April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. Where I live, April showers just bring more showers in May and probably some frosty nights, too.

In April we will start studying some of the first green things that pop up plus a common house plant: garlic, plantain, and aloe. Then on to digestion and detoxification.

April is a good time to start thinking about your herb project. Do you want to do a personal project? Work on something to integrate herbalism into your household? Or develop a community project?

We will also begin to move from tree botany to plant botany, with an emphasis on flowers.

The final lesson in this section is about dosing. You will learn some basic methodologies on deciding on how much and how often an herb should be used. The more important question of which herb for which person will be covered during the remainder of the CHI because it involves many factors.

Enjoy the warmer days!