild herbs during the course.Â
Over 10 in depth wild herb featured videos from the important medicinal plant families you will learn that cover:
1. Facial fern toners
2. Concentrated evergreen oils for the skinÂ
3. Pine cone syrupÂ
4. Bald cypress medicineÂ
5. Magnolia tinctures and powdered barkÂ
6. Herbal infusions and decoctionsÂ
7. Spiderwort stomach support infusionsÂ
and much more.Â
You will walk away from this course with a solid foundation on how to make your own medicine from wild herbs in your kitchen.Â
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April's Extensive Botanical Resources, Online Library & Study Tools
 April Punsalan shares with you the most valuable free resources on the web that she has used for decades to deepen her knowledge. Plus, you will receive her treasured plant guides and hard to find Medical Botany books, and much more.Â
You will recieve a whole resource module that you will love, with links to plant ranges, botanical illustrations, and so much more
Downloadable pdfs on the course materialÂ
Botanical Diagrams and visual learning aidsÂ
One-on-one contact with April Punsalan-huge value, most herbal courses today do not include access to the teacher.Â
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WHAT MEDICAL BOTANY ALUMNI ARE SAYING:
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This course awakened an entirely new level of understanding and connection with the plants around me. As a gardener and landscaper, I now help people see the health-giving relationships waiting right in their own yards, sharing the medicinal value and fascinating stories of plants they once dismissed as weeds. This training gave me practical tools not only to support the health of plants, but to help heal ourselves and the planet at the same time. "
- Jennifer Kline
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I’ve been studying herbal medicine for several years, studying plants for decades and have been closely observing plants since I was a small child. Medical Botany through Wild Herb Academy is the most comprehensive and approachable course I have ever come across. The content is engaging and the knowledge presented is vast but not overwhelming. I can’t recommend this course and Wild Herb Academy enough if you want to forge a deeper connection with plants and develop a better understanding of the botanical world with a wonderful community of nature centered souls."
- Autumn Fisher
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This course was both deeply informative and truly transformative for me. I had previously completed an herbalism program and participated in a seasonal herbal collective, but something never fully clicked — until now.
This training helped me step into real confidence as a medicine woman. I moved beyond just reading and studying, and finally began using my senses to intentionally connect with the wild plant allies around me and create seasonal medicine with purpose. The course affirmed that I was already on the right path and gave me the understanding and trust to walk it fully. What I learned here is knowledge I will carry for the rest of my life — and continue to share with others.”
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- Jaclyn Janocsko
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This course showed me how, when, and why to work with plants. I gained the confidence to make my own medicine, support my health naturally, and trust my connection with the plants around me. It opened me to the truth that healing comes from the Earth, and there are many paths to wellness.
- Daquan Jefferson
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I see plant-based medicine as THE MEDICINE that is sustainable for our bodies, our lifestyle, our planet, our future as humans. Learning this knowledge gives one a healthy respect for plants and with that, we can begin to mend our relationship with nature into one that is truly healthy and reciprocal and This is a course on Empowerment and when one is Empowered, there is less fear and insecurity. I feel Empowered by what I have learned in this course."
- Katie W.Â
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Medical Botany with April was such a huge boost for me and my journey with plants. Learning the plant families really helped simplify the information we learned so that we can identify future plants we come across. April is a great help, and the community that is built is priceless. As a Native person and as a human being built for relationship, plant knowledge and relationship with them is key to our own thriving as well as theirs. I highly recommend this course! Â
- Nick Arroyave-Howling Crane
Still Have Questions? I've Got You.
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Do I need herbal experience to join?
What if I live in the city or don't have access to land?
Do I get lifetime access to the course?
How much time should I plan to dedicate each week?
Do we meet live?
MEET THE TEACHERS
Nishanth Gurav,
Ethnobotanist
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Nishanth has a deep and passionate love for the profound bond between plants and humans. Guided by the wisdom of his grandmother, he has immersed himself in traditional healing practices and is now exploring the sacred plant knowledge of the Gond Tribe in India. In Medical Botany 2, Nishanth will share these ancestral healing secrets, offering a rare glimpse into a world where plants and people are intimately connected. This is a transformative opportunity to learn from his extraordinary expertise you truly won’t want to miss it!
This is just the beginning. What you see today is only the first step of a massive vision. We’re opening a rare door for a select group to join us. You are here for a reason, to deepen your connection to the land.Â
