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Cutting Edge Ayurvedic Herbalism

American Herbalists Guild 2013 Symposium

American Herbalists Guild Annual Symposium

November 7-10, 2013 Bend, Oregon 45 presentations Plant walks Clinical pearls Case round tables
http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/ann ual-symposium-2013
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Uncommon Herbs Uncommon Uses for Common Herbs

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Herbs work better than you ever knew

Dynamic Dramatic Effective

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Key Issues: Right herb Right quality Right dose

Doses

Pharmacological Ayurvedic medicine Often for long periods Modifications to reduce side effects

Preparations

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Tea dose

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Pharmacological

Dr. Suresh Kumar: Standard daily dose of typical Ayurvedic decoction is 60 g crude herb, decocted, administered twice or thrice per day

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Pharmacological

However, experience shows Indian dose is too high for good compliance by Westerners, so amount can be reduced to 15 or 30 g

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Tinctures for Ayurvedic doses?

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Never tinctured before in history

How to know? Alcohol % Extraction ratio Is dose equivalent?
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Name Brand Ashwaganda tincture

1:4 62-72% alcohol BID-TID 30 to 40 drops in a little water (~2 ml)

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Tincture dose
(Assuming 100% extraction) 30 g raw dry herb (1 oz.)/4 btls (1 oz. ea) 7.5 grams/btl. (~30 ml) 30 ml per btl/2 ml per dose = 15 doses 7.5 g raw per btl/15 doses = 0.5 g/dose Each dose ~1/60 ounce (~500 mg)
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Ashwaganda

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Ashwaganda

Anxiety
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Ashwaganda root

15 g qd for acute anxiety

(2 weeks for effect)

1-2 grams lifelong

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Ashwaganda churna?

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Ashwaganda churna dose?

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Shatavari

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Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus
Root Hundred husbands Lactation, semen Demulcent (GI, urinary)

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Cool and moist

Photo Prashanti deJager

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Shatavari

Fertility Anti-aging Daily 2 grams

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In milk for tonic action

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Hot flash 10 grams

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Slow action

Ashwaganda Shatavari 50/50 mixture Balanced energetics

Shatavari and Ashwaganda

Capsules, soup, gruel, smoothie Daily 1-2 grams lifelong

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Gokshura

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Kidney, stamina, sex tonic

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Gokshura seed (fruit)

Mood (Depression/SAD) Sex/Stamina 5-15 g qd

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Calamus

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Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Autism One

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Calamus Fresh Roots

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Autism One

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Calamus
Acorus calamus
Root Vacha (speech) Major mind and brain herb Promotes awareness Communication, self-expression
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Powder 1-4 grams Nauseating

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Nutmeg

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Insomnia

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Anxiety

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Premature ejaculation

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Nutmeg Nutmeg

Carminative Diarrhea Sedative

Powder Anxiety 1-4 g Hypertension 1-4 g Premature ejaculation 1-2 g
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Arjuna bark

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Arjuna Bark

Arrhythmia
Ayurveda Herbs- Khalsa Photo Prashanti 46 deJager

Hypertension Cardiac Tonic Arjuna, Grape, Raw sugar

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Avipattikar Churna

Pitta Gastritis by pushing pitta downward

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Avipattikar Churna
Ginger Pipali Triphala Musta Vid namak (black salt) Vidanga Cardamom Cinnamon Trivitt root bark (Nishotra root) (Operculina turpethum) (purgative) (regulate P & V, laxative, light, dry, bitter, pungent, hot) (treats constipation, edema, obesity, fever)
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Nishotra

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Nishotra
Operculina turpethum
Trivrit Root bark Purgative resin PV Light, dry Pungent, bitter, hot Pain Purgative ingredient in Avipattikar churna
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Avipattikar Churna

3-5 g twice daily

with milk or lukewarm water

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Mild pitta detox

Day 1 tsp in ghee Increase by tsp per day for 1 week

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Hingwastak
Equal parts: Pippali (Piper longum) Ginger (Zingiber offinale) Kali Mirch (Piper nigrum), Ajwain (Carum copticum) Saindhava (Rock salt) Sveta jeeraka (Cuminum cyminum) Krsna jeeraka (Carum carvi) One-eighth part: Hing (Ferula foetida)
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Asafoetida gum

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Asafoetida

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Asafoetida
Hing Strong smell Digestion, circulation Strong downward moving energy Constipation, indigestion
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Ayurveda Herbs- Khalsa

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Guduchi stem

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Guduchi
Tinospora cordifolia
Root, stem, leaves Tropical India Alkaloid (berberine), bitter principles Cooling Immunostimulant, antibacterial, antiviral

Guduchi

Aphrodisiac Deeply detoxifying Powder 15 grams

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Clinical Pearls

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International Integrative Educational Institute

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Depression

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Pain

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Capsaicin blocks substance P

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Cayenne
Cayenne fruit (Capsicum spp.) Slow acting Strongly consider for cluster headache Gradually adjust dose
to digestive tolerance

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Gotu kola

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Brahmi

God-like Superior nerve tonic Cognitive Nerve tissue support

Connective tissue healing

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Epilepsy & Migraine

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Gotu kola

Cold, bitter
(Contradictory energetics for tonic herb) Sweet "vipak" (tissue action)

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Saag

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Epilepsy & Migraine

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30-60 g qd as infusion
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Aloe

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Female tonic Kumari

Aloe in India
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Gel

Skin

Prof Herb Cert Course

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Gel

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Kumari Asava

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Three Valerians
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Valerian root

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Valeriana officinalis
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Tagara root

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Tagara

Valeriana wallichii
(Indian valerian) Root With vacha for mental clarity

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Jatamansi root

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Jatamansi root

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Jatamansi
Nardostachys grandiflora (Nardostachys jatamansi) (Syn. Valeriana jatamansi)
Root Heals brain tissue Combine with Gotu kola, shankapushpi, ashwaganda (nerves) Guggul, ginger (muscle pain) Itching, burning skin
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Parkinsonism (kampavata), combine with Kapi kacchu, Ashwaganda, Bala

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Valerian
Bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet

Tagara
Bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet

Jatamansi
Bitter, astringent, sweet

Hot
Heavy VK-P+ Low to medium altitude Grounding (high earth tattva) Tamasic (dulls mind)

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Light VPKMedium altitude Epilepsy Vata in head Warm carminative Tamasic (dulls mind)

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Light VPK= High altitude (Himalaya meadows) Brain tonic Mental rejuvenative Mental clarity Tridoshic, not tamasic 93

Rauwolfia root

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Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Autism One

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Hypertension Very sedating

Rauwolfia root

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1-2 grams powder (bedtime dose or day dose)

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Pain
Willow and cinchona
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Willow bark (Salix alba, Salix spp.) Cold, biter Source of salicylates Pain, fever, inflammation 1 oz. as tea
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Cinchona bark

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Chitrak mul

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Chitrak

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Chitrak root (mul)

Plumbago zeylanica
Dipana (promotes digestive fire) Weight loss Liver & fat digestion Detox Blood sugar

Pungent, bitter Heating (powerful) K V P

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Chitrak root (mul)

Potent, poisonous Acrid crystalline principle

Plumbagin (0.91%)

1-2 grams with caution

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Chitrak

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Chitrak

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Join us at the AHG Symposium

November 7-10, 2013 Bend, Oregon

American Herbalists Guild Annual Symposium

November 7-10, 2013 Bend, Oregon 45 presentations Plant walks Clinical pearls Case round tables
http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/ann ual-symposium-2013
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Join us at AHG Symposium 2013!

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