2005 Medicines from the Earth Proceedings

Rosita Arvigo, DN		Page
	A Walk through Granny's Garden- The Medicinal Trail at IxChel Farm	1
	Female Reproductive Health the Maya Way	3
Mary Bove, ND
	Osteopenia: A Reversible Risk Factor for Osteoporosis	6
	Secretory IgA and Infection in Children	8
	Obesity in Children: Environmental and other Factors	12
Chanchal Cabrera, MSc, MNIMH, AHG
	The Use of Resins in Phytotherapy	17
	Pain Management in Phytotherapy- The Pharmacology and Therapeutic Use of Herbal Analgesics	24
	Case Studies in Clinical Herbalism	37
John Douillard, DC
	Ayurvedic Classification of Western Herbs	41
	Ayurvedic Massage	47
Ryan Drum, PhD
	Botanical and Natural Treatments for Thyroid Dysfunction	49
	Environmental Origins of Thyroid Disease	53
	Three Herbs: Nettles, Horsetail and Mullein	57
Deborah Frances, ND
	Basics of Ceremony	63
	Herbs and Ceremony	65
	Natural Therapies for Early Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults	67
J.D. Gangemi, PhD, R. B. Turner, MD, K. Wolkart, PhD, T.C. Hulsey, PhD and R. Bauer, PhD
	Clinically Defined Preparations of Echinacea in Prevention and Treatment of the Common Cold	71
Cascade Anderson Geller
	Creating Tea Blends- Some Guiding Principles and Arithmetic	74
	Remedies for Managing the Musculoskeletal System	77
	Traditional Root Tonics of the World	84
Randine Lewis, PhD, LAc
	Using Herbal Remedies to Promote Vibrant Reproductive Health	88
Jill E. Stansbury, ND
	Herbal Approaches to Diabetes and Syndrome X	105
	Botanical Therapies for Fever	116
	Adrenal-Thyroid-Gonadal Triad	125
	Clinical Management of Cardiovascular Cases with Botanical Medicine	135
David Winston
	Herbal Approaches to Autoimmune Disease	147
	An Introduction to Cherokee Ethnobotany	156
Donald Yance, MH, AHG
	Cholesterol, Statins and the Truth about Cardiovascular Disease	165
	A Novel Approach to Cancer Treatment	189