Oh, My ____ing Back!!! Herbs for Back & Joint Pain
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2026 Lindera Online Information
Welcome to 2026 lindera Online!
August 29, 2026 Zoom Meeting Link Coming Soon!
lindera online 2026 Modules & Zoom Dates
lindera online 2026 discussion group
How to Use Zoom
Supportive PDF's to download (aka written handouts)
Overview of Foundational Herbcraft with jim mcdonald
Foundational Herbcraft... Actions & Energetics in Western Herbalism
Foundational Primary Secondary Actions Chart
Hot & Cold Chart
Energetics Chart With Actions
Making Herbal Medicines
Gathering Herbs
Herbs For The Digestive System... From One End To The Other
Greens Recipes
Herbs for the Urinary System... from Tea to Pee
Oh, My ____ing Back!!! Herbs for Back & Joint Pain
Heartfelt Herbcraft... Herbs For Cardiovascular Resilience
Content is released as the course progresses. See the section called "lindera online 2026 Modules & Zoom Dates"
Zoom Meeting Recordings
Zoom April 25, 2026: Part 1
Zoom April 25, 2026: Part 2
Zoom April 25, 2026 NOTES
Zoom May 23, 2026 Part 1
Zoom May 23, 2026 Part 2
Zoom May 23, 2026 NOTES
Zoom June 13, 2026 Part 1
Zoom June 13, 2026 Part 2
Zoom June 13, 2026 NOTES
Zoom July 18, 2026 Part 1
Zoom July 18, 2026 Part 2
Zoom July 18, 2026 NOTES
Zoom August 8, 2026 Part 1
Zoom August 8, 2026 Part 2
Energetics
Introduction: Energetic Beginnings
Part 1: Roots of Wellness
Part 2: Energetic Hot & Cold
Part 3: Energetic Dry & Damp
Part 4: Energetic Tense & Lax
Herbal Actions
Introduction: Herbal Actions
Foundational Actions 1: Aromatics
Foundational Actions 2: Astringents
Foundational Actions 3: Demulcents
Foundational Actions 4: Relaxants
Foundational Actions 5: Stimulants
Foundational Actions 6: Bitters
Primary Actions
Overview
Agogue?
Primary Actions 1: Alteratives as "Tonics"
Primary Actions 2: Adaptogens as "Tonics"
Primary Actions 3: Trophorestoratives as "Tonics"
Primary Actions 4: Diuretics
Primary Actions 5: Diaphoretics
Primary Actions 6: Expectorants
Primary Actions 7: Lymphatics
Primary Actions 8: Nervines
Secondary Actions
Secondary Actions 1: Anti-inflammatories
Secondary Actions 2: Antimicrobials
Secondary Actions 3: Conclusion
Harvesting Practices
The First Two Rules
Tools of the Trade
Vernal Virtues: Volume I
Nettles: Urtica dioica
Violet: various Viola species
Pedicularis: Pedicularis canadensis.
Water Hemlock: Cicuta maculata
Skunk Cabbage: Symplocarpus foetidus
Jewelweed Walk: Impatiens capensis
Strawberry: Fragaria species
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron radicans
Cleavers: Galium aparine
Prickly Ash: Zanthoxylum americanum
Ground Ivy : Glechoma hederacea
Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Herbs For Digestion... From One End To The Other
Introduction To Digestion
A Hoffmanian Interlude
Not One Diet To Rule Them All
Mouth Maladies
Stomach Stressors
Grueling Gallstones
Constipatory Calamities
Diarrheal Dilemmas
Food (Allergies) For Thought
Cleanse NOT
Gut Healing Teas
Vernal Virtues: Volume II
Three Types of Plantain
Plantain: Plantago spp.
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron radicans
Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium & Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens
Sassafras: Sassafras albidum
Partridge Berry: Mitchella repens
Jewelweed Walk: Impatiens capensis
Cranesbill: Geranium maculatum
White Lettuce: Nabalus albus (formerly Prenanthes alba)
Wild Sarsparilla: Aralia nudicaulis
Golden Alexander, Wild Parsnip & Water Hemlock
White Meadowsweet: Spiraea alba
Witch Hazel: Hamamelis virginiana
Mayapple: Podophyllum peltatum
Blue Cohosh: Caulophyllum thalictroides
Barberry: Berberis thunbergii & Berberis vulgaris
Herbs For the Urinary Tract... From Tea to Pee
Urinary Function
Hydration
Actions, Not Words
Forms of Medicine
Upstream & Downstream
A Model For Energetic Indications: UTIs
Urinary Terminology... Words to Know
Downstream: Incontinence & Enuresis
Downstream: Interstitial Cystitis
Upstream: Kidney Stones
Upstream: Kidney Infections & Failure
The Watershed: Edema & Gout
Midsummer Medicines: Volume I
Sweet Clover: Melilotus officinalis
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Alfalfa: Medicago sativa
Elder: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
St John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum
Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Motherwort: Leonurus cardiaca
White Wild Indigo: Baptisia alba
Dogbane & Common Milkweed
Wild Bee Balm: Monarda fistulosa
Calamus: Acorus calamus
Ow! My ____ing Back!!! Herbs For Back & Joint Injuries
Introduction to the Musculoskeletal Structural System
Nutrition For Muscles, Bones & Connective Tissues
Lifestyle, Activity & Posture
Assessing Injury
Bodywork & Adjunct Therapies
Herbal Treatment For Back & Joint Injuries
Lubrication of Joints & Tissues
Fluid Stagnation
Structural Integrity
Structural Damage
Back to Inflammation
Creating Herbal Formulas
Topicals
Closing Thoughts & Perspective
Midsummer Medicines: Volume II
Japanese Hedge Parsley: Torilis japonica
The Vervains: Verbena hastata, Verbena urticifolia & Verbena strictaÂ
Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris
Ghost Pipe: Monotropa uniflora
Poison Sumach: Toxicodendron vernix
Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum pedatum
Purple Loosestrife: Lythrum salicaria
Turtlehead: Chelone glabra
Royal Fern: Osmunda regalis
Boneset: Eupatorium perfoliatum
Joe Pye Weed: Eupatorium maculatum
Skullcap: Scutellaria lateriflora
Goldenseal: Hydrastis Canadensis
Spicebush: Lindera benzoin
Horsetail: Equisetum arvensis
Heartfelt Herbcraft... Herbs For Cardiovascular Resilience
Cardiovascular Introduction: Structures & Functions
Commonly Prescribed Cardiac Drugs
Essential Cardiac Nutrition
A Heartfelt Lifestyle
Cardiovascular Tonics & Trophorestoratives
Cardiovascular Energetics
Thoughts on Cholesterol & Atherosclerosis
The Highs & Lows of Blood Pressure
Palpitations & Arrhythmias
Vascular Laxity
The Emotional & Spiritual Heart
Wild Roots & Fall Foliage: Volume I
Goldenrod: Solidago spp.
Wild Carrot: Daucus carota
Hawthorne: Crataegus spp.
White Snakeroot: Ageratina altissima
Shagbark Hickory: Carya ovata
Stoneroot: Collinsonia canadensis
Jack-in-the-pulpit: Arisaema triphyllum
Turket Tail: Trametes versicolor
Wild Cherry: Prunus serotina & Prunus virginiana
Wild Yam: Dioscorea villosa