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Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium 2009Covers herbal use for cultivation and medical purposes.  Presenters come from diverse healing backgrounds including, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Native American, traditional European herbalism, Wiccan and Naturopathic botanical therapy.  Here is a list topics:Cancer and Inflammation: Targeting Pro-inflammatory PathwaysDonald Yance Rasayana Chikitsa (Therapy): The Art of Rejuvenation  Dr. Vasant Lad Black Elderberry, Andrographis, Echinacea: Herbal Differentiationsfor Colds and Flu   Mary Bove, ND Optimizing Breast Health with Botanicals  Deborah Frances, ND Weaning Patients from Anti-hypertension Medications  Decker Weiss, ND The Benefits of Tea  Mark Blumenthal Herbal Therapeutics I: Phytoestrogens  Jill Stansbury, ND Plants as Teachers: Sanguinaria  Deborah Frances, ND Treating Headaches and Migraines with Herbs  Amanda McQuade Crawford Herbal Therapeutics II: Immunomodulators  David Winston Libido Lifting Herbs  Teresa Boardwine Botanical Therapies for Depression: How to Safely ReduceMedication and Restore Functioning  Decker Weiss, ND Botanica Erotica- Cordials and Elixirs (Medicine Making Demonstration) Teresa Boardwine Botanicals for Osteoporosis: Beyond Calcium and Vitamin DDonald Yance Influenza: Prevention and Therapeutics with Case StudiesPaul Bergner Keynote Address: The Spiritual Basis of Healing  Dr. Vasant Lad Panel: Optimizing Health as We Age  Cascade Anderson Geller, Jill Stansbury and Decker Weiss Herbal Dosing and Delivery (How Much to Use and What Form)Amanda McQuade Crawford Specific Indications for Urinary Tract Herbs Jill Stansbury, ND Rhodiola, Holy Basil and Ashwagandha: A New Trinity to Combat Stress  Mary Bove, ND Preparing Wild Foods (Demonstration)  Teresa Boardwine and Vickie Shufer Ayurvedic Herbal Materia Medica, Part 1  Dr. Vasant Lad Ayurvedic Herbal Materia Medica, Part 2  Dr. Vasant Lad Medicinal Herb Trends  Mark Blumenthal COPD and Asthma: Natural Alternatives to Pharmaceuticals forRecovering Vibrant Health Decker Weiss, ND Herbal Therapeutics III: Differentiating Tonics, Bitters, Gastric Stimulants and Laxatives  Cascade Anderson Geller Peril and Possibilities on the Medicine Trail  Chris Kilham Early Interventions in Declining Cognition  Deborah Frances, ND Herbal Therapeutics IV: Pelvic Decongestants  Mary Bove, ND Esophageal Disorders: Botanical Therapies  Jill Stansbury, ND Herbal Therapies for Type II Diabetes  Amanda McQuade Crawford Botanicals for Atopic Phenomena: Allergies, Asthma and Eczema  Jill Stansbury, ND Herbal Therapeutics V: Herbal Anti-inflammatories Cascade Anderson Geller Intensive: Natural Cancer Therapeutics- The ETMS System in Clinical Practice, Part 1  Donald Yance Intensive: Natural Cancer Therapeutics- The ETMS System in Clinical Practice, Part 2  Donald Yance Botanical and Nutritional Treatment of Thyroid Disorders  David Winston Psychoactive Botanicals and Ethnobotany  Chris Kilham Panel: Keeping Sexually Active as we Age  Deborah Frances, Teresa Boardwine and Amanda McQuade Crawford