Mary Bove, ND was recently asked a question as part of the 2020 Summer Series: “What three herbs would you recommend for study by beginning students of herbalism?” In the video above she listed Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), Curcuma longa (Turmeric), and Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm) as a great place to start. Continue reading
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We hope you enjoy the new Geriatric Health Audio Series released this October!
Also check out the Substance Use Disorder Video Series which provides naturopathic clinicians with CME while exploring SUD through a holistic lens. Up to 9 opioid/addiction hours available for AZ NDs.
Browse all available videos by chart:
| Speaker | Presentation | Topic | CE Catalog # | Video Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2024 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2024 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2023 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2023 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2022 Medicines from the Earth Symposium | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2022 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2021 Medicines from the Earth Symposium | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2021 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2020 Medicines from the Earth Symposium | Video | ||
| Various | Full Set of Videos from 2020 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine | Video | ||
| Various | Pharmacy 2023 Video Series | Video | ||
| Various | Pharmacy 2022 Video Series | Video | ||
| Various | Pharmacy 2021 Video Series | Video | ||
| Various | Mental Health Video Series | Mental Health | Video | |
| Various | Building Immunity Video Series | Immunity | Video | |
| Mary Bove, ND | Keynote Address: Inspired by Herbs: The Herbal Journey of a Modern Day Herbalist | Herbalism | 24ME01 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | The Dementia Epidemic: Evolution, Causes and the Role of Botanical Medicine | Neurological Health | 24ME02 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Lobelia: A Classic Respiratory Herb Matures into the Modern Era | Medicinal Plants; Traditional Chinese Medicine | 24ME03 | Video |
| Rebecca Beyer, MA | Appalachian Herbal Tonics | Medicinal Plants; Medicine Making | 24ME04 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Naturopathic Considerations for Nerve Injury and Repair | Neurological Health | 24ME05 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND | Thyroid Health: Zeroing in on Two Common Thyroid Conditions | Hormone Health | 24ME06 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | The 4 Horsemen of Chronic Disease: Assessing and Managing the Complicated Case, Pt 1: Stress and Chronic Infection | Mental Health; Infections | 24ME07 | Video |
| Lucretia VanDyke, Herbalist | African American Herbalism: A Practical Class on Healing Plants and Folk Traditions | Herbalism | 24ME08 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Foraged Foods as Medicine: From Garden Weeds to Table (Demonstration) | Herbalism; Medicine Making | 24ME09 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc; Jillian Stansbury, ND; and Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Panel Discussion: Hypercholesterolemia: Comparing Efficacy and Side Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Botanicals | Cardiovascular Health | 24ME10 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Parasites: The Devil Inside | Gastrointestinal Health | 24ME11 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Tree Medicine: Sentient Beings and Allies for Life | Herbalism | 24ME12 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | The 4 Horsemen of Chronic Disease: Assessing and Managing the Complicated Case, Pt 2: Environmental Toxins and Nutrient Deficiency | Environmental Illness | 24ME13 | Video |
| Kat Maier, RH (AHG) | Botanical Analogs for At-Risk Medicinals | Medicinal Plants | 24ME14 | Video |
| Vickie Shufer, MA | Wild Fruits of the Fields and Forests (Demonstration) | Herbalism | 24ME15 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Botanicals that Provide most of the Chemotherapeutic Drugs in Cancer Care | Cancer | 24ME16 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Glutamine/Glutamate Dysfunction and Common Neurological Conditions | Neurological Health | 24ME17 | Video |
| Lucretia VanDyke, Herbalist | Herbal Skin Care Preparations (Demonstration) | Skin Conditions | 24ME18 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD; Kat Maier and Lucretia VanDyke, Herbalist | Panel Discussion: The Challenges of Climate Change in Clinical Practice | Environmental Illness | 24ME19 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Pre-symposium Intensive: Optimizing Physical Performance and Recovery with Botanicals | Medicinal Plants | 24ME20 | Video |
| Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) | Post-symposium Online Intensive; Natural Treatment of Prostate Conditions: Blending Western Herbal Practice, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Pharmacy | Men's Health | 24ME21 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist; Todd Caldecott, Dip, CI.H., RH(AHG), CAP(NAMA), AAC; and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), FABNG | Panel Discussion: Prevention of Viral Infections: Building Immunity with Botanicals | Infections | 24SW01 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO; Kenneth Proefrock, NMD; and Jillian Stansbury, ND | Panel Discussion: Botanical Therapies for Recovery from Myocardial Infarction (MI) | Cardiovascular Health | 24SW02 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO | Pre-Conference Intensive: Restorative Sleep: Integrative Strategies for Remediating Sleep Disorders | Sleep | 24SW03 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO | Finding Flow in the Lymphatics | Lymphatic System | 24SW04 | Video |
| Ann Armbrecht, PhD | Why Using Sustainably Sourced Herbs Matters and How to Find Them | Sustainability | 24SW05 | Video |
| Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP | From Papaver to Fentanyl: How We Got Here and How Herbs Can Help | Substance Use Disorder | 24SW06 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Comparative Materia Medica for the Bitter Herbs | Medicinal Plants | 24SW07 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Herban Legends and Clinical Pearls in the Female Reproductive Materia Medica | Women's Health | 24SW08 | Video |
| Todd Caldecott, Dip, CI.H., RH(AHG), CAP(NAMA), AAC | Psilocybin Mushrooms in Clinical Practice | Mushroom Medicine | 24SW09 | Video |
| Todd Caldecott, Dip, CI.H., RH(AHG), CAP(NAMA), AAC | Holistic Treatment of Rhinosinusitis | Ears, Nose, Throat; ENT | 24SW10 | Video |
| Renée Camila | As Part of a Whole: Insecurity as Physical Indication | Mental Health | 24SW11 | Video |
| Kristin Gilmour, BHSc (Naturopathy) and Julianne Grant, BHSc (Naturopathy), BApSc (HM) | Botanical Solutions for Viral Infections – From Acute to Chronic Sequelae | Infections | 24SW12 | Video |
| Marianne Marchese, ND | How to Mitigate the Effects of Mold and Mycotoxin Exposure | Mold | 24SW13 | Video |
