2007 Intensive Seminar in Botanical Medicine
September 14 - 17, 2007

Come see the Green Farmacy Garden in its fall incarnation and enjoy another year's worth of interesting and clinically useful topics in herbal medicine at the Sixth Annual Intensive Clinical Botanical Medicine Seminar at Tai Sophia Institute, Laurel, Maryland and the Green Farmacy Garden, Fulton, Maryland.

University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty

Sharon Montes, MD, Joint Sponsorship Course Director, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine

Guest Faculty

Kathy Abascal, RH (AHG), B.S. Neurobiology/Biochemistry, JD

James A. Duke, PhD Botany, Adjunct Faculty - Tai Sophia Institute, Laurel, MD, USDA (retired)

Holly Shull, MS Plant Pathology, Director of Research, Green Farmacy Garden

Agatha Thrash, MD, Pathology, co-founder of Uchee Pines Institute, a nonprofit health-training center in Seale, Alabama, and author of Charcoal

Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG), Faculty Bastyr University, Seattle, Washington.

2007 Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the participant should have resources and skill to:

Describe the potential efficacy and safety of 15 commonly used botanicals.

Describe the preparation, toxicity and drug interactions of 15 commonly used botanicals.
Discuss how botanicals are used by CAM practitioners in treating depression and anxiety ,women’s and men’s health issues, HIV infection, allergies and atopic dermatitis, disorders of the venous system, addiction, common pediatric conditions, and irritable bowel syndrome.
Have an understanding of preparation types, shelf life, contamination, adulteration, standardization and other issues bearing on quality and effectiveness of botanicals.

2007 Intensive Seminar in Botanical Medicine September 14 - 17, 2007

University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty

Guest Faculty

2007 Learning Objectives

Sponsors

2007 Intensive Seminar in Botanical Medicine
September 14 - 17, 2007