Winston, David

David Winston is an Herbalist and Ethnobotanist with 54 years of training in Chinese, Western/Eclectic and Southeastern herbal traditions. He has been in clinical practice for 47 years and is an herbal consultant to physicians, herbalists and researchers throughout the USA, Europe and Canada. David is the founder/director of the Herbal Therapeutics Research Library and the dean of David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies, a two-year training program in clinical herbal medicine. He is an internationally known lecturer and frequently teaches at medical schools, professional symposia and herb conferences. He is the president of Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc. a manufacturer that produces herbal products that blend the art and science of the world’s great herbal traditions.
In addition, David is a founding/professional member of the American Herbalist Guild, and he is on the American Botanical Council and the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia Advisory Boards. He was a contributing author to American Herbalism, published in 1992 by Crossings Press, and the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) , 2000-2018, the author of Saw Palmetto for Men & Women, Storey, 1999 and Herbal Therapeutics, Specific Indications For Herbs & Herbal Formulas, HTRL, 2014 (10th edition) and the co-author of Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress Relief, Healing Arts Press, 2007 & 2019 2nd Ed, and Winston and Kuhn’s Herbal Therapy and Supplements; A Scientific and Traditional Approach, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, 2008. David has also published hundreds of articles in medical and botanical medicine journals and conference proceedings. He is also a member of the AHPA Expert Advisory Council that created the second edition of the Botanical Safety Handbook, CRC Press, published in 2013 (3rd edition in press).
In 2011 David was a recipient of the AHPA Herbal Insights award. In 2013 he received the Natural Products Association Clinicians award and was awarded a fellowship by the Irish Register of Herbalists. In 2018 he was the Mitchell visiting scholar at Bastyr University and in 2019 he was awarded an honorary DSc degree from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, OR.
Women's Health Audio Series
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Detoxifying the Body: The Clinical Use of Alteratives, Depuratives and Antidyscratics
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG) The concept of an alterative was a very prominent part of..
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Panel Discussion: Botanical and other Therapies for Long COVID
Panelists: Dee Atkinson, FNIMH, Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and David Wi..
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“Just Another Sleepless Night”; Herbal/Nutritional Protocols for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG) Sleep is one of the foundations of good health. Chronic sleep..
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Spices for Life
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG) Without spices, our food would be much the poorer in both tas..
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Weight Management Audio Series
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The Zingiberaceae: A Family Worth Knowing
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG) The Zingiberaceae (or Ginger) family is made up of approximat..
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Effective Pain Relief with Botanical and Nutritional Medicine
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG) The search for effective, safe and non-addictive pain medicat..
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Panel: Restoring Mental Health in the 21st Century: Managing Chronic Overwhelm
Panelists: Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG), Katie Stage, ND and David Winston, RH (AHG) Those patie..
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Series: Thyroid Management for Clinicians
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Let Your Food be Your Medicine: Medicinal Uses of Common Foods
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG). In many systems of traditional medicine (TCM, Ayurveda,..
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Herbal/Nutritional Treatment of Kidney Stones
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG). Kidney stones are relatively common, their incidence is..
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Herbal and Nutritional Therapies for Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat (EENT)
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG). In this class, we discuss simple but effective clinical protocols ..
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Series: Sleep Management for Clinicians
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Restorative and Nutritive Tonics
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG) In every herbal tradition, there are herbs used to help preven..
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Medicinal Mushrooms in Clinical Practice
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG) In China and other Asian countries, mushrooms are not only com..
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Series: Clinical Management of Anxiety and Depression
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Differential Treatment of Depression and Anxiety
Speaker: David Winston, RH (AHG). Research shows that the orthodox treatment of depression..
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Migraines: An In-depth Look at their Pathophysiology
Speaker: David Winston, RH(AHG). This lecture proposes an updated evaluation and treatment..
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Thyroid Disorders, the Underlying Causes, and their Effective Treatment with Natural Remedies
Speaker: David Winston, RH(AHG). This presentation addresses underlying causes and botanic..
