04SW19 - Vitalist Strategies in Herbal Medicine Format:Audio Review of three cases: osteoarthritis

Review of three cases: osteoarthritis and hip replacement: asthma and discontinuing steroid inhalers: polymyalgia rheumatica and weaning from prednisone

Provides creative

skunk cabbage and many anti-inflammatory herbs

Discussion of Ayurvedic treatment for menstrual disorders

04SW19 - Vitalist Strategies in Herbal Medicine Format:Audio Review of three cases: osteoarthritisSpeaker: Paul Bergner. This lecture covers the history of vitalist theories of medicine from the ancient Chinese and Ayurveda to the more modern physiomedicalist perspective. The "vitalist" view of herbal actions can help to determine which remedy to use to help the body restore balance.