{"title":"COVID","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoronavirus Disease\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"targeting-covid-19-with-natural-medicine","title":"20SW30COVIDYance - Targeting COVID-19 with Natural Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Yance-Donald\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Donald Yance, RH (AHG).\u003c\/a\u003e  This two-hour presentation includes detailed material on prevention and treatment,. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dualistic role of the immune system and CoV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe immune system, nervous system, and endocrine system connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarning to those taking specific pharmaceuticals, namely NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, and even PPIs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBotanical Medicine and CoV - prevention, first-line treatment, and adapting for specific presenting symptoms\/complications, age, secondary chronic disease, and constitutional makeup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of a fever and how to use diaphoretic herbs in conjunction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecific diet recommendations and nutrients for prevention and treatment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther modalities: sinus flush, bath therapy, chest rubs, and poultices, humming, chanting, laughter, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere:\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2020-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2020 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e Donnie Yance has updated his presentation on managing COVID and we'd like to make it available to anyone interested.  Here is a link for downloading at no extra cost: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ptDDtHwWYcbBoU4Frl6TGuMEmmRgqFk2\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ptDDtHwWYcbBoU4Frl6TGuMEmmRgqFk2\/view?usp=sharing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQXwA3nngdA?si=9rk1Ui8144b3f94y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603436933336,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602283499736,"sku":"20SW30COVIDYance","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8.png?v=1761793460"},{"product_id":"covid-19-acute-and-chronic-considerations-in-naturopathic-patient-management","title":"21SW17 - COVID-19, Acute and Chronic Considerations in Naturopathic Patient Management","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Proefrock-Kenneth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKenneth Proefrock, NMD\u003c\/a\u003e Experience has shown us that this virus primarily affects the lungs, but it can also damage cardiac and vascular tissue, the nervous system, and other organs. For many people, symptoms persist for weeks to months after infection. Here we discuss a comprehensive naturopathic approach to the treatment of these patients from acute to chronic care. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalmedicine.org\/continuing-medical-education-cme-naturopathic-physicians\/\" target=\"\"\u003eNaturopathic\u003c\/a\u003e medical principles and strategies have proven to be effective for many patients and include hydrotherapy, botanical medicine, nebulization, and intranasal therapies, as well as lifestyle modifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe Lecture Notes for this recording are available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere:\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2021-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2021 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603419402456,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602278420696,"sku":"21SW17","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8.png?v=1761793460"},{"product_id":"the-antiviral-materia-medica-1","title":"21SW24 - The Antiviral Materia Medica","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Bergner-Paul\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaul Bergner, CN\u003c\/a\u003e Medicinal plants may affect viral infections in humans in three general ways: direct virucidal or inhibitory effects with topical use; enhancement of host resistance for topical or systemic infection; or reduction of inflammatory damage from viral-induced cytokine secretions. We first review evidence for direct virucidal effects of some medicinal plants for topical herpesvirus infections. We then shift to the claims made during the COVID-19 pandemic that specific herbs or their constituents may have specific virucidal effects against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the human. We review such claims for Glycyrrhiza, Andrographis, and Lomatium. In addition, we review evidence for enhancement of host resistance or reduction of viral-induced inflammation for Allium sativum; Astragalus spp; Echinacea spp; Eleutherococcus senticosus; Eupatorium spp; Ganoderma lucidum; Ligusticum spp; and Melissa Officinalis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere:\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2021-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2021 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603437588696,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602277863640,"sku":"21SW24","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8.png?v=1761793460"},{"product_id":"acute-viral-infections-addressing-covid-and-seasonal-epidemic-disease","title":"21ME13 - Acute Viral Infections: Addressing COVID and Seasonal Epidemic Disease","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Miller-Jason\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJason Miller, DACM, LAc\u003c\/a\u003e Long before the advent of the microscope, doctors in China recorded and treated what they called epidemic febrile diseases. Over the past 2000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has catalogued over 300 seasonal epidemic diseases that occur at a rate of about one every 4-6 years. A great deal of information has been compiled about these seasonal challenges, including how they manifest and how to manage them in the collaborative medical setting. In this lecture, we explore the results of months of intense clinical practice, observation, and research into the different types of epidemic diseases, their manifestations, risks, and effective treatment strategies with botanical medicine. In addition to therapies for acute illness, we discuss COVID \"long-haulers,\" pharmaceutical treatments, and vaccines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint  for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere:\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2021-Medicines-from-the-Earth-Herb-Symposium-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2021 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603413635288,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602276061400,"sku":"21ME13","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/Audio-File_aa46c4d8-dd4e-4102-a46d-db76d549e804.png?v=1752121233"},{"product_id":"maintaining-a-healthy-heart-in-the-age-of-covid","title":"22SW17 - Maintaining a Healthy Heart in the Age of COVID","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Botanical-Medicine-Speakers\/Stansbury-Jill\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Jillian Stansbury, ND\u003c\/a\u003e  As we research the ability of COVID to enter cells through ACE receptors and to affect blood cells and clotting functions via these receptors, many researchers posit that both acute and long-term effects of the pandemic virus are due to such vascular mechanisms. Case studies indicate the virus may both harm the heart and vasculature, as well as be worse in those with preexisting metabolic insufficiency or cardio-pulmonary compromise. In light of these findings, supporting a healthy heart is more important than ever. This session will review ACE receptors functions and physiology and offer general and specific herbal options for improving vascular health and perhaps speed recovery for those with vascular sequelae.