25SW10 - New Herban Legends and Clinical Pearls: Misinterpretations of Constituent Science Format:Audio Shubhangee Satam

Shubhangee Satam

Addresses the various causes of hypertension and how to use botanicals accordingly

Pharmaceutical and medical management of hyperthyroidism: how to help patients make an informed choice

Therapeutic uses of hawthorn in asthma and other respiratory conditions

Our herb gardens often brim with herbs from the Mediterranean basin

25SW10 - New Herban Legends and Clinical Pearls: Misinterpretations of Constituent Science Format:Audio Shubhangee SatamSpeaker: Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist An Herban Legend is a persistent, widely and firmly held belief about a plant and its medicinal effects which is not true. A Clinical Pearl on the other hand is a useful and reliable property or indication for the herb, unrelated to the Legend. We will describe the errors of interpretation of science that has led to Herban Legends about the use of Glycyrrhiza, Andrographias, Hericium, Echinacea, Baptisia,