00SW16 - Botanicals Which Modulate the Stress (HPA) Axis 2002 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine Three herbalists weigh in on

Three herbalists weigh in on an herb that's useful in practice and they haven't used until recently

beggar's ticks

including andrographolide

Learn about the tools needed to easily and accurately spot toxicant induced illnesses

This lecture covers the history of vitalist theories of medicine from the ancient Chinese and Ayurveda to the more modern physiomedicalist perspective

00SW16 - Botanicals Which Modulate the Stress (HPA) Axis 2002 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine Three herbalists weigh in onSpeaker: Kevin Spelman. Therapies for today's high stress environment include the plant adaptogens Eleutherococcus, Piper longum, Schizandra chinensis, Withania somnifera and others. Research on the adaptogens and their effect on the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal axis is presented. Related: See the blog post Botanical Approaches to Manage Chronic Stress.