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  • New Insights into Commonplace and Undervalued Herbs

Speaker: Paul Bergner. Sometimes our most commonplace herbs, often growing abundantly around us, are overlooked in favor of newer, exotic, or imported herbs or preparations. But the commonplace “boring” herbs endure through millennia because they are reliable, potent, and versatile in their applications. We discuss recent research and traditional uses for Urtica, Matricaria, Althaea, Allium sativum, Plantago, Calendula, and Hypericum.

Related product: The PowerPoint for this recording is available here: 2017 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)

Continuing Education: 

Naturopathic Physicians: This recording has been approved for 1.5 general CME credits by

  • Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine (OBNM)
  • Arizona SCNM (Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine)

More information: CME for NDs: Southwest Conference 2017


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