Psychotropic Plants Diploma Course

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What Will You Learn?

Welcome to the world of psychotropic plants – plants that can affect your mental state! Across the globe, there has been a long tradition of using such plants for fun, for spiritual purposes, for self-exploration, for healing and sometimes for nefarious purposes. There’s a colourful spectrum of psychoactive and psychotropic plants and in the Psychotropic Plants Diploma Course, you’ll get an opportunity to explore plants at both ends of this spectrum, from the sedatives to the potent hallucinogenics.

To set you off on your journey safely, the course begins by imparting a foundational knowledge of neurochemistry. You’ll look at the structure and function of the nervous system and the chemistry behind the plant’s actions. You’ll also look at how these chemicals alter your body – and how you alter them!

From there you’ll explore the native and naturalised plants of the UK, which have links to the world of witchcraft, before moving onto the fascinating Fungi Kingdom, and specifically the psychotropic fungi growing around the world. Your studies will take you from the British woodlands all the way back to ancient Mexico.

You’ll take in more geography with the course, as you discover how psychotropic plants are used in North America, Central and Southern America, and Africa. You’ll take a quick spin around the globe as you uncover further psychotropic plants, learning just how deeply ingrained some of these are in other cultures. You’ll also become – legally – better acquainted with one of the most well-known psychotropic plants, cannabis, and the debates regarding its use and legal status.

Psychotropic Plants Diploma Course will talk you through the ways psychotropic plants can be used to improve mental health and wellbeing. You’ll become familiar with the plants used to help depression, stress, anxiety and insomnia, and those that aid cognitive enhancement. You’ll also take a closer look at the popular class of plants known as adaptogens.

By the end of the course, you’ll feel a far greater connection to a class of plants that are often misunderstood and subject to bad press. Your studies will help you to appreciate how native tribes use them, and the skill involved with this use. You are reminded throughout the course about the safety issues surrounding mind-altering plants, and of their legal statuses.

Course Syllabus

What will I learn on the course?

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  • Introduction
  • Part 1: What is the Nervous System?
  • Part 2: The Central Nervous System
  • Part 3: Pharmacology of Plants
  • Part 4: Classes of Psychotropic Plants
  • Part 5: Cognitive Enhancers and Sedatives
  • Part 6: Hallucinogens
  • Part 7: Active Constituents
  • Part 8: Using Psychotropic Plants Safely
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment
  • Part 1: Poppy
  • Part 2: Mandrake
  • Part 3: Mugwort and Wormwood
  • Part 4: Belladonna
  • Part 5: Hyssop and Vervain
  • Part 6: Henbane
  • Part 7: Jimsonweed
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Curious Kingdom and the Importance of Identification
  • Part 2: Fly Agaric
  • Part 3: The Psilocybin “Magic” Mushrooms
  • Part 4: Types of Psilocybin Mushrooms I
  • Part 5: Types of Psilocybin Mushrooms II
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Ilex Species
  • Part 2: Peyote
  • Part 3: Blue-Green Bulrush
  • Part 4: Ephedra
  • Part 5: Mescal Bean and Bitter Cherry
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Cacti
  • Part 2: Into the Forests
  • Part 3: The Tale of Two Beauties – Mimosa and Calea
  • Part 4: Ándale Andale and the Trio of Plants - Tobacco, Coca, Guarana
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment
  • Part 1: Iboga
  • Part 2: Cola Nitida
  • Part 3: Catha Edulis
  • Part 4: Areca Catechu
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment
  • Part 1: Peganum Harmala
  • Part 2: The Duboisia
  • Part 3: Myristica Fragrans
  • Part 4: Piper Methysticum
  • Part 5: Morning Glory Seeds
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment
  • Part 1: An Introduction to a Controversial Plant
  • Part 2: The Science Behind the Herb
  • Part 3: The Spirit Behind the Herb
  • Part 4: The Discussion of Addiction
  • Part 5: Regulation and Safety
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment
  • Part 1: Shamanism
  • Part 2: Peyote and the Ghost Dance
  • Part 3: Ayahuasca
  • Part 4: Bwiti and Iboga
  • Part 5: Native American Medical Ceremonies
  • Part 6: Witchcraft Ceremonies
  • Part 7: Witches Take Flight
  • Part 8: A British History of Psychotropic Plant Use
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment
  • Part 1: Psychotropics in Depression, Stress and Anxiety
  • Part 2: When Plants Can Help
  • Part 3: Plant Allies
  • Part 4: Psychotropics for Insomnia
  • Part 5: The Ageing Mind
  • Part 6: The Adaptogens
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion – How Was Your “Trip”?
  • Module 10 Assessment
Who Would Benefit from This Course?

Covering the subject step-by-step, the Psychotropic Plants Diploma Course can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the history, uses, and cultural significance of a class of plants that are too often dismissed as solely related to criminal activity.

Those who have studied the beneficial effects of herbs and plants on the body will also enjoy discovering this new take on their area of expertise.

Psychotropic Plants Diploma Course
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Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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