Presenter: Eric Yarnell, ND, RH

Original Date: November 13, 2022

This talk will feature a key look at endangered herbs. We will begin with an overview of the problem illustrated by endangered resins and gums including Boswellia, Commiphora. We will look at alternatives: Pinus, Abies, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Tsuga, Populus, Allium sativum. We will spend time with endangered/problematic African herbs: Prunus africanum, Pausinystalia, Cryptolepis and alternatives: Serenoa and other less or unknown herbs. We will look at endangered South American herbs: Handroanthus (pau d'arco), Aspidosperma quebrancho and alternatives Curcuma, Balsamorrhiza, Inula. We will finish by looking at issues relevant to choosing local herbs over the exotic, foreign, distant, and "sexy."

1.0 General and 0.50 Ethics (total 1.5 CEUs) approved by OBNM