2009 Southwest Conference Proceedings

Paul Bergner		Page
	Management of Acute and Chronic Pain with Herbal Medicines	1
	Withdrawal from Pharmaceuticals: A Vitalist Approach	7
	Herbal Treatments for Urinary Tract Infections	16
Martha Ames Burgess
	Unlocking Healing Secrets of Desert Survivors: A Culinary Approach	22
Chanchal Cabrera
	Case Studies in Clinical Phytotherapy: Cervical Cancer and Varicose Ulcers	24
	The Healing Garden- an Introduction to Horticulture Therapy	30
	Immune Herbs	35
Deborah Frances, ND
	Therapies for Musculoskeletal Spasm and Inflammation, Sciatica and Nerve Impingement Syndromes	36
	Therapeutic Uses of Ceanothus spp.	39
	Plantain, Yarrow, Calendula and Arnica: Herbal Medicines for First Aid	42
Cascade Anderson Geller
	Herb Harvest: Gather, Process and Store Your Herbal Bounty	47
	Twixt 'n' Tween: An Herbal Guide to a Healthy Pelvis	50
Phyllis Hogan
	Flower Body of the Yaqui	53
Tori Hudson, ND
	Integrative Strategies in Women's Health	56
	Osteoporosis: Evaluation, Prevention and Treatment	67
Rhonda PallasDowney
	How to Make and Use Your Own Flower Essences	81
Kenneth Proefrock, ND
	Naturopathic Treatment for Fibromyalgia Conditions	88
	E. T. Seton and the Woodcraft Movement	101
	Botanical Considerations for Patients with Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis	104
Jillian E. Stansbury, ND
	Nervous System Trophorestoratives	110
	Endocrine Specifics	121
	Review of Lesser-Known Adaptogens: Oplopanax, Lepidium, Rhodiola	127
David Winston
	Treatment of Bacterial MDR (MRSA, PRSA, VRE) with Botanical Therapies	134
	Herbs and Nutrition for Healthy Aging	141
	Little-Known Uses of Common Medicinal Plants	148