22SW08 - Reclaiming the Sacred in Women's Health: Plants as Allies for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Healing Format:Audio John's Wort as a Xenosensory

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22SW08 - Reclaiming the Sacred in Women's Health: Plants as Allies for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Healing Format:Audio John's Wort as a XenosensorySpeaker: Deborah Frances, ND. In this presentation we examine the spiritual gifts of several herbs combined with specific clinical applications for the treatment of PMS, dysmenorrhea, fibrocystic breasts, bacterial vaginosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, menorrhagia and symptoms associated with menopause. Emphasis is placed on the importance of liver herbs, adaptogens and pelvic decongestants, including Uncaria tomentosa, Nymphaea spp, Hypericum