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Series: Pain and Inflammation
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Nervines, Building a Better Foundation for the Nervous System
Speaker: David Winston. While sleep, good nutrition and stress reduction techniques are importa..
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TCM and Ayurvedic Herbs That Western Clinicians Really Need to Know
Speaker: David Winston. Each culture and medical system has its foundational herbs that a..
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Series: Gastrointestinal Health
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Botanical Therapies for Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
Speaker: David Winston. Insulin resistance, obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) have been lin..
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Simple Remedies to Specific Medicines, the path from Thomson, to the Physiomedicalists and the Eclectics
Speaker: David Winston. We often turn to TCM or Ayurveda to add the essential concepts of..
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Herbal Nootropics: Botanicals for Enhancing Memory, Focus and Concentration
Speaker: David Winston. The word nootropic describes substances that enhance cognitive function..
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Synergy: The Key to Effective Herbal Practice
Speaker: David Winston. In all the world’s great herbal traditions, the use of single herbs (si..
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Pao Zhi- The Alchemy of Herbs
Speaker: David Winston. Alchemy is the process of taking something physical and liberating its ..
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Protocols for the Treatment of Diabetes
Speaker: David Winston. What used to be called adult-onset diabetes (Type 2 Diabetes) is now co..
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Medicines of the Soul: The Ritual Use of Plants
Speaker: David Winston. Herbs can be used not only as physical medicines, but ritual and s..
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Treatment of Bacterial MDR (MRSA, VRE) with Botanical Therapies
Speaker: David Winston. MRSA and other antibiotic resistant infections have become a major heal..
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Herbal and Nutritional Approaches to Hepatitis B & C
Speaker: David Winston. New pharmaceutical treatments for hepatitis C are very effective, but t..
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Panel Discussion: Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine: New Science and Ancient Tradition
Panelists: Jerry Cott, Jason Miller and David Winston. While modern medicine puts great store in dou..
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Alzheimer’s Disease: The Loss of Memory and Self
Speaker: David Winston. New research suggests that amyloid plaques and tau protein are not the cause..
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Herbs and Nutrition for Cardiovascular Health and Disease
Speaker: David Winston. Begins with basic recommendations for dietary, lifestyle and herbal th..
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Making Love: An Herbal Guide to Sexual Health
Speaker: David Winston. An examination of all that goes into a healthy sexual relationship, fr..
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Autism Spectrum Disorders-The Search for Answers
Speaker: David Winston. The incidence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has increased dramatic..
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Brain Pain, The Challenge of Migraines–The Herbal/Nutritional Treatment of a Chronic Neurovascular Disorder
Speaker: David Winston. This lecture proposes an updated evaluation and treatment program for m..
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The Worst Weeds are your Best Medicine
Speaker: David Winston. Our reliance in the West on an ever-dwindling materia medica has result..
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Analgesia: The Search for Effective Pain Relief
Speaker: David Winston. While herbs are not as powerful as opiates and other pharmaceutical med..
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Mens Health: Herbal and Nutritional Treatment for Common Genitourinary Problems
Speaker: David Winston. Mens health is often ignored and men often ignore their health. In this clas..
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Botanical and Nutritional Protocols for Asthma
Speaker: David Winston. This potentially life threatening disease costs billions of dollars in ..
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Botanical/Nutritional Protocols for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
Speaker: David Winston. Research has clearly shown over the past thirty years that poor quality..
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Botanical and Complementary Therapies for Tick Borne Diseases: An Update
Speaker: David Winston. The history and current understanding of tick borne diseases such as Ly..
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Herbal and Nutritional Gastroenterology, Pt 1 and Pt 2
Speaker: David Winston. One click orders parts 1 and 2 of this 3-hour presentation. Digestion, ..
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Nervines: Building a Better Foundation for the Nervous System
Speaker: David Winston. Nervines are nerve tonics; calming herbs that are mildly relaxing witho..
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ADHD: Facts, Fallacies and Treatment Option
Speaker: David Winston. Causes and conventional treatments are discussed, followed by an exhaustive ..
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Differential Treatment of Depression and Anxiety
Speaker: David Winston. Discussion of the underlying causes of depression and anxiety and how t..
