Speaker: Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist An Herban Legend is a persistent, widely and firmly held belief about a plant and its medicinal effects which is not true. A Clinical Pearl on the other hand is a useful and reliable property or indication for the herb, unrelated to the Legend. We will describe the errors of interpretation of science that has led to Herban Legends about the use of Glycyrrhiza, Andrographias, Hericium, Echinacea, Baptisia, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Usnea, Lycopus, Leonurus, and berberine-containing plants. For each plant we will describe one or more Clinical Pearls for its use.

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