"Overlooked and Underappreciated Herbal Materia Medica"

Presenter: Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG)
Original Date: July 27 2025 

The botanical materia medica is enormous, though sadly only a relatively small subset of available medicinal herbs receives regular use. Dr. Yarnell will discuss lesser known or totally ignored indigenous North American herbs (with two exceptions) he has used with great success clinically, including their history, proper indications, dosing, and safety. Herbs discussed will include Prunella vulgaris (heal all), Ammi visnaga (khella), Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush), Arbutus menziesii (madrone), Balsamorrhiza sagittata (balsamroot), Osmorhiza occidentalis (western sweet Cicely), Eryngium yuccafolium (rattlesnake master), Pueraria montana (kudzu), and Pedicularis bracteosa (bracted lousewort).

Bio: Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) (Bastyr University, 1996) is chief medical officer at Northwest Naturopathic Urology. He has been in practice for 29 years, primarily in the fields of men’s health, urology, and nephrology, with an emphasis on botanical medicine. Dr. Yarnell is chief creative officer of Wild Brilliance Press, vice president of Heron Botanicals, and CEO of Red Root Pharmaceuticals. He previously served as chair of the department of botanical medicine at SCNM (now called SUHS), was full professor at Bastyr, and helped edit the Journal of Naturopathic Medicine. He is adjunct faculty at Bastyr (both campuses), SUHS, and CCNM. His published works include Clinical Botanical Medicine 2nd ed, Natural Approach to Urology 2nd ed, Natural Approach to Prostate Conditions 2nd ed, and Natural Approach to Gastroenterology 2nd ed. He has received the AANP's Vis Award (2014), GastroANP's Borborygmus Award (2020), and NMSA’s Faculty of the Year Award (2018 and 2020).

NUNM is accredited by the North American Naturopathic Continuing Education Council (NANCEAC). This activity qualifies for 0.75 General, 0.75 Pharmacology (1.5 CEUs Total).