Speaker: Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist Rather than combining single herbs, modular formulation is the combination of pre-mixed herbal modules, each with a focused effect. The modules may be herbal pairs or triplets with reinforcing or complementary effects. Or they may be entire formulas, or specific delivery media may be used as a module. It is an efficient and powerful way to rapidly put together and deliver a patient-specific formula. A formula with more than a dozen herbs might be delivered in a synergistic medium, with only 3-4 “pours” into the patient bottle. We will review the use of this technique in Thomsonian, Physiomedical, Chinese, and 19th century Regular medicine. The potential for use in a fast paced setting, pop-up free clinic, or large group settings will be reviewed, with a description of how we used these methods in a fast paced primary clinic in rural Nicaragua to produced more than 400 patient—specific formulas for 300 patients over a four day period. The method can make office based formulation and pharmacy highly efficient.

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