MEDICAL BOTANY 

Mastery of Flowering Plant Medicines

Get free access to 6 lessons from our 13-week apprenticeship and experience the depth of the journey before enrollment opens.

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Medical Botany: Mastery of Flowering Plant Medicines is a 13-week online apprenticeship unlike any other herbal course.

 

What's Inside the Free Preview:

1. Welcome to the Plant Kingdom-Gain a big-picture understanding of the green world around you. 

2. Plant Classification Made Simple-Learn how to classify plants like a botanist. 

3. Plant Systematics and Evolution-Understand how plants are related and how they evolved over time. This knowledge helps you understand the connections between species so you can discover new wild herbs in the plant kingdom. 

4. The Wonderful World of Leaves-Unlock the hidden language of leaves, one of the most reliable plant ID features. You'll learn how to recognize leaf types, textures, and unique features at a glance. April shares what she has learned over 28+ years in the field keying out plants. 

5. Leaf Arrangement: The Botanical Blueprint-Discover how leaves grow along stems in distinct patterns, a critical clue for confidently identifying wild herbs in the field. 

6. Leaf Shape: Nature's Signature-70% of the time, most wild herbs you encounter will only have their leaves. Learn how to determine leaf shape and safely and confidently forage wild herbs for food and medicine. 

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Medical Botany: Mastery of Flowering Plant Medicines – Free Preview

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Module 1: Welcome to the Plant Kingdom

  • Why This Course Matters: Explore why understanding the evolutionary history of plants is essential for herbalists and foragers, and how this foundation will transform your connection with the plant world.

  • Plant Classification: Get a solid foundation and bedrock, so you understand how the  450,000+ plants are organized on this planet.  Become a skilled herbalist and forager, one that discovers new wild herbs and isn't limited to the same ones used by many herbalists. 

  • Plant Systematics: See how plants are related and have evolved over time, giving you a bigger-picture view that makes it easier to recognize new plant allies anywhere.

 

 

 

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Module 2: Field Botany & The Language of Leaves

Learn the skills to confidently identify plants in the wild by unlocking the secrets leaves reveal:

  • The Parts of a Leaf: Understand the structures and functions of leaves—the most reliable clues for plant identification.

  • Leaf Arrangement: Discover the distinct patterns leaves follow as they grow, a powerful way to recognize plant families.

  • Leaf Shape: Decode the unique shapes and margins of leaves so you can differentiate even look-alike species.

This Is Just the Beginning.....

These two modules are only the first step in your journey.
The full 13-week Medical Botany apprenticeship goes far beyond the foundations—diving into advanced plant identification, hands-on medicine-making, and ancestral herbal wisdom that will transform the way you work with plants.

This free preview gives you a real taste of the depth and value of the program, so when enrollment opens, you’ll know in your heart if this apprenticeship is the next step for you.

 

Become a Skilled Forager, Herbalist, and Healer 

Join Medical Botany: Mastery of the Flowering Plant Medicines. 

Take the first step with the free preview of Medical Botany: Mastery of Flowering Plant Medicines and experience the depth of this 13-week apprenticeship for yourself. The course opens for enrollment September 3rd, 2025 and starts September 10th, 2025. 

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YOUR TEACHERS

April Punsalan,

Botanist, Herbalist, and Ethnobotanist

April has a deep connection with wild herbs and natural healing. She has combined her 28 years of plant knowledge to create the signature Medical Botany course. This course is unlike any other herbal course you will ever take! It is a magical ride into the healing world of plants. 

I'm ready to empower myself with healing plants!

Nishanth Gurav,

Ethnobotanist

Nishanth has a deep love for the connection between plants and humans. He learned traditional healing practices from his Grandmother and now is engaged and researching the traditional plant healing practices of the Gond Tribe in India. Nishanth will share his knowledge of traditional healing practices in Medical Botany 2. You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn from Nishanth!

I'm ready to reconnect to ancestral wisdom and practices!

Wendy Molinaroli

“I’ve been studying herbal medicine for several years and observing plants since I was a child, yet Medical Botany through Wild Herb Academy is the most comprehensive and approachable course I’ve ever encountered. The content is rich, engaging, and easy to understand without being overwhelming. If you want to deepen your connection to plants and truly understand the botanical world, I can’t recommend this course enough.”

Katie Weinberger

“I see plant-based medicine as the medicine of the future—for our bodies, our planet, and humanity as a whole. Medical Botany gave me a deep respect for plants and the tools to heal in a way that feels truly sustainable. This course is about empowerment, and I now feel confident and secure in my ability to work with plants.”

Chris Hughes

What a wonderful dive into the sacred, special world of plants. I have a deeper appreciation and connection with the plants around me...even though many plants I often referred to as "weeds" I now know they hold intense purpose and healing properties and deserve our recognition and respect. The plants really do "talk" to me and pull me to them for further, purposeful conversations.

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