Expanding Your Bioregional Materia Medica (Audio)

The following audio presentation was recorded live at the 13th International Herb Symposium, June 2017.

In this class we will present and discuss plants native, naturalized, and commonly cultivated in North America, with a focus on the Northeast, yet seldom used by the majority of herbalists. Specifically we will discuss clinical uses for plants such as Prunella vulgaris (self heal), Lonicera japonica (honeysuckle), Morus alba (mulberry), Paeonia alba (white peony), and Platycodon grandiflorus (balloon-flower). We will also discuss a few herbs increasingly used by North American herbalists but in a fashion often limited as compared to their traditional uses such as Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed) and Pueraria lobata (kudzu), as well as mushrooms familiar to many but under-used clinically including Trametes versicolor (turkey tail) and Lentinula edodes (shiitake). This class will be most useful for people already trained as herbalists. Some familiarity with principles of Chinese medicine will be helpful, but everyone is welcome.

Please note that all courses and lessons from the 13th International Herb Symposium are audio only. Transcriptions are unavailable at this time.