Medicines from the Earth 2013 General Information

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Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
June 1 - 3, 2013
(Pre-conference Events on Friday May 31)

Blue Ridge Assembly
Black Mountain, North Carolina

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We invite you to join us for a weekend of education and inspiration at beautiful Blue Ridge Assembly. Here are the symposium details. To view the speakers and topics, click here.

To view the symposium brochure with a complete schedule,
click here.
Speakers: Teresa Boardwine, Mary Bove, Jerry Cott, David Crow, Doug Elliott, Deborah Frances, Tori Hudson, Kathleen Maier, Robin McGee, Aviva Romm, CoreyPine Shane, Vickie Shufer, Jill Stansbury, Roy Upton, David Winston and Donnie Yance.

Symposium registration:
$279 if registered by February 26/ $359 by April 18/ $399 after that date. This fee covers all lectures, panel discussions and other group meetings. Lodging, meals and intensive workshops are extra

Blue Ridge Assembly
The symposium site is nestled on a mountainside surrounded by 1200 forested acres with two rushing mountain streams. Lodging, dining and lectures are all within walking distance. Blue Ridge Assembly is 40 minutes east of Asheville, NC.

Visit www.blueridgeassembly.org under "Events" for lodging reservation information. Blue Ridge doesn't take reservations by telephone.

Pre-conference Events Friday, May 31:
*Intensive: Integrating Cytotoxic Plant Medicines into a Cancer Treatment Plan - Donald Yance

*Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study - David Winston

MEDICINES FROM THE EARTH 2013
June 1 – 3

Speakers and Topics
(Subject to minor changes)

Teresa Boardwine
1. Intensive: Botanical Techniques for Stress Relief
2. Herbal Therapeutics: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Antifungal Herbs

Mary Bove
1. Children, Stress, Cortisol and Botanical Therapies
2. Botanicals for Maximizing Functioning at High Altitude
3. Herbal Therapeutics: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Diuretic Herbs

Jerry Cott
1. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Stroke: Reducing Brain Damage with Omega-3 Fatty Acids
2. Principles of Research Design and Evaluation for Botanicals and other Dietary Supplements

David Crow
1. Fukushima and Beyond: Research on Herbs for Protection from Radiation
2. Stimulants: The Upsides and Downsides
3. Dental Health: Natural Approaches

Doug Elliott
Herb Walks

Deborah Frances
1. Specific Indications and Formulating for Acute Respiratory Conditions
2. Plant Spirit Medicine: Iris versicolor with comparisons to Nymphaea odorata
3. Herbal Therapeutics: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Pelvic Decongestants

Tori Hudson
1. Herbs for the Brain: Migraines, Depression, Memory
2. Botanical Research Updates and Controversies in Women’s Health
3. Lesser-Known Uses of Herbs for Women’s Health Issues

Kathleen Maier
1. The Kidney Yin and Adrenal Connection: Energetic Principles for Nourishing the HPA Axis
2. Herbal Therapeutics: Better with Bitters
3. Root Medicine: Making Delicious Adaptogen Powders and Pastes for Food and Medicine

Aviva Romm
1. Women and Sexual Dysfunction
2. Botanical Antibiotic Stewardship in an Age of Resistance
3. Chronic Pain and Botanical Alternatives to Pharmaceutical Management

CoreyPine Shane
1. Herb Walk

Vickie Shufer
1. Wild Edibles Walk

Jill Stansbury
1. Microbiota - A Review of Biofilms and Tissue Health
2. "Cell Vision" - Cell to Cell Communication and Herbal Influences
3. Anxiety and Depression: Refining Our Herbal Formuals for Treating Different Types of Mood Disorders

Roy Upton
1. Integrated Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbal Care for the Sinuses
2. Herbal and Nutritional Approaches for the Treatment of Hemorrhoids
3. Heart, Shen, Mind, Spirit, Consciousness: Understanding mental imbalances and the emotions through traditional Chinese medicine.

David Winston
1. Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study—Friday 10 AM to 3 PM
2. Botanical Therapies for Autism and Asperger’s Spectrum Disorders
3. Little-Known Medicinal Plants of the Southeastern U.S.

Donnie Yance
1. Pre-conference Intensive; Integrating Cytotoxic Plant Medicines into a Synergistic, Targeted Cancer Treatment Plan—Friday May 31 1:30 – 5:00 PM
2. Cancer Therapies: Botanical and Nutritional Solutions for Regulating Glucose/Insulin Metabolism and Related Pathways

Panel Discussions:
1. Saturday night: Botanicals for Cultivating Women’s Spirit: Finding our Center during Challenging Times
Deborah Frances, Kathleen Maier and Mary Bove

2. Sunday morning: Evaluating Research on Botanical Medicine: Beyond Abstracts on PubMed
Jerry Cott, David Winston, Donnie Yance

3. Monday's closing meeting: New Discoveries of Ancient Medicines
David Crow, Roy Upton, Jill Stansbury

To view the symposium brochure with complete lecture schedule, click here.

Information and details:

Symposium registration fee:
$399 registration fee covers all lectures, panel discussions and other group meetings. Lodging, meals and intensive workshops are extra. (Cancellation fee $50.)

Housing and meal costs: Rooms at Blue Ridge Assembly range from $176 to $304 total for three nights lodging and all eight meals. Meal packages for commuters are $70. Thursday night lodging is available if you plan to attend a Pre-conference event on May 31.

Continuing education credits:

Nursing: 25.5 possible hours by AZNA (depending on the number of hours attended).
This continuing nursing education activity will be submitted to the Arizona Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

Pharmacists:12 live hours approved for North Carolina and 12 hours approved for Georgia licensed pharmacists..

Acupuncturists: Maximum of 26.5 PDA points approved by NCCAOM (depending on the number of lectures and optional events attended.) Regular symposium 18.5 PDA points.

