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 stricta 

• 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