Are Adaptogens Just the Latest Fad or are they Serious Medicine?
Adaptogens and tonic herbs support a person through stressful circumstances but they aren’t without their dangers. Used for thousands of years in TCM, as Qi tonics, they are view today as a panacea for modern ills like stress and burnout. In this class you’ll how to evaluate adaptogens for your own use. You’ll discover a few adaptogens you might want to grow in your own apothecary garden. You’ll also discover a few medicinal mushrooms, with adaptogenic and tonic qualities, that you can forage in the temperate zone, and the special techniques necessary to extract all of their benefits. Then in the final module we’ll look at some of the dangers of using adaptogens and how to get the benefit without the curse. 
Let’s get started looking at what adaptogens are and what distinguishes these potent tonic herbs from other herbs in the herbal apothecary. Then we’ll look at the importance of how you source these herbal allies and why regionally grown herbs are your best allies when it comes to recovery. We’ll also talk about ethical foraging and how to ensure that these herbal allies are still growing in the wild for future generations.
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