{"id":19070,"date":"2016-11-08T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T20:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=19070"},"modified":"2016-11-30T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T20:23:27","slug":"medicinal-herb-workshop-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/medicinal-herb-workshop-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicinal-Herb Workshop Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Story by Rachel Williams, UCF Today<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19071 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/11\/Arboretum-entrance-e1478635170902.jpg\" alt=\"arboretum-entrance-e1407937700855\" width=\"567\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/11\/Arboretum-entrance-e1478635170902.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/11\/Arboretum-entrance-e1478635170902-299x198.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Lindsay was shocked when a homemade disinfecting ointment cured her severely cut knuckle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div id=\"single\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"span7\">\n<article>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<p>After the University of Central Florida Landscape &amp; Natural Resources employee cut her knuckle down to the bone on a razor at a friend\u2019s house, she turned to what most people would: a bandage and store-bought disinfecting ointment. After days of no improvement, she then turned to a homemade ointment made from comfrey herbs and chaga mushrooms. Her wound healed days later without scabbing, scaring or developing an infection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all live in this chemical, medicinal society,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cBut once you try something natural, you then realize this stuff really does work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what Lindsay and the UCF Arboretum staff want to teach students, faculty, staff and the community through a new workshop series called Everyday Herbalism. At 11 a.m. Nov. 10, participants will be shown how to make disinfecting ointment, also known as salve, with just boiling water, olive oil, beeswax and plants grown in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>By infusing oil with plants that have natural anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, the oil \u2013 that\u2019s then mixed with beeswax to become jelly-like \u2013 then contains these qualities also found in store-bought ointments. Plants such as Spanish needle, goldenrod and comfrey are common in Florida and contain these beneficial properties. Plus, making ointments at home can save money and help the environment by reducing plastic and pollution from mass manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing people together and educating them on the value of herbs to the planet and their bodies really ties in to what we\u2019re trying to do [at the Arboretum],\u201d said Jennifer Elliott, coordinator of the UCF Arboretum.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop is free and will be at the Arboretum\u2019s Natural Resources Pavilion on Gemini Boulevard across from Garage C. It also will be the first of the Everyday Herbalism series that will host workshops at least once a semester, Elliott said. Future workshops will demonstrate how to make body lotions, deodorant, home-cleaning supplies, herbal teas and more with plants and other natural resources. <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1228325797225741\/\" target=\"_blank\">See the Arboretum\u2019s Facebook page<\/a> for more on the workshop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plants we use are window-type plants and easily can be grown in apartments or homes,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cPlus, you can argue homemade products are better. You know exactly how it\u2019s made, and there are no ingredients you can\u2019t pronounce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series was spearheaded by Lindsay, a UCF alumna who studied environmental science; Jacques Werleigh, \u201913, an Arboretum program assistant; and Andrea Bender, an Arboretum work-study student who\u2019s studying biomedical science. Their appreciation for the power of the outdoors motivated them to want to share their knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese plants already are being grown at the Arboretum and are used as a teaching tool, but it\u2019s hard to take away what a plant can be used for by just being told about it,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cThe outdoors has always been useful to humans, so we\u2019re trying to target workshops that can benefit the greater community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/ucf-arboretum-launch-medicinal-herb-workshop-series\/\" target=\"_blank\">View original story on UCF Today.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by Rachel Williams, UCF Today Amanda Lindsay was shocked when a homemade disinfecting ointment cured her severely cut knuckle. 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