| Brianna Piché, ND, RH (AHG), FABNP | Breastfeeding Medicine: Low Milk Supply, Galactagogues and Botanicals for Common Breastfeeding Pitfalls | Women's Health; Postpartum | 24SW14 | Video |
| Brianna Piché, ND, RH (AHG), FABNP | Herbs and Pediatric Fever | Children's Health | 24SW15 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | A Comprehensive Management Plan for MS: Botanicals, Nutrients and the New Generation of Pharmaceuticals | Autoimmune | 24SW16 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | The Evolution of Wound Care: Botanical Medicine-Based Considerations and Strategies | Skin | 24SW17 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | For the Family: Using EEG BioMarker Patterns to Guide Parenting and Relationship Strategies Including Botanicals Indicated for these Patterns | Children's Health; Mental Health | 24SW18 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), FABNG | Treatment Approaches to the #1 Cause of Liver Disease in North America: MAFLD | Liver | 24SW19 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Herbal Anodynes: Palliatives for Pain | Pain Relief | 24SW20 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Review of COPD Pathophysiology and Available Therapies | Pulmonary Health | 24SW21 | Video |
| Christina Veselak, MS, CN, LMFT | Ending Opioid Addiction: Using Herbs and Nutrients to Support the Brain and Body Through Withdrawal into Vibrant Living | Substance Use Disorder | 24SW22 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO | Clinical Applications of Medicinal Mushrooms with Synergistic Botanicals | Mushroom Medicine | 23ME01 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO | Distress, Anxiety and Depression: A Botanically-Based Approach | Mental Health | 23ME02 | Video |
| Mark Blumenthal | 40 Years of HerbalGram: Working to Ensure Accurate Herb Information and Authentic and Sustainably-Sourced Herbs | Herbalism | 23ME03 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Bitters as Therapeutic Tonics (Demonstration) | Medicine Making; Herbalism | 23ME04 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Creating an Herbal Day Spa at Home | Medicine Making; Herbalism | 23ME05 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND | Senescence, Senolytics, and Aging | Elder Health | 23ME06 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND | Simplicity of Simples in Botanical Medicine | Medicine Making; Herbal Teas | 23ME07 | Video |
| Chris Kilham, Medicine Hunter | Keynote Address: Plants, People and Places, A Web of Life | Medicinal Plants | 23ME08 | Video |
| Chris Kilham, Medicine Hunter | Peru’s Sacred Plant Boom and Sustainability | Plant Sustainability | 23ME09 | Video |
| Kat Maier, RH (AHG) | We Are Stardust: Trace Elements as Foundational Building Blocks of Health | Herbalism | 23ME10 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | Intensive: Management of Complex Chronic Disease: Combining TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Concepts with Modern Biomedical Analysis | Traditional Chinese Medicine | 23ME11 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | The TCM Essence / Modern Genetics Parallel: From Congenital to Post-Congenital / From Digital to Analog | Traditional Chinese Medicine | 23ME12 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Tropane Alkaloids: From the History of Pharmacy to the Modern Practice of Botanical Medicine | Medicinal Plants | 23ME13 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Case Studies in the Naturopathic Treatment of Neurodegenerative Conditions | Neurological Health | 23ME14 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | How to Put the Brakes on the Runs: Approaches to Finding the Root Cause and Treatment of Persistent Diarrhea | Gastrointestinal Health | 23ME15 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Intensive: Botanical Influences on Cell Membranes | Medicinal Plants | 23ME16 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Mast Cells – Their Role in Health and Disease and Botanical Affectors | Allergies | 23ME17 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Thought Disorders – A Survey of the Safety of Botanical Medicines in Schizophrenia | Mental Health | 23ME18 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Medicinal Mushrooms in Oncology: Everything You Need to Know About Mushrooms and Cancer | Mushroom Medicine; Cancer | 23ME19 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Aging and the Immune System: Using Botanical and Dietary Compounds for Immune Enhancement and Clearance of Senescent Cells to Combat Aging, Infection, and Chronic Disease | Elder Health; Immunity | 23ME20 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, Kenneth Proefrock, ND and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), FABNG | Panel: Mild Cognitive Impairment: Can it be Halted or Reversed? | Elder Health; Brain Health; Neurological Health | 23ME21 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND, Kat Maier, RH (AHG) and Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Panel: Self Care: One of the Most Challenging and Rewarding Aspects of Patient (and our own) Health | Mental Health | 23ME22 | Video |
| Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) | Friday Pre-Conference Intensive: Reclaiming Self: Herbs to Correct Autoimmunity | Hormone Health, Autoimmune | 23SW21 | Video |
| Brianna Piche, ND, RH (AHG), Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), FABNG, and Jillian Stansbury, ND | Panel Discussion: Botanical Therapies for Functional GI Issues | Gastrointestinal Health | 23SW20 | Video |
| Dee Atkinson, FNIMH, Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and David Winston, RH (AHG) | Panel Discussion: Botanical and other Therapies for Long COVID | COVID | 23SW19 | Video |
| Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) | Update on Herbs for Men's Health | Men's Health | 23SW18 | Video |
| Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) | Herbal Dependence on the Gut Flora | Gastrointestinal Health | 23SW17 | Video |
| Jen Stovall, BSN, RN | Soothing the Hungry Ghost: Supporting our Clients When They are Ready to Quit Using Opioids | Substance Use Disorder | 23SW16 | Video |
| Jen Stovall, BSN, RN | Managing the Impacts of Opioid Use Using Herbs & Nutrition | Substance Use Disorder | 23SW15 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Gastrodia elata: Traditional Chinese Medicine for Managing Migraines, Stroke and More | Medicinal Plants, Traditional Chinese Medicine | 23SW14 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | A New Perspective on Mood Disorders: The Role of Oxidative Stress in Common Anxiety and Depressive States | Mental Health | 23SW13 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), FABNG | “I’m Not Sick…It’s Allergies!” Natural Treatments for Allergic Conditions | Allergies | 23SW12 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Case Studies in the Naturopathic Management of Traumatic Brain Injury | Neurological Health, Brain Health | 23SW11 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Natural History of the Ear and Its Pathology: From Otitis to Meniere’s and Hearing Loss | Hearing | 23SW10 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Improving Neuroplasticity and Mental Adaptability with Botanical Medicine and Physical Activity | Neurological Health, Mental Health | 23SW09 | Video |
