26SW04 - The Stagnant Liver: East and West Format:Video The Amazonian concept of Plantas

The Amazonian concept of Plantas maestros (plant teachers) embraces the notion that plants have intelligence and lessons to share–from the use of plant medicines

review commonly used herbs that may provoke reactions

then dives into botanicals to help support children with these conditions

naturopathic physicians

but for some people changing these things is not enough to reduce body fat

26SW04 - The Stagnant Liver: East and West Format:Video The Amazonian concept of PlantasSpeaker: Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist Liver stagnancy is an important concept in both traditional Western medicine and Chinese medicine, but the concepts in the two systems are very different. They require a different materia medica, with little overlap. We will describe the anatomy and physiology of the liver, the portal venous system, and the biliary tree and how diet and herbs may interact with these. The Chinese organ system is not equivalent