Naturopathic Physicians: OBNE* for 18.5 possible general hours.
*Oregon Board of Naturopathic Examiners

Others: A certificate of attendance is available for all who request it.

Exhibit Hall: The expanded exhibit area in the Pavilion offers booth space, food and medicine-making demonstrations, herbal food exhibits and refreshments. Please email us if you are interested in exhibiting.

NEW! If you are a small company of 1 - 2 people, you can now add a table to your regular registration for an extra $200. Email us for more information about this new option.

Tours of Mountain Gardens: In conjunction with the symposium, Joe Hollis will give free tours of Mountain Gardens on Friday, May 31. Enjoy one of the largest collections of medicinal herbs in the eastern U.S., the herb nursery, dispensatory, apothecary and 'self-help health center'. The tour will run continually from 10 AM. to 4 PM; you can arrive any time and join the tour in progress. For more information and directions: www.mountaingardensherbs.com

If you have any special needs for the symposium, please let us know at the time of registration as we will gladly make reasonable effort to accommodate disabilities.

To view the symposium brochure with complete lecture schedule, click here.

Medicines from the Earth 2013
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	To view the symposium brochure with a complete schedule, click here. Speakers: Teresa Boardwine, Mary Bove, Jerry Cott, David Crow, Doug Elliott, Deborah Frances, Tori Hudson, Kathleen Maier, Robin McGee, Aviva Romm, CoreyPine Shane, Vickie Shufer, Jill Stansbury, Roy Upton, David Winston and Donnie Yance. Symposium registration: $279 if registered by February 26/ $359 by April 18/ $399 after that date. This fee covers all lectures, panel discussions and other group meetings. Lodging, meals and intensive workshops are extra
	Blue Ridge Assembly The symposium site is nestled on a mountainside surrounded by 1200 forested acres with two rushing mountain streams. Lodging, dining and lectures are all within walking distance. Blue Ridge Assembly is 40 minutes east of Asheville, NC. Visit www.blueridgeassembly.org under "Events" for lodging reservation information. Blue Ridge doesn't take reservations by telephone.

	Pre-conference Events Friday, May 31: Intensive: Integrating Cytotoxic Plant Medicines into a Cancer Treatment Plan - Donald Yance Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study - David Winston
MEDICINES FROM THE EARTH 2013 June 1 – 3 Speakers and Topics (Subject to minor changes) Teresa Boardwine 1. Intensive: Botanical Techniques for Stress Relief 2. Herbal Therapeutics: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Antifungal Herbs Mary Bove 1. Children, Stress, Cortisol and Botanical Therapies 2. Botanicals for Maximizing Functioning at High Altitude 3. Herbal Therapeutics: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Diuretic Herbs Jerry Cott 1. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Stroke: Reducing Brain Damage with Omega-3 Fatty Acids 2. Principles of Research Design and Evaluation for Botanicals and other Dietary Supplements David Crow 1. Fukushima and Beyond: Research on Herbs for Protection from Radiation 2. Stimulants: The Upsides and Downsides 3. Dental Health: Natural Approaches Doug Elliott Herb Walks Deborah Frances 1. Specific Indications and Formulating for Acute Respiratory Conditions 2. Plant Spirit Medicine: Iris versicolor with comparisons to Nymphaea odorata 3. Herbal Therapeutics: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Pelvic Decongestants Tori Hudson 1. Herbs for the Brain: Migraines, Depression, Memory 2. Botanical Research Updates and Controversies in Women’s Health 3. Lesser-Known Uses of Herbs for Women’s Health Issues Kathleen Maier 1. The Kidney Yin and Adrenal Connection: Energetic Principles for Nourishing the HPA Axis 2. Herbal Therapeutics: Better with Bitters 3. Root Medicine: Making Delicious Adaptogen Powders and Pastes for Food and Medicine Aviva Romm 1. Women and Sexual Dysfunction 2. Botanical Antibiotic Stewardship in an Age of Resistance 3. Chronic Pain and Botanical Alternatives to Pharmaceutical Management CoreyPine Shane 1. Herb Walk Vickie Shufer 1. Wild Edibles Walk Jill Stansbury 1. Microbiota - A Review of Biofilms and Tissue Health 2. "Cell Vision" - Cell to Cell Communication and Herbal Influences 3. Anxiety and Depression: Refining Our Herbal Formuals for Treating Different Types of Mood Disorders Roy Upton 1. Integrated Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbal Care for the Sinuses 2. Herbal and Nutritional Approaches for the Treatment of Hemorrhoids 3. Heart, Shen, Mind, Spirit, Consciousness: Understanding mental imbalances and the emotions through traditional Chinese medicine. David Winston 1. Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study—Friday 10 AM to 3 PM 2. Botanical Therapies for Autism and Asperger’s Spectrum Disorders 3. Little-Known Medicinal Plants of the Southeastern U.S. Donnie Yance 1. Pre-conference Intensive; Integrating Cytotoxic Plant Medicines into a Synergistic, Targeted Cancer Treatment Plan—Friday May 31 1:30 – 5:00 PM 2. Cancer Therapies: Botanical and Nutritional Solutions for Regulating Glucose/Insulin Metabolism and Related Pathways Panel Discussions: 1. Saturday night: Botanicals for Cultivating Women’s Spirit: Finding our Center during Challenging Times Deborah Frances, Kathleen Maier and Mary Bove 2. Sunday morning: Evaluating Research on Botanical Medicine: Beyond Abstracts on PubMed Jerry Cott, David Winston, Donnie Yance 3. Monday's closing meeting: New Discoveries of Ancient Medicines David Crow, Roy Upton, Jill Stansbury To view the symposium brochure with complete lecture schedule, click here.