2019 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book.
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PDF file includes 430 pages of lecture notes and power point presentations by speakers at this event.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Paul Bergner		Page
	Nutritive Herbs: Essential Therapeutics in the 21st Century	1
	Useful Syndromes from Chinese Medicine for the Western Herbalist	9
	Nutrition in the Herbal Paradigm	14
Mark Blumenthal
	The Latest Research on Botanical Adulterants	26
Mary Bove, ND
	Herbs for Restoring Gut Mucosal Health and Function	28
	The Role of Bitter Herbs for a Healthy Microbiome	38
	Cultivating Focus and Attention in Kids with Botanical Medicine	44
Eric Scott Bresselsmith
	Demonstration: Artisan Essential Oil Distillation	54
Sam Coffman
	Musculoskeletal Injuries – From First Aid to Herbal Healing	66
	Understanding Biofilms, Bacterial Infections and Herbal Treatment	74
Phyllis Hogan
	C]Drought-Resistant Medicinals in the High Desert of Northern Arizona: Thriving in the Face of Climate Change	81
Feather Jones
	Osha: Bear Medicine of the West	84
	Osha Syrup	90
Mimi Kamp
	Making a Plant (flower) Essence	91
Jeffrey Langland, Ph.D.
	Deciphering the Medicinal Properties of Immune Modulatory Botanicals in Comparison to Pharmaceutical Therapies	96
Jason Miller, DACM, LAc
	Neurological and Cognitive Decline — Integrating Traditional Solutions with The Latest Research on Brain Function	112
	Beyond Cholesterol: Investigating the Role of Testosterone, Calcium, and Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease	147
	The Role of Botanical Medicine in Pain and Inflammation: Botanical Analgesics and Modulators of the Inflammatory Cascade	159
Rhonda PallasDowney
	Bridging Herbalism, Aromatherapy, and Flower Essences for Healing: 4 Cleansing Wonders of Mother Nature – Chaparral, Yucca, Pinyon, and Palo Santo	169
Kenneth Proefrock, ND
	Naturopathic Strategies for Patients with Exposure to Molds and Mycotoxins	184
	Medication Induced Cognitive Decline	209
	The Obesity Epidemic: Hormonal and Metabolic Disruption as Underlying Causes (Article)	223
	The Obesity Epidemic Powerpoint	230
JoAnn Sanchez
	Herbal Pairs: Stepping Stones to Compounding	245
John Slattery
	Wild Medicine Fermentation	249
Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
	Herbal treatments for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause	254
	The Health Benefits of Chocolate	273
Jillian Stansbury, ND
	Topical Applications for Pain Management	285
	Opiate Addiction Pathophysiology and Herbal Interventions	296
	Treating Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy	312
David Winston, RH (AHG)
	Differential Treatment of Depression and Anxiety with Botanical and Nutritional Medicines	323
	Botanical and Nutritional Treatment of Thyroid Dysfunction	345
	Brain Pain: The Herbal/Nutritional Treatment of a Chronic Neurovascular Disorder	360
Donald Yance, RH (AHG)
	Understanding Biological Aging and Diversity: Theories, Concepts, Important Biomarkers, and Botanical and Nutritional Solutions, Part 1	375
	Understanding Biological Aging and Diversity: Theories, Concepts, Important Biomarkers, and Botanical and Nutritional Solutions, Part 2	397
	Panel: Comprehensive Immune Therapy	421