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere:\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2022-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2022 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603428020440,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602272358616,"sku":"22SW17","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8.png?v=1761793460"},{"product_id":"history-and-clinical-uses-of-eupatorium-perfoliatum-and-asclepias-tuberosa","title":"23SW01 - History and Clinical Uses of Eupatorium perfoliatum and Asclepias tuberosa","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Bergner-Paul\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaul Bergner, Medical Herbalist\u003c\/a\u003e In the 1790s, some younger doctors of the Regular School of medicine (bloodletters) began advocating for the use of these two herbs in febrile illness and pneumonia as alternatives specifically for bloodletting.  Not the Thomsonians, the regular allopaths. Subsequently, across the 1800s, all schools of medicine used them as primary medicines.  Both were official in the US Pharmacopoeia throughout the 1800s. The British herbalists used them, and one Brit who is stated to have treated 10,000 patients using these herbs with others during the 1918 flu pandemic said he did not lose a patient. These two were also among the top herbs to treat influenza among the Eclectics in the US during the 1918 pandemic. Bring it up to today, and these two herbs are extremely valuable in COVID, and I have seen or have case reports on one or the other being a \"game-changer\" when introduced to an individual with long lingering symptoms. This would review the science on each herb, the history of use in medicine, and practical means of applying, with dose and form, and case studies from my own experience. This is appealing to me for how it intertwines medical history with practical therapeutics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2023-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2023 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603424383192,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602267017432,"sku":"23SW01","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8_1.png?v=1762003994"},{"product_id":"long-covid-symptoms-etiology-and-management-plans-from-the-eu","title":"23SW06 - Long COVID: Symptoms, Etiology and Management Plans from the EU","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Lambert-Jack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJack Lambert, MD, PhD\u003c\/a\u003e From his perspective as a researcher in chronic conditions such as HIV\/AIDS and chronic Lyme disease, Jack Lambert, MD, PhD begins the presentation with his observations and research into the development of long COVID symptoms from the start of the pandemic in March of 2020, and the similarities in symptoms to other long-term conditions such as Lyme disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. Based on his experience in those conditions, he has developed a management plan which includes modifications of diet, lifestyle, and, in some cases, low-dose pharmaceuticals. He also regularly refers patients interested in alternatives to a local herbal clinic. Botanicals for this condition are covered in more detail in the conference's panel discussion on long COVID. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2023-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2023 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603427823832,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602266722520,"sku":"23SW06","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8.png?v=1761793460"},{"product_id":"panel-discussion-botanical-and-other-therapies-for-long-covid","title":"23SW19 - Panel Discussion: Botanical and other Therapies for Long COVID","description":"\u003cp\u003ePanelists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Botanical-Medicine-Speakers\/Atkinson-dee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDee Atkinson, FNIMH\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Botanical-Medicine-Speakers\/Bergner-Paul\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaul Bergner, Medical Herbalist\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Botanical-Medicine-Speakers\/proefrock-kenneth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKenneth Proefrock, NMD\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Botanical-Medicine-Speakers\/winston-david\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDavid Winston, RH (AHG)\u003c\/a\u003e The panel begins with a presentation by Dee Atkinson, an herbalist and fellow of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, and her experiences treating long COVID in her clinic in Edinburgh. The interesting similarities between CFS, Epstein-Barr and long COVID are mentioned, and the discussion is based on these observations. Paul Bergner describes the foundational dietary and nutritional factors which can underlie the many possible symptoms of long covid and other \"long\" chronic diseases. He evaluates nutrient and lifestyle deficiencies in each patient which are associated with common, very specific symptoms of long COVID and other chronic conditions. He explains how herbal therapeutics alone are unlikely to produce a strong recovery if these dietary and lifestyle imbalances are still present. Kenneth Proefrock addresses the medications given for acute COVID and their long-term effects, and whether any of these drugs may be useful in the treatment of long COVID. And finally, David Winston described the syndrome of \"medium COVID\" in which patients develop serious cardiovascular and other symptoms about 6 months after recovery. The panel will then be opened to questions from the online audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2023-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2023 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603430904024,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602265215192,"sku":"23SW19","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8.png?v=1761793460"},{"product_id":"update-on-long-covid-symptoms-etiology-and-management-plans-from-the-eu","title":"25SW06 - Update on Long COVID: Symptoms, Etiology and Management Plans from the EU","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeaker: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/Botanical-Medicine-Speakers\/Lambert-Jack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJack Lambert, MD, PhD\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Lambert returns to share new insights into the evolving understanding of long COVID and its parallels with other chronic conditions such as Lyme disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. Building on his previous research, Dr. Lambert will present updates on symptom patterns, emerging treatment strategies, and refinements to his integrative management approach. This session will explore the latest findings in diet and lifestyle modifications, the role of low-dose pharmaceuticals, and the increasing relevance of botanical therapies. Attendees will gain practical tools for supporting patients navigating long COVID and other complex chronic illnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRelated product: \u003c\/span\u003eThe PowerPoint for this recording is available\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.botanical-medicine.org\/2025-Southwest-Conference-on-Botanical-Medicine-Conference-Book-Download-PDF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2025 Southwest Conference Book Download (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Video","offer_id":50603440701656,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio","offer_id":50602258202840,"sku":"25SW06","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3519\/6376\/files\/8.png?v=1761793460"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalmedicine.org\/collections\/covid.oembed","provider":"Botanical Medicine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}