In this short, practical course, medical herbalist and shepherdess Kate Scott shows you how to prepare simple, effective herbal remedies for livestock health using plants you can buy, grow or forage. Kate draws on a long family line of herbalists and drovers, alongside her qualification in clinical herbal medicine, to explain how medicinal plants work and how they support modern regenerative farming.
By following this 30 minute video and instructional notes, you will know how to prepare effective, farm-ready remedies that soothe and ease common livestock health problems, and make better use of the medicinal plants growing around you.
You will learn how to make infusions, decoctions, vinegars, tinctures, infused oils, salves, balms, topical gels, and first-aid preparations such as wound sprays, garlic infusions, fly repellents, and drawing poultices. The course notes also cover safe harvesting, drying, storage, dosing, and key ingredients to include in your own herbal toolkit.
Suitable for anyone interested in practical, herbal support for livestock health on farms or smallholdings.
This course includes:
Video 30 mins
Pdf notes to download or print
Medical Herbalist, Shepherdess and Pasture Consultant.
Kate, aka The Drover’s Daughter, applies her unique expertise to her roles as herbalist, pasture consultant, and retailer of botanical products, using milk from her own flock of Poll Dorset ewes. Follow Kate's BLOG for all think herbal.