Sweet Broom and Bitter Bush: the science of traditional medicine

Sweet Broom and Bitter Bush is full! Registration is closed for Dry Season 2021.

Learn the science of traditional medicine from anywhere in the world! Our online course Sweet Broom and Bitter Bush starts April 5,

Ancestral knowledges are generally disregarded within Caribbean academies of learning. Yet, as in other civilizations, such knowledges are the foundation of a science that can treat holistically with problems of ecological and human health, even those confronting the world today. This course explores the remedies that exist within the average Caribbean yard, bush-patch or forest. Participants will learn the names of common plants, their properties and uses in the practice of Caribbean traditional medicines, as well as in Western science. In joining us, you’ll benefit from the regional location and deep knowledge of our team of facilitators in Barbados, Belize and Trinidad and Tobago.