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Herbal and Nutritional Approaches to Cancer Treatment: A Work in Progress
Speaker: David Winston. A review of herbal and nutritional approaches to cancer includes prevention ..
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Back Pain: Herbs and Complementary Therapies
Speaker: David Winston. Begins with a discussion of the allopathic treatments for back pain. An..
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Herbs for Autoimmune Disease and Allergies
Speaker: David Winston. A broad discussion of useful herbs in autoimmune diseases and allergies. Imm..
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Little-Known Medicinal Plants of the Southeast
Speaker: David Winston. There are many effective herbal medicines that are still frequently used in ..
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Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Search for Answers
Speaker: David Winston. The incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has increased dramatic..
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Botanicals for Colds and Influenza
Speaker: David Winston. Includes a discussion of the usefulness of Tamiflu and other medication..
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Alterative Herbs for Detoxification
Speaker: David Winston. An alterative gently increases elimination of metabolic wastes through ..
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Botanical Medicine for Topical Applications
Speaker: David Winston. Herbs used as ointments and poultices, in baths, neti pots or gargles c..
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New Research on Adaptogens
Speaker: David Winston. Recent research has confirmed much of what we know about how adaptogens..
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ADHD Facts, Fallacies and Treatment
Speaker: David Winston. ADHD Facts, Fallacies and Treatment..
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Natural Approaches to Hepatitis B & C
Speaker: David Winston. Natural Approaches to Hepatitis B & C..
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Ritual Use of Herbs
Speaker: David Winston. Discusses the ritual and ceremonial use of plants from around the world..
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Treating Chronic Neck & Back Pain
Speaker: David Winston. Discusses the pros and cons of the western biomedical approach to back ..
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Herbs and Supplements for Treating Kidney Stones
Speaker: David Winston. Herbs and Supplements for Treating Kidney Stones..
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Herb-Drug Interactions & Herb Toxicity, Pt 2
Speaker: David Winston. Continued from Part 1. Herb-Drug Interactions & Herb Toxicity, Pt 2..
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Herb-Drug Interactions & Herb Toxicity, Pt 1
Speaker: David Winston. Herb-Drug Interactions & Herb Toxicity, Pt 1. Continued in Part 2. ..
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Potential Botanical Therapies for Multiple Drug Resistance
Speaker: David Winston. Potential Botanical Therapies for Multiple Drug Resistance..
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Botanical and Nutritional Treatment of Thyroid Disorders
Speaker: David Winston. Addresses underlying causes and botanical protocols for hypothyroidism,..
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Herbal Therapeutics 7: Immunomodulators
Speaker: David Winston. Specific indications and therapeutic uses of immunostimulants (such as bapti..
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Herbal Therapeutics 5: Adaptogens
Speaker: David Winston. How adaptogens work to normalize the body and restore health. Includes speci..
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Reversing Multiple Drug Resistance w. Herbs
Speaker: David Winston. With MDR occurring more frequently outside the hospital setting, it is ..
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Herbal Therapeutics 3: The Alterative Herbs
Speaker: David Winston. By stimulating the major organs of elimination, alterative herbs create an i..
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Treatment of Depression and Anxiety
Speaker: David Winston. Discussion of the underlying causes of depression and anxiety and how t..
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Botanical Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
Speaker: David Winston. Back pain is the most common cause of missed work in the United States...
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Herbal Gastroenterology
Speaker: David Winston. Digestion and absorption are the foundation of health. What you eat is vital..
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Adaptogens - Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress Relief
Speaker: David Winston. Much of the information about adaptogenic herbs has come from company market..
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An Herbal Guide to Sexual Health
Speaker: David Winston. Herbal treatments for anorgasmia, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfu..
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Botanicals for Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
Speaker: David Winston. Discussion of restless leg syndrome, night terrors, menopausal insomnia..
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Herbal Therapies for Environmental Disease
Speaker: David Winston. Therapies for heavy metal toxicity, allergens, PCBs, radon and other ha..
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Botanicals for Tick Borne Diseases
Speaker: David Winston. Treatment options for babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease and others..
