2008 Medicines from the Earth: Conference Book.
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PDF file includes 213 pages of lecture notes and power point presentations by speakers at this event.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Rosita Arvigo, DN | |||
| A Walk through "Granny's Garden"- Medicinal Trail at Ixchel Farm | 1 | ||
| Spiritual Bathing for Self and Clients | 2 | ||
| Intensive: Uterine Health and Fertility Enhancement | 4 | ||
| Paul Bergner | |||
| Case Studies in Vitalist Herbalism | 8 | ||
| Sleep Debt: Pathophysiology and Natural Therapeutics | 10 | ||
| SInsulin Resistance Syndrome (IRS) | 19 | ||
| Mary Bove, ND | |||
| HPV, Cervical Dysplasia and Politics | 30 | ||
| Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Bitters, Cholagogues and Tonics | 35 | ||
| Osteopenia: A Reversible Risk Factor for Osteoporosis | 38 | ||
| Amanda McQuade Crawford | |||
| Nervines and Antispasmodics | 42 | ||
| Botanical Medicine for Joint Pain | 52 | ||
| Ovarian Cysts and Uterine Fibroids | 59 | ||
| Walter Crinnion, ND | |||
| The Use of Botanical Agents to Reduce our Toxic Burden | 66 | ||
| Natural Therapies to Counter the De-energizing of our Bodies and the Toxic Assault on our Mitochondria | 69 | ||
| Ryan Drum, PhD | |||
| Two Buds and a Leaf: Poplar Buds, Grindelia Buds, Fig Leaves | 73 | ||
| Transgenerational Herbalism and Epigenomics | 82 | ||
| Trends and Advances in Seaweed Materia Medica | 90 | ||
| Lisa Ganora | |||
| Lipids in Medicinal Plants | 95 | ||
| Synergy and Variability in Medicinal Plants and Herbal Formulas | 102 | ||
| Cascade Anderson Geller | |||
| Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses for Diuretics and Diaphoretics | 110 | ||
| Herbs for the Bath | 114 | ||
| Chris Kilham | |||
| The Shaman's Pharmacy | 116 | ||
| Medicine Hunting in Morocco | 119 | ||
| Kenneth Proefrock, ND | |||
| Effective Botanical Prescriptions for Conditions of the Eye | 123 | ||
| Botanical Medicine in the Treatment of Pulmonary Disorders | 128 | ||
| A Strategic Basis for Botanical Interventions in the Treatment of Mental Illness | 136 | ||
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | |||
| Better than Botox: Herbs for the Skin | 144 | ||
| The Apiaceae (Umbell) Family | 156 | ||
| Cardiovascular Herbs | 168 | ||
| Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA | |||
| Congestive Heart Failure: Improving Quality of Life Using Natural and Conventional Systems | 174 | ||
| Avoiding Angioplasty and Bypass Surgery with Botanical Systems of Medicine | 180 | ||
| David Winston | |||
| Alteratives, Depuratives and Antidyscratics | 186 | ||
| Treatment of Bacterial MDR (MRSA, PRSA, VRE) with Botanical Therapies | 190 | ||
| Harmony Remedies: An Overview of Adaptogens | 196 | ||
| Panel Discussion: New Research on Hypertension: Safety and Efficacy of Herbal Medicine | |||
| Crawford: Hypertension | 204 | ||
| Proefrock: Effective Management of Hypertensive Patients with Botanical Medicine | 207 | ||
| Panel Discussion: Botanical Therapies for Pelvic Stagnation | |||
| Bove: Pelvic Congestion in Women | 213 | ||