| Brianne Piche, ND, RH (AHG) | Pediatric ADHD: Botanical Nootropics and Mood Support in Childhood and Adolescence | Children's Health | 23SW08 | Video |
| Brianne Piche, ND, RH (AHG) | Gende Affirming Care for Adolescents: Botanical Allies for Transition | Gender Care | 23SW07 | Video |
| Jack Lambert, MD, PhD | Long COVID: Symptoms, Etiology and Management Plans from the EU | COVID | 23SW06 | Video |
| Lillea Hartwell, ND, RH (AHG) | A Modern Yerberia: Controlled-Environment Agriculture for Growing Herbs in the Desert Southwest | Medicinal Plants | 23SW05 | Video |
| Deborah Frances, ND | Suppression vs. Healing: Appropriate Applications of Herbal and Nutritional Therapies for Common Skin Conditions | Skin | 23SW04 | Video |
| Chanchal Cabrera, FNIMH, RH (AHG) | Three Cytotoxic Herbs – A Materia Medica Review of Artemisia absinthium, Thuja occidentalis and Taxus brevifolia in Clinical Practice | Cancer | 23SW03 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Herbal Treasures from the National Formulary (NF) of 1906 | Medicinal Plants | 23SW02 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | History and Clinical Uses of Eupatorium perfoliatum and Asclepias tuberosa | Medicinal Plants | 23SW01 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Panel Discussion: Inspiring a Path Toward Wellness for those in our Care | Wellness | 22SW22 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc, Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) and Jillian Stansbury, ND | Panel Discussion: Botanical and other Naturopathic Therapies for Managing Multiple Drug Resistant Infections | Infections | 22SW21 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Alternatives to Polypharmacy in Conditions of Neurologic Impairment | Neurological Health | 22SW19 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | The Integral Immune System: Harmonizing the Neuroimmune Axis with Botanical Medicine | Immunity | 22SW18 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Maintaining a Healthy Heart in the Age of COVID | Cardiovascular Health | 22SW17 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Finding Balance: Herbs and Treatments to Nurture Yin | Traditional Chinese Medicine | 22SW16 | Video |
| Jason Hawrelak, ND | Herbal Medicines and the Gastrointestinal Microbiota: Herbs that Nurture and Herbs that Kill | Gastrointestinal Health | 22SW15 | Video |
| David Eisen, LAc, MSW, OMD(AM) | A Multidisciplinary Integrated Model for Treating Chronic Pain and Opioid Dependence | Substance Use Disorder | 22SW14 | Video |
| Andrea Sullivan, ND and Marc Williams, MA | Two-Part Lecture: The Roots of Naturopathy: Herbal Remedies from African Slaves and The Ethnobotany of the African Diaspora | Medicinal Plants | 22SW13 | Video |
| JoAnn Sanchez, RH (AHG) | Herbs of Joy: A Virtual Guided Plant Show and Preparations Demonstration | Medicinal Plants | 22SW12 | Video |
| Isla Burgess, Medical Herbalist | Biophilia: How Participating in the Lives of the Plants that Grow Around You Can Inform Your Clinical Practice | Medicinal Plants | 22SW11 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Botanical and Other Protocols for Opiate Use Disorder | Substance Use Disorder | 22SW10 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND | Preserving GI Health During Cancer Care | Gastrointestinal Health | 22SW09 | Video |
| Deborah Frances, ND | Reclaiming the Sacred in Women’s Health: Plants as Allies for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Healing | Women's Health | 22SW08 | Video |
| Jason Hawrelak, ND | Key Points when Prescribing Probiotics in Clinical Practice | Gastrointestinal Health | 22SW07 | Video |
| Deborah Frances, ND | Strategies for Creating Herbal Formulas | Herbalism | 22SW06 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Herbs for Herpes and Shingles | Medicinal Plants | 22SW05 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Antianxiety Herbs and Mechanisms of Action | Mental Health | 22SW04 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Treatment for Acute Panic Disorder | Mental Health | 22SW03 | Video |
| Erica Zelfand, ND | Ketamine in Doses Big and Small: Versatility in Treating Depression and Other Mood Disorders | Mental Health | 22SW02 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND | Botanicals for Frailty in Elders | Elder Health | 22SW01 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Pre-Conference Intensive: Herbal Compounding Workshop for Acute and Chronic Conditions | Medicine Making | 22ME25 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG), Ruby Daniels, MS, CoreyPine Shane, RH (AHG) and Marc Williams, MA | Closing Panel: Favorite Appalachian Medicinal Herbs | Medicinal Plants | 22ME24 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD, Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) and Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Panel: Reducing Medication Prescriptions and Side Effects in Our Elders | Elder Health | 22ME23 | Video |
| 7Song, Kat Maier, RH (AHG) and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Keynote Panel: Inspiring A Way Forward: Navigating the Current Mental Health Crisis | Mental Health | 22ME22 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | The Calcium Paradox: Friend or Enemy? | Calcium | 22ME21 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Targeting VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor): A Main Driver in Cancer Angiogenesis and Growth | Cancer | 22ME20 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Spirituality and Healing: The Meaning and Practice of Spiritual Care in Medicine | Spiritual Health | 22ME19 | Video |
| Marc Williams, MA | All About Dandelions: Medicinal and Holistic Applications | Medicinal Plants | 22ME18 | Video |
| Jen Stovall, BSN, RN | The Siren’s Song: Working with Addiction When Someone is Ready to Quit | Substance Use Disorder | 22ME17 | Video |
| Jen Stovall, BSN, RN | The Damage Done: Navigating the Physical Impacts of Long-Term Drug Use with Herbs & Nutrition | Substance Use Disorder | 22ME16 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | The Impact of the Circadian Rhythm on Hormone and Whole Person Health | Hormone Health | 22ME15 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Engaging the Post Pandemic Libido | Sexual Health | 22ME14 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | SIBO, IMO and More! Updates on Small and Large Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth | Gastrointestinal Health | 22ME13 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Phenotypes of Depression, Part 2 | Mental Health | 22ME12 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Phenotypes of Depression, Part 1 | Mental Health | 22ME11 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | The One and Only Ashwagandha | Medicinal Plants | 22ME10 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Exploring Botanical Medicine through the Work of Mircea Eliade | Medicinal Plants | 22ME09 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Lost in Translation: Epigenetics, Mental Health and Botanical Medicine | Mental Health | 22ME08 | Video |
