Comprehensive course to become a certified Ayurvedic practitioner; approved by International Academy of Ayurveda in Pune, India and International Holistic Health Institute in Bangalore, India. Overview of Ayurveda, Ayurvedic medicine, Ayurvedic herbs.
The first step in quality control of botanical preparations is verifying your plants. Manual describes morphological & organoleptic characteristics, observable with hand lens or dissecting microscope for confirming plant identity.
Non-profit association evaluates botanical manufacturers' processes and products. The site includes a list of manufacturers (and brands) that participate in the USP evaluation program, and a list of stores where you can buy the certified products.
There is a growing amount of evidence-based research supporting various botanicals; and/or primary evidence comes from a long medicinal use. Evidence-based research may be limited, but we shouldn't ignore botanicals that have been used for 1000s of years,
Scientists isolated morphine from opium, leading to the belief (in the West at least) that a single, non-living compound in a plant was responsible for its healing properties. This helped create the biomedical model of pharmacotherapy, where plants are se
11 Modules: Introduction to Phytotherapy The Immune System The Circulatory System The Respiratory System The Digestive System The Urinary System The Reproductive System The Nervous System The Special Senses The Musculoske
U. Priss. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Conceptual Structures (ICCS 2003), volume 2746 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, page 309-322. Springer, (2003)