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Botanical Therapies for Mens Health
Speaker: David Winston. Men's health is often ignored and men often ignore their health. Discus..
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A Summary and Comparison of Immune Remedies
Speaker: David Winston. A detailed description of botanicals affecting the immune system: immun..
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The Ritual Uses of Herbs
Speaker: David Winston. Explore the ceremonial use of herbs in Cherokee and other indigenous cu..
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Ethnobotany of the Cherokee
Speaker: David Winston. Plants, water, fire and air: a Cherokee view of the world includes stories t..
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Herbal Approaches to Autoimmune Disease
Speaker: David Winston. Discussion includes immune amphoterics, alteratives, anti-inflammatories, an..
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Harmony Remedies: An Overview of Adaptogens
Speaker: David Winston. A discussion of the way adaptogens work to normalize the body and restore he..
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Herbs and Ceremony for Treating Emotional and Spiritual Disease
Speaker: David Winston. The Cherokee concept of Duyukta (Harmony and Balance) can teach us a great d..
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Herbal Energetics
Speaker: David Winston. Herbs are categorized by the ten tastes: sweet, pungent, bitter, etc. The en..
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Herbs and Complementary Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
Speaker: David Winston. A large part of this lecture deals with the risks and possible benefits of s..
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Digestion: The Foundation of Health
Speaker: David Winston. The various types of digestive remedies are described with ..
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Herb-Drug Interactions
Speaker: David Winston. Myths, facts and theory are examined in this presentation. Types ..
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Panel: Strengthening the Immune System with Botanicals
Panelists: Paul Bergner, Deborah Brammer, ND, David Hoffmann and David Wins..
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Specific Medication for the Genitourinary Tract
Speaker: David Winston. This lecture covers a wide range of therapeutic agents. Spec..
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Panel Discussion: Overcoming Nervous Unrest & Sleep Disorders with Herbal Therapies
Panelists: Kerry Bone, Simon Mills, David Winston and Aviva Romm. Underlying causes of sleep disorde..
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Differentiation of Herbal Immune Therapies, Part 2
Speaker: David Winston. A continuing from Part 1, this presentation discusses models for ..
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Differentiation of Herbal Immune Therapies, Part 1
Speaker: David Winston. A presentation of models for immune function and herbal therapies..
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Little Known Uses of Common Herbs
Speaker: David Winston. Unique uses for mullein, nettle, echinacea, saw palmetto, St. John's wo..
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Specific Medication: Herbs for the Liver
Speaker: David Winston. A comparison of liver remedies based on Ellinwood's classifications. &n..
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Panel Discussion: Herb/Drug Interactions
Panelists: Amanda McQuade Crawford, Jill Stansbury, Paul Bergner and David Winston. A common s..
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Medicinal Mushrooms
Speaker: David Winston. Mushrooms have provided powerful medicine for over 2000 years. Di..
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Cherokee Herbal Medicine
Speaker: David Winston. The healing tradition of the Ani-yuwya people is over 5000 years old an..
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An American Extra Pharmacopoeia: Medicinal Uses of Common Noxious Weeds
Speaker: David Winston. The inclusion of unused but effective indigenous and introduced species..
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Panel Discussion: Management of Hepatitis C with Botanical Therapies
Panelists: Paul Bergner, Deborah Frances, David Winston and Jillian Stansbu..
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Botanical Treatment for Today's Infectious Diseases
Speaker: David Winston. Anti-viral herbs for influenza including herbs for children and botanic..
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Panel: Spirit of Eclectic Herbal Medicine: An American Tradition
Panel: David Winston and Donald Yance. Two experts on the theory and practice of the eclectics ..
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Eclectic Herbal Medicine: Formulas for Heart Disease and Cancer
Panel: David Winston and Donald Yance. Two of the leading experts in eclectic medical practice ..
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The Energetics of Herbs, Part 2
Speaker: David Winston. Continues the discussion from Part 1 on the classification of botanical..
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The Energetics of Herbs, Part 1
Speaker: David Winston. Part 1. Botanicals can be classified by their taste ("The Ten Tastes": bitte..
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