| Kat Maier, RH (AHG) | Deep Medicine and Inflammation–How Health is Tied to the Human Condition | Herbalism | 22ME07 | Video |
| Kat Maier, RH (AHG) | Energetic Herbalism: Understanding the Elements of Plants and Humans for Health | Herbalism | 22ME06 | Video |
| Ruby Daniels, MS | Topical Herbal Treatments | Skin | 22ME05 | Video |
| Ruby Daniels, MS | Antiviral Herbs Native to the Appalachian Mountains | Medicinal Plants | 22ME04 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | For the Joy of BonBons (Demonstration) | Medicine Making | 22ME03 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Botanical Therapies to Align Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health | Herbalism | 22ME02 | Video |
| 7Song | Principal Plants for Herbal First Aid | Medicinal Plants | 22ME01 | Video |
| JoAnn Sanchez, MS | Garden Presentation: Growing a Cure | Medicinal Plants | 21SW25 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | The Antiviral Materia Medica | Medicinal Plants | 21SW24 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Naturopathic Considerations for Musculoskeletal Pain, Alternatives to Narcotics and Anti-inflammatories | Pain | 21SW23 | Video |
| Heath McAllister, ND | Integrative and Botanical Interventions for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Associated Arthritis | Gastrointestinal Health | 21SW22 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND | Herbal Impacts on Drug Metabolism | Herb / Drug Interactions | 21SW21 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND, Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), and Marianne Marchese, ND | Panel: Naturopathic Approaches to Weight Management and Obesity Prevention | Weight Management | 21SW20 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) & Arianna Rodriguez, ND | Making Rash Decisions: Naturopathic Therapies for Eczema and Psoriasis | Skin | 21SW19 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Phytosterols: A Review and Tutorial | Medicinal Plants | 21SW18 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | COVID-19, Acute and Chronic Considerations in Naturopathic Patient Management | Infections | 21SW17 | Video |
| John Slattery, Herbalist | Medicinal Herbs in the Kitchen (Demonstration) | Medicinal Plants | 21SW16 | Video |
| Tori Hudson, ND | Mushroom Medicine in Women’s Health | Women's Health | 21SW15 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND | Pre-Conference Intensive: Managing Pharmaceutical Side Effects and Discontinuance with Botanicals and other Natural Therapies | Herb / Drug Interactions | 21SW14 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Top Ten Botanical Medicines for Managing Mental Health Disorders | Mental Health | 21SW13 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Getting into the Brain: Liposome Based Strategies for Neurological Conditions | Neurological Health | 21SW12 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | In-Depth Look at Centella Asiatica | Medicinal Plants | 21SW11 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Topical Antifungal Therapeutics with Western Herbs | Medicinal Plants | 21SW10 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Medicinal Uses of the Berberine-Containing Plants | Medicinal Plants | 21SW09 | Video |
| Lori Harger, PMHNP | Opiate Use Disorder and its Treatment from a Body-Mind-Spirit Perspective - Part 2 | Substance Use Disorder | 21SW08 | Video |
| Lori Harger, PMHNP | Opiate Use Disorder and its Treatment from a Body-Mind-Spirit Perspective - Part 1 | Substance Use Disorder | 21SW07 | Video |
| Deborah Frances, ND | Herbal Allies for Nourishing the Emotional Heart | Herbalism | 21SW06 | Video |
| Heath McAllister, ND | Understanding the Therapeutic Importance of Saponins and Saponin Containing Herbs | Medicinal Plants | 21SW05 | Video |
| Feather Jones, RH (AHG) | Hormonal Imbalances and Gynecological Patterns | Women's Health | 21SW04 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) & Arianna Rodriguez, ND | About Face: Natural Approaches to Skin Conditions Primarily Affecting the Face | Skin | 21SW03 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Cannabidiol (CBD) and Mental Health | Mental Health | 21SW02 | Video |
| Lise Alschuler, ND | Diverticulitis: Integrative Management | Gastrointestinal Health | 21SW01 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | Cannabis in Medicine: Applications and Limitations | Medicinal Plants | 21ME29 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | The Chemistry of Flavors: Expanding our Palette and Increasing our Neural Connections | Brain Health | 21ME28 | Video |
| Jill Crista, ND | Conquering Toxic Mold Exposure | Mold | 21ME27 | Video |
| Kat Maier, RH (AHG), Deborah Frances, ND and Mary Bove, ND | Keynote Panel: Honoring our Teachers - Stories from the Early Years of Modern Herbalism | Herbalism | 21ME26 | Video |
| Donald Yance, RH (AHG) | Botanical Medicine Targeting Cancer Stem Cells | Cancer | 21ME25 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND, Jill Crista, ND, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Panel: Managing Symptoms of Hormonal Disruption with Botanical Medicine | Hormone Health | 21ME24 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Clinical Uses of Autumn Crocus (Colchicum atumnale) | Medicinal Plants | 21ME23 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | Intensive: Targeting the Biological Terrain in Collaborative Oncology: Correlating Modern Biomarkers with Traditional Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment | Cancer | 21ME22 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG), Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) and David Winston, RH (AHG) | Panel: Restoring Mental Health in the 21st Century: Managing Chronic Overwhelm | Mental Health | 21ME21 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Vaporizer Technologies: Safety Considerations and a Mechanism for the Delivery of Botanical Medicines | Medicine Making | 21ME20 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Neural Pathways Review | Brain Health | 21ME19 | Video |
| Tori Hudson, ND | Brain Aging in the Menopausal Woman: Effects on Moods, Memory and Botanical Solutions | Women's Health | 21ME18 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Home Health Care for Families | Medicinal Plants | 21ME17 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Trauma-Informed Care: First Aid for Practitioners | Medicinal Plants | 21ME16 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Restoring Mitochondrial Function through Botanicals, Nutrients and Dietary Modifications | Naturopathic Medicine | 21ME15 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | Essence, Hormesis, and Autophagy in Aging and Longevity | Traditional Chinese Medicine | 21ME14 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | Acute Viral Infections: Addressing COVID and Seasonal Epidemic Disease | Infections | 21ME13 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Embracing the Change: Botanical and HRT Treatments for Menopause | Women's Health | 21ME12 | Video |
