Art and science of herbal medicine making with David Hoffmann

​TAKEAWAYS

  1. Why herbalist is the interface between humanity and medicinal plants and what’s the future of herbal medicine
  2. How to approach herbal blending/formulating with intention to help creating elegant and healing preparations
  3. Criteria and strategies for therapeutic vs beverage teas and why simplicity is your friend

MEET OUR GUEST

David Hoffmann is an internationally renowned medical herbalist who’s been practicing phytotherapy for close to 40 years. He is an author of 17 herbal textbooks and a chief formulator at Traditional Medicinals, a company that I love.

David is a Fellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, a teacher at the California School of Herbal Studies and a visiting faculty at Bastyr University in Washington.

You’ll enjoy hearing David’s fascinating story and will appreciate his passion, conviction and mission as they relate to plant medicine.

​WEB RESOURCES

International Herb Symposium

Friends of the Earth

The National Institute of Medical Herbalists

Rosemary Gladstar

California School of Herbal Studies

Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act (DSHEA)

Traditional Medicinals – ThroatCoatBreathe EasyDetox Teas, Turmeric with Meadowsweet and Ginger

Mountain Rose Herbs

PubMed

Mrs. M Grieve

David Winston

Susun Weed

King’s American Dispensatory

David’s handout with Phyto links

​BOOKS

Most of David’s Herbal Texbooks – this previous link does not include Medical Herbalism

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TRANSCRIPT

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