intensive seminar in botanical medicine

Day Two
Saturday, September 15
Classes held at Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, MD

9:00 – 10:15 Botanicals used for Women’s Health Issues
Botanicals used for conditions such as premenstrual syndrome, perimenopause, and uterine fibroids.

10:30-12:00 Botanicals used for Men’s Health Issues
Botanicals used for conditions such as benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer, and erectile
dysfunction.

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Case Presentations
Instructors and participants analyze the use of botanicals in clinical cases involving women’s and
men's
health issues.

14:45 – 16:00 Botanicals used in HIV
Way botanicals are employed in the treatment of HIV infection.

16:30 - 17:30 Rotating small group sessions
A: See & review the plants discussed in the lectures with Dr. Duke in the Green Farmacy Garden.
B: Drug interactions, the effect of herbs on the cytochrome P-450 system

Day Four
Monday, September 17
Classes held at Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, MD

9:00 - 10:30 How Low Dose Herbs are Used in Practice
An introduction to the use of low dose herbs in clinical practice: What is known and what is not.

10:45 - 12:00 Botanicals used in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Herbal protocols for irritable bowel syndrome

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:30 Introduction to the Cultivation of Medicinal Plants
How medicinal plants are cultivated and how cultivation may affect their properties.

15:00 – 16:00 Rotating small group sessions:
Group A: See & review plants discussed in the lectures with Dr. Duke in the Green Farmacy Garden
Group B: Sourcing of botanicals, how to choose among commercial botanical products

16:30-17:30 Food Pharmaceuticals
Dr. James Duke discusses foods and spices as therapeutic agents.

17:30 – 18:30 Closing gathering in Dr. Duke’s Green Farmacy Garden:
An opportunity for last minute questions and a time to enjoy the Garden and the seminar participants.

Day Three
Sunday, September 16
Classes held at Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, MD

9:00 – 10:30 Botanicals used in Allergies and Atopic Dermatitis
How botanicals are used to treat allergies and atopic dermatitis.

10:45 - 12:00 CAM treatments in the pediatric population
Agatha Thrash, MD presents nutritional and botanical treatments for the pediatric patient.

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 - 14:15 Botanicals used to treat disorders of the venous system
The use of botanicals in thrombophlebitis and chronic venous insufficiency.

14:30 – 16:00 Botanicals used to treat Addiction
Botanical strategies in addictions (alcohol, tobacco, and drug addiction).

16:30 - 17:30 Rotating small group sessions:
A: Sourcing of botanicals, how to choose among commercial botanical products.
B: See & review the plants discussed in the lectures with Dr. Duke in the Green Farmacy Garden.

Day One:
Friday, September 14
Classes held at Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland

8.30 – 9:30 Seminar Overview
Introductions and an open discussion on how the seminar can best satisfy the needs of the
participants.

9:45 - 12:00 General Concepts in Botanical Medicine
An overview of types of botanical preparations, shelf life, standardization and phytochemistry with an
emphasis on its relevance and importance in clinical practice.

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:45 General Concepts in Botanical Medicine, continued
A continuation of the discussion of botanical preparations and phytochemistry in clinical practice.

15:00 – 16:00 Botanicals used in Depression and Anxiety
Botanical strategies for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.

16:30 - 17:30 Rotating small group sessions
A: Drug interactions, the effect of herbs on the cytochrome P- 450 system
B: See & review the herbs discussed in the lectures with Dr. Duke in the Green Farmacy Garden

18:00 - 20:00 Dinner in the garden:
An opportunity to mingle with colleagues and instructors at a picnic dinner in the Garden.

The Intensive Seminar in Botanical Medicine is jointly sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Medicine,
University School of Medicine Center for Integrative Medicine, and the Botanical Medicine Academy.

CME Credit Designation:
The University of Maryland School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 28
category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only
those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Other Continuing Education Credits
Maryland Board of Pharmacy: 32 hours
American Herbalists Guild: 26 hours

Faculty Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Maryland School of Medicine to ensure balance, independence,
objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with the policy of the
University of Maryland School of Medicine, faculty are asked to disclose any affiliation or financial
interest that may affect the content of their presentation as presentations may include discussion of
commercial products and services.

The instructors Kathy Abascal, Sharon Montes, James A. Duke, Agatha Thrash, Holly Vogel, and Eric
Yarnell have no significant relationships with manufacturers of such commercial products to disclose.
Eric Yarnell is president and founder of Healing Mountain Publishing, Inc., and Vice President of Heron
Botanicals, Inc.

Learning Objectives for the seminar:

At the conclusion of this course, the participant should have resources and skill to:
1        Describe the potential efficacy and safety of 15 commonly used botanicals.
2.        Describe the preparation, toxicity and drug interactions of 15 commonly used botanicals.
3.        Discuss how botanicals are used by CAM practitioners in treating depression and anxiety,women’s
and men’s health issues, HIV infection, allergies and atopic dermatitis, disorders of the venous system,
addiction, common pediatric conditions, and irritable bowel syndrome.
4.        Have an understanding of preparation types, shelf life, contamination, adulteration,
standardization and other issues bearing on quality and effectiveness of botanicals.

Seminar Instructors
University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty: Sharon Montes, MD, Director of Clinical Services &
Education, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine

Guest Faculty:
Kathy Abascal, J.D., RH (AHG), Executive Director of the Botanical Medicine Academy
James A. Duke, PhD Botany, Adjunct Faculty - Tai Sophia Institute, Laurel, MD, USDA (retired)
Agatha Thrash, MD, Pathology, co-founder of Uchee Pines Institute, a nonprofit health-training center in
Seale, Alabama, and author of Charcoal
Holly Shull Vogel, MS Plant Pathology, Co-director of the Green Farmacy Garden
Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG), Faculty Bastyr University, Seattle, Washington.