| Marc Williams, MA | Temperate Medicinal Plant Biogeography and Conservation | Medicinal Plants | 21ME11 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Naturopathic Formulas and Strategies of the Early 20th Century | Medicine Making | 21ME10 | Video |
| Kat Maier, RH (AHG) | Deepening Plant Relations – Goethean Study of Nature | Herbalism | 21ME09 | Video |
| Kat Maier, RH (AHG) | A Seasonal Model for Working with Depression | Mental Health | 21ME08 | Video |
| Donald Yance, RH (AHG) | Clinical Applications for Using 13 Heroic and Potentially Toxic Herbs | Medicinal Plants | 21ME07 | Video |
| Jill Crista, ND | PANDAS & PANS: Natural Medicine Rescue for Post-Infectious Autoimmune Encephalopathies | Autoimmune | 21ME06 | Video |
| Jillian Stansbury, ND | Herbs to Improve Adrenergic Tone – Lifting Deep Lethargy and Melancholia | Mental Health | 21ME05 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND | Botanical Therapies for Childhood Asthma | Children's Health | 21ME04 | Video |
| Deborah Frances, ND | The Treatment of Intestinal Parasites with Herbs | Gastrointestinal Health | 21ME03 | Video |
| Deborah Frances, ND | Pelvic Decongestant Herbs for Clearing and Grounding | Medicinal Plants | 21ME02 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Hairy Predicaments: Botanical Medicine for Hair Loss and Abnormal Hair Growth | Hair | 21ME01 | Video |
| Sam Coffman | Mitochondrial Support for Autoimmune and Stress-Related Chronic Illness | Autoimmune | 20SW29 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Healing as a Spiritual Path | Spiritual Health | 20SW28 | Video |
| Donald Yance, RH (AHG) | Targeting COVID-19 with Natural Medicine | Infections | 20SW27 | Video |
| Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP | Addiction Series Part B – Treating Addiction and Promoting Harm Reduction with Botanical Medicine and Some Pharmaceuticals | Substance Use Disorder | 20SW26 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Upper GI Disorders: Esophagitis, GERD/heartburn, Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease | Gastrointestinal Health | 20SW25 | Video |
| Sam Coffman | Demonstration: Wound and Infection Management using Herbs | Infections | 20SW24 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Case Studies and Strategies in the Naturopathic Treatment of Pulmonary Conditions | Pulmonary Health | 20SW23 | Video |
| Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) | Testosterone and Botanical Medicine | Men's Health | 20SW22 | Video |
| Glen Nagel, ND, RH (AHG) | Field Applications in Botanical Medicine: Instant Tinctures with CO2 Extraction | Medicine Making | 20SW21 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD, Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) and Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Panel Discussion: Neuroplasticity and the Management of PTSD and other Mental Health Conditions | Mental Health | 20SW20 | Video |
| John Slattery, Herbalist | Field Study in Bioregional Herbalism | Medicinal Plants | 20SW19 | Video |
| Glen Nagel, ND, RH (AHG) | Pre-Conference Intensive: Understanding the Herb / Drug Interaction Continuum and Using Risk Assessment | Herb / Drug Interactions | 20SW18 | Video |
| Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) | Cancer Pain and Botanical Medicine | Cancer | 20SW17 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Treatment Considerations for Bipolar Disorder | Mental Health | 20SW16 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Memory as Medicine: Botanicals Affecting Cognition, Memory and Sense of Self | Brain Health | 20SW15 | Video |
| Marianne Marchese, ND | Food Addiction in Women: Botanical Treatment Strategies | Women's Health | 20SW14 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Strategies for Acute Illness in Children: Avoiding Pharmaceuticals | Children's Health | 20SW13 | Video |
| Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP | Addiction Series Part A – Understanding Addiction: Neurobiological and Cultural Underpinnings | Substance Use Disorder | 20SW12 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | A Deeper Look into the Window of the Body: Understanding and Optimizing Oral Health | Oral Health | 20SW11 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Assessing Nutritional Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Children's Health | 20SW10 | Video |
| Marianne Marchese, ND | Botanicals for Mitigating Environmental Toxicant Exposure | Environmental Illness | 20SW09 | Video |
| JoAnn Sanchez, MS | Grow Your Own Medicine Garden in the Southwest | Medicinal Plants | 20SW08 | Video |
| Yalda Shokoohinia, PharmD, PhD | The Side Effects of Apiaceaous Plants | Medicinal Plants | 20SW07 | Video |
| Andrea Purcell, ND | Brain Aging in the Menopausal Woman: Effects on Moods and Memory with Botanical Solutions | Women's Health | 20SW06 | Video |
| Heath McAllister, ND, RH (AHG) | Mystical and Mysterious Artemisia | Medicinal Plants | 20SW05 | Video |
| Heath McAllister, ND, RH (AHG) | Botanical Treatment for Difficult Fungal Infections | Infections | 20SW04 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Acute Viral Respiratory Infection: Prevention and Therapeutics | Infections | 20SW03 | Video |
| Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist | Humoral and Energetic Differentials for Gastrointestinal (GI) Herbs | Gastrointestinal Health | 20SW02 | Video |
| Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) | Managing IgA Nephropathy and FSGS with Natural Medicine | Urinary System | 20SW01 | Video |
| Jennifer Williams, DACM, LAc | Topical Botanical Therapies to Ease Substance Withdrawal | Substance Use Disorder | 20ME36V | Video |
| Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc, David Crow, LAc and Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Closing Panel: New Discoveries in Botanical Medicine | Medicinal Plants | 20ME35 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | In the Zone: Research Considerations for Microdosing Entheogens | Entheogens | 20ME34 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Panel: Botanicals and other Therapies for Improving Mechanisms of Cellular Repair to Increase Lifespan | Longevity | 20ME33 | Video |
| Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AHG) | Keynote Address: Nature, Spirit, Medicine—Using Biophilia Practice and Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) for Personal and Planetary Healing | Herbalism | 20ME32 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND, Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) and Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AHG) | Panel: Clinical Approaches to Immune-Centered Illness | Immunity | 20ME31 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Pre-Conference Intensive: Mitigating the Effects of Glyphosate and other Environmental Toxins | Environmental Illness | 20ME30 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Keeping Kids Healthy | Children's Health | 20ME29 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Oxymels and Vinegar Infusions | Herbalism | 20ME28 | Video |
| Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc | Diabetes, Obesity and Related Diseases | Diabetes | 20ME27 | Video |
| Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc | Mushroom Spirit Medicine | Mushroom Medicine | 20ME26 | Video |
| Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) | Anxiety: More than an Over Aroused State | Mental Health | 20ME25 | Video |
| Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) | Herbal Tea Apothecary: Teas for Every Body System, Energetic Tissue State and Constitution | Herbalism | 20ME24 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Taming the Dragon: Botanical Approaches for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) | Gastrointestinal Health | 20ME23 | Video |
| Doug Elliott | Virtual Herb Walk and Storytelling | Medicinal Plants | 20ME22 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive and Collaborative Approach | Men's Health | 20ME21 | Video |
| Joe Hollis | Ecology, Propagation and Cultivation of Native and Oriental Medicinal Herbs at Mountain Gardens with Q&A Session | Medicinal Plants | 20ME20 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Lymphagogues and Alteratives: Lessons in Herbal Immunology | Immunity | 20ME19 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | Demystifying Qi: A Reverse-Engineering Approach to Understanding the Concept of Qi in Botanical Medicine | Traditional Chinese Medicine | 20ME18 | Video |
| Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) | Targeting IL-1 in Immunotherapy for Cancer and other Diseases using Botanical Medicine | Cancer | 20ME17 | Video |
| Jason Miller, DACM, LAc | The Yin and Yang of Hormone Balance: A Botanical and Nutritional Medicine Approach to Hormone Deficiency and Endocrine Disruption | Hormone Health | 20ME16 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND | Women, Autoimmunity and Estrogen Metabolism | Women's Health | 20ME15 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Neuroplasticity and the NMDA receptor: Botanical and Nutritional Influences on Neurological Remodeling | Neurological Health, Mental Health | 20ME14 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND | Cultivating Skin Microbiome Radiance with Botanicals | Skin | 20ME13 | Video |
| Kenneth Proefrock, NMD | Revisiting the Many Faces of Testosterone: How Botanicals Play a Significant Regulatory Role | Men's Health | 20ME12 | Video |
| Robin McGee | Sweet Medicine: Herbal-infused Honeys and Herbal Syrups (Demonstration) | Medicine Making | 20ME11 | Video |
| Mary Bove, ND | Addressing Immune Health through the Ages: Infants to Seniors | Immunity | 20ME10 | Video |
| Jennifer Williams, DACM, LAc | Substance Addiction and Recovery: Herbal Strategies for Emotional and Physical Pain | Substance Use Disorder | 20ME09 | Video |
| Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc | Essential Oil Therapeutics: Internal Uses for Clinic and Home | Herbalism | 20ME08 | Video |
| Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AHG) | Chronic Skin Conditions: Case Review of Seborrheic Dermatitis | Skin | 20ME07 | Video |
| Marc Williams, MA | The Ethnobotany of the African Diaspora | Medicinal Plants | 20ME06 | Video |
| David Crow, LAc | Principles of Combining Herbs and Essential Oils Part 3: Strengthening and Energizing the Nervous System (Antidepressant Effects, Protection against Neurodegenerative Conditions, Supporting Cognitive Function and Enhancing Concentration) | Herbalism | 20ME05 | Video |
| David Crow, LAc | Principles of Combining Herbs and Essential Oils Part 2: Relaxing the Nervous System (Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia, Tension Headaches and Chronic Adrenal Overstimulation) | Herbalism | 20ME04 | Video |
| David Crow, LAc | Principles of Combining Herbs and Essential Oils Part 1: Musculoskeletal Conditions (Arthritic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Injuries, Muscle Spasm) | Herbalism | 20ME03 | Video |
| Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AHG) | Rubefacient and Vulnerary Botanicals for a Complicated Case | Herbalism | 20ME02 | Video |
| Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) | Botanical Strategies for Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis | Women's Health | 20ME01 | Video |
Thank you to everyone who has attended our conferences! Here’s what a few of you had to say:
Thank you so much for a great webinar. So good to connect with so many even if in cyberspace! Loved all the presentations.” — D.W., Naturopathic Physician
It has been such a great, great conference. I loved watching lectures I normally would not have invested time in-but could because of time at home and access. It made my COVID isolation brighter and happier. You and your team and the presenters really made a difference in a lot of our lives.” — J.K., Licensed Acupuncturist
Thank you for the best conference to date. Speakers were knowledgeable with great slides.” — K.C., Naturopathic Physician and Licensed Acupuncturist
I have told so many people about this conference and I’m a nurse practitioner and I tell them this is like the best conference I have ever been too!” — L.C., Nurse Practitioner
Browse all available videos by list:
2024 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
2024 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
2023 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
2023 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
2022 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
2022 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
2021 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
2021 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
2020 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
2020 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
Continuing Education Bundles / Video Series:
We invite you to join us for the Summer Video Series for Continuing Education, a new 6-video series offering continuing education for naturopathic physicians and nurses. Learn about topics including microbiome health, the nervous system, mental health, neuroplasticity, women’s health and cellular repair.
This series was aired live from July-September 2020, and now you can access the recordings to earn continuing education on your own schedule at your own pace!
Check out the full details on the Summer Video Series for Continuing Education here.
Speakers: Mary Bove, ND, David Crow, LAc, Jason Miller, DACM, LAc, Kenneth Proefrock, ND, Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
The following are summaries from the most recent Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium. The presentations in this post include building immunity from childhood, environmental causes of immune deficiencies, and investigating the connection between aging and immunity. Continue reading
An audio series for health care providers – with continuing education for naturopathic physicians – bundled together in one discounted package:
Note: The information in this series is provided as a research resource for health professionals and is not intended to replace diagnosis and treatment by a qualified health care practitioner.
Details: These six audio recordings offer a wealth of clinical information for restoring healthy sleep patterns. Beginning with the cytokine connection to insomnia in which Mary Bove, ND discusses how modulating specific pro-inflammatory cytokines can provide relief for sleep disruption, this series continues with a description of the healing and anti-aging powers of sleep with Christopher Hobbs, PhD and Mary Rondeau, ND. Tori Hudson, ND discusses the pandemic of insomnia and anxiety in midlife women and how to provide relief from this “fearsome twosome.” The series is rounded out by two comprehensive presentations, one by David Winston, RH (AHG) on botanical and nutritional treatments for insomnia (determining the right herbs and nutrients for the right person), and one by Kenneth Proefrock, ND on the cycles of sleeping and dreaming and their importance for overall health. Series includes a digital book of lecture notes with complete references (62-page PDF). Continue reading
An audio series for health care providers – with continuing education for naturopathic physicians – bundled together in one discounted package:
Note: The information in this series is provided as a research resource for health professionals and is not intended to replace diagnosis and treatment by a qualified health care practitioner.
Details: In this collection of thyroid presentations, Paul Bergner begins with an overview of thyroid physiology, ideal hormone balance and nutrients for the thyroid. Jason Miller’s lecture looks at the endocrine network through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, and nutrients, botanicals and iodine for treatment. Mary Bove’s presentation centers on thyroid and women’s health, and Jill Stansbury investigates the research showing the connection between the thyroid and the reproductive system.
Kenneth Proefrock speaks about his clinical experience treating both hypo and hyperthyroid disorders, including the increasing incidence of Graves’ disease in the pediatric population. David Winston wraps it up with an extensive review of botanicals for common thyroid conditions. (See more detailed descriptions below.) Includes a digital book of lecture notes with complete references (61-page PDF). Continue reading
We have several presentations approved for the opioid/addiction continuing education requirement for Arizona Naturopathic Doctors.
Approved by the Sonaran University of Health Sciences (SUHS) continuing education committee for opioid/addiction CE.
Video Series: Substance Use Disorder Video Series
Individual Video Recordings:
Audio Recordings:
Instructions for Distance Learning:
Purchase recordings online by clicking their links above, save your receipt, keep a record of CME credits earned on this certificate. It’s as easy as that! View or print CME instructions
Please contact us with any questions about naturopathic CE.
An audio series for health care providers – with continuing education for naturopathic physicians – bundled together in one discounted package:
Note: The information in this series is provided as a research resource for health professionals and is not intended to replace diagnosis and treatment by a qualified health care practitioner.
Details: These nine audio recordings offer a wealth of advanced clinical information on the relationship of the gastrointestinal system to physical and mental health. Presented by experienced practitioners, the series covers botanicals for basic gut health and a review of herbal and nutritional gastroenterology. The first four recordings listed below include clinical recommendations for healing the gut-brain axis with botanicals, treating intestinal permeability and managing small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). The final two recordings present the latest information on the vagus nerve and the brain’s effect on the gut and overall immunity. (See more detailed descriptions below.) Includes a digital book of lecture notes with complete references (137-page pdf). Continue reading
An audio series for health care providers – bundled together in one discounted package:
Continuing education for naturopathic physicians
Note: The information in this series is provided as a research resource for health professionals and is not intended to replace diagnosis and treatment by a qualified health care practitioner.
Details: These eight audio recordings offer the clinician valuable information to help reduce opioid use, over-use and addiction. Presented by experienced practitioners, they address botanical therapies for dampening the inflammatory response and managing types of pain (i.e. neuralgia, acute renal colic, vascular pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis and radiation-induced oral mucositis). Features up-to-date information on the uses of cannabis for pain management and discusses the underlying causes of chronic pain syndrome. Includes digital book of lecture notes with complete references (85 page PDF). Continue reading
Glycyrrhiza glabra and Glycyrrhiza uralensis (licorice) are members of the pea family (Leguminosae). In Chinese lore, licorice became known as “sweet grass”, finding utility as a sweet flavoring and gaining respect in over two thousand years of recorded use as a potent medicinal plant 1. Continue reading
This is a summary of the panel discussion at the 2018 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine with Chanchal Cabrera, RH(AHG), Katie Stage, ND, RH(AHG) and Jill Stansbury, ND, in which they addressed cognitive decline and dementia. In this wide-ranging discussion they covered botanicals and nutritional therapies for prevention, and evaluated the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals. Continue reading
An audio series for health care providers – bundled together in one discounted package:
Details: These six audio recordings offer the clinician detailed information on prescribing Medical Marijuana, the most appropriate delivery system for specific conditions, possible side effects and interactions. Includes complete references. Features up-to-date information on medicinal uses of Cannabis for pain, cancer, mental health conditions, sleep and more. Includes digital book of lecture notes (50 page PDF).
Naturopathic CE: If CME has not previously been earned for the below lectures (either in person or distance) you can earn 3.5 general and 6.5 pharmacy credits. See more Continuing Education details.
Recordings included in this series:
Kenneth Proefrock presents his clinical experience using Cannabis therapeutically for a wide range of conditions from seizures, restless leg syndrome and insomnia, to cancer, MS, Parkinsons and chronic pain. Detailed usage information includes prescribing Medical Marijuana as an internal agent, a vapor, as food and in topical applications for pain. Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND. (Product Code: 15SW01)
Continued from Part 1, Kenneth Proefrock continues presenting his clinical experience using Cannabis therapeutically for a wide range of conditions from seizures, restless leg syndrome and insomnia, to cancer, MS, Parkinsons and chronic pain. Includes some of the more interesting research on the variability of constituents with different cultivation techniques and cross-reactions with other therapeutic agents. Reviews laws surrounding medical uses with an emphasis on Arizona. Kenneth Proefrock, ND. (Product Code: 15SW02)
Reviews over 250 clinical trials on the efficacy and safety of Medical Marijuana use for glaucoma, HIV/AIDs, opiate addiction, nausea, cancer-related cachexia, muscle spasms, epilepsy, pain, autoimmune diseases and inflammation. The benefits and drawbacks of different delivery systems, different solvents for extraction and vaporizers are discussed. Clinically relevant details on the chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, are summarized. Speaker: Christopher Hobbs, PhD. (Product Code: 18SW03)
Reports in both the biomedical literature and from patients suggest that there are beneficial effects of Medical Cannabis on various psychological conditions. Conversely, there are reports of detrimental influences of Cannabis on mental health, including addiction. This lecture discusses both sides and shines a light on a topic that will increasingly be discussed in healthcare provider forums and the press. Speaker: Kevin Spelman, PhD. (Product Code: 15ME30)
Cannabis and Cancer: Sifting the ScienceThe use of Medical Marijuana to treat issues such as cancer pain or chemo-induced nausea and vomiting is well established. However, there is also widespread patient interest in Medical Cannabis as a direct anticancer agent. This session reviews how cancer involves the endocannabinoid system, and presents data on the anticancer properties of Cannabis both in terms of cancer pathophysiology & molecular biology, as well as its effects on specific malignancies. Speaker: Jonathan Treasure, MNIMH. (Product Code: 17SW25)
While these drugs can have unintended side effects, the use of Medical Marijuana as a substitute should be carefully evaluated for efficacy, adverse reactions and best use for either weaning patients from a drug or using it in conjunction to reduce drug dosage and negative effects. In a fair comparison, Medical Marijuana may be better, but a user may also develop tolerance, loss of effect, and side effects from Marijuana. Examine all sides of this topic with three experienced clinicians. Panelists: Paul Bergner, Jonathan Treasure and Kenneth Proefrock. (Product Code: 17SW17)
Plus, the Series Lecture Notes for Cannabis Therapeutics, in PDF format.
Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium, 2016
Dates: Friday June 3 – Monday, June 6
Place: Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain, North Carolina
Over 40 presentations on the integration of botanicals with the latest medical discoveries along with medicine making demonstrations, herb walks and intensives.
Pre-conference Events: Friday, June 3:
Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study with herbalist and ethnobotanist David Winston.
Healing the Gut-Brain Axis with Botanicals with Jason Miller, Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Continuing education at Medicines from the Earth approved for nurses, naturopathic physicians, acupuncturists and pharmacists licensed in North Carolina.. All approvals now definite.
Looking forward to seeing you again in the mountains of North Carolina!
Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine, 2016 (Past Event – Thanks for making it such a great weekend! )
Dates: Friday April 8 – Sunday, April 10, 2016
Recordings: Now available for download. Purchase full set of audio (mp3) recordings and speaker lecture notes in pdf.
Continuing education approved for recordings for NDs including 10 pharmacy hours.
Photo report on the conference on Facebook
We look forward to seeing you all again next year (April 7 – 9, 2017).
We hope you will join us for an herbal conference! These events are a great way to meet like-minded people and learn the latest information on botanical therapies for a variety of conditions.
Questions? Email us and we’ll be happy to help.
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Christopher Hobbs is a fourth-generation internationally known herbalist, licensed acupuncturist, author, clinician, botanist, mycologist and research scientist with over 35 years of experience with herbal medicine. Here he talks about his intensive at Medicines from the Earth on June 5 titled “Treating Infections with Natural Medicines—An Integrative and Cross-Cultural Approach”
Please tell us about your family heritage in botany.
My dad was a professor of botany and entomology and I still remember riding or walking with him when I was very young and being interested in flowers and plants. I’d ask the names of trees, shrubs and weeds and he would always know the name and some interesting things about them. Lucky for me, because I developed a life-long hyper-fixation on plants myself.
My maternal grandmother and great-grandmother were herbalists. My grandmother studied with a Chinese herbalist and had her own organic herb garden from which she treated people in her community. It’s interesting that so many years later I would receive training in traditional Chinese medicine, receive my acupuncture license, and study herbal medicine in China.
We are looking forward to your intensive entitled “Treating Infections with Natural Medicine—An Integrative and Cross-Cultural Approach” This seems to imply an energetic model of diagnosing and prescribing for infection—can you elaborate?
My practice and teaching style today is always a combination of traditional medicine, my own clinical and personal experience, the counsel and teachings of my peers, and the 10-year science training I completed in 2014. Although I am a scientist, I believe that healing between plants and people results from something greater than just the biological activity of herbs. Something indefinable and hard to measure occurs: a life-force that comes from the relationship between the growing and living plant, the soil and it’s microbes, its complex chemistry, the water, the sunlight, and the atmosphere, which all combine to work for healing on the highest level of intelligence. Continue reading
Medicines from the Earth News: Chanchal Cabrera’s Biophilia Intensive
Speaker Chanchal Cabrera is a medical herbalist practicing on Vancouver Island, Canada. She lives at Innisfree Farm, a 7-acre botanical reserve and herb farm she and her husband Thierry Vrain created over the last ten years.
Linnea Wardwell spoke with Chanchal last week to find out more about biophilia, the instinctive bond humans have for all other life forms on the planet. It shapes her recent work on the farm, and is also the subject of the intensive workshop on Saturday afternoon at the symposium.
LW: Whenever we have a chance to chat, it seems there are new initiatives in your practice and farm activities. We’d like to find out what’s going on recently.
CC: Oh, that is a big question! I am always busy and always dreaming and scheming for the next opportunity to spread the word about herbal medicine.
Since my 4 months of training at Kew Gardens in 2013 and 2014, the farm has been listed on the international register of botanic gardens, one of 7 registered gardens in BC. Our specialty is medicine and food plants but we are also offering more and more education as well. We are running workshops, hosting events and teaching classes. Last year the 2nd biennial Vancouver Island Herb Gathering at Innisfree Farm had 270 people attend over 4 days. Next one is June 2017!
On top of that, I am still running the botanical medicine department at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in Vancouver, as well, so plenty to keep me busy.
LW: You’ve been a practicing medical herbalist since 1987 and were made a Fellow by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (the United Kingdom’s leading professional body representing herbal practitioners) in 2009. What is the main focus of your clinical practice?
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Back in 1996, the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) occupied a small building in Scottsdale. The school had recently opened its doors and the first Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine was held that April. We had an enthusiastic crowd of naturopathic students, health professionals, local herbalists and volunteers. Some of you may remember that first panel discussion on Saturday night, under the stars in the inner courtyard–since there was no central meeting hall large enough!
SCNM has since moved to Tempe, and is now one of the top schools in the US for training naturopathic physicians. It is also one of the first colleges in the country to qualify for LEED certification, a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. The herbal conference is an annual event here, and the profits help support the botanical medicine program at the school.
The two photos above illustrate why SCNM is such a special place: the commitment to the environment through sustainable… Continue reading
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Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine, 2015
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