1. Unit 8 Herbal Medicine Worldwide
HW205
Kim Montgomery MS, NBT

2. Unit 8 Project due Tuesday, Midnight
Initial Discussion due Saturday, Midnight
Discussion participation due Tuesday, Midnight
Seminar
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3. Learning Outcomes
Identify the major concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Recognize the differences between Eastern and Western herbal medicine
Identify the major concepts of Ayurvedic Medicine
Recognize the ecological concerns involved in the herbal medicine market

4. Herbal Medicine Worldwide
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ayurvedic Medicine
Difference between Eastern and Western Medicine

5. Chinese Medicine
Holistic medical system, looks at treating a patient as a whole person, looking at the mental and spiritual health, as well as the physical health, of the individual. Illness is seen as a disharmony or imbalance among these aspects of the individual.
Chinese
herbalism has been practiced for over 4,000 years.

6. TMC Yin-Yang Five Elements Bright and Dark Sides of Objects
Unity of the Opposites
Relative existence cannot exist in isolation
Without “hot” there would be no “cold”
Five Elements
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water
Interprets the Relationship between the Physiology and Pathology of the human body and the Natural Environment

7. Ayurvedic Medicine
Integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit to truly be a “holistic” practice of healing.

8. DOSHAS
Ayurveda identifies three basic types of energy or functional principles that are present in everybody and everything.
Vata is the energy of movement,
Pitta the energy of digestion or metabolism
Kapha the energy of lubrication and structure.
All people have vata, pitta and kapha, which one are you?

9. Principles of Naturopathic Medicine and Traditional Medicine
MDs:
Hippocratic oath
Identify and treat the cause or the symptoms??
Heal the whole person??
Use of pharmaceutical drugs
NDs:
Do no harm
Healing power of nature
Identify and treat the cause
Heal the whole person

10. Focus of Seminar
Physicians – To recommend herbs and vitamin or not? That is the question!
Pros
Natural
Less costly
Cons
Not regulated
Not profitable

11. Let’s first define what is included in herbs and vitamins
Water Soluble
Fat Soluble
What vitamins have been used therapeutically by consumers?
What vitamins are recommended by physicians to be used therapeutically?
For what conditions?

12. Vitamins and minerals used therapeutically by consumers
Vitamin C
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Folate
Niacin
Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
What are some others???
Iron, selenium, vitamin D

13. Vitamins prescribed by physicians
Niacin
Reduce cholesterol
Folate
Prevent neural tube defects
B12
Anemia, reduced absorption in the elderly
Vitamin D
Bone health
What are some others? How about prenatal vitamins?

14. Issues surrounding therapeutic use of vitamins
Regulation
Safety
Quality
Not tested for effectiveness/potency
Contamination
Scientific research
It does exist for some, but not all and is limited
Which vitamins have been studied for therapeutic use?

15. Are minerals used therapeutically?
Iron
Anemia
Calcium
Bone health
Blood pressure
Magnesium
What are some others?

16. Herbal Medicine Common/Popular herbs Accessory Nutrients Echinacea
Ginkgo: Alzheimer’s
Increased circulation
Ginger: Morning sickness
Accessory Nutrients
CoQ10
Glucosamine chondroitin
Melatonin
Safe for short term use, long term effects are not known

17. Nutritional Supplements
Fibers
Soluble: oats – heart disease and cholesterol
Insoluble: wheat – diverticulitis, diabetes, weight control
Phytochemicals
Lycopene: prostate cancer
Flavonoids: heart health
5-9 servings of fruits and veggies
decreases risk for many chronic diseases

18. Perhaps they recommend more than they think they do!
Have you ever heard physicians say:
Take a fiber supplement
Drink 2 glasses of red wine a day
Increase your fruits and vegetables
Use flaxseed oil
Take folate prior to pregnancy
Take niacin to reduce cholesterol

19. Complimentary Medicine
Importance of specialized knowledge:
Registered Dietitians assess diet
Chinese herbalists practice Eastern Medicine
Herbologists have specialized knowledge and training
Importance of referrals:
Reduces liability
Send to the experts

20. What would you recommend?
How would you help them choose supplements, herbs, and accessory nutrients?
What are some key factors to consider?

21. Summary and Q & A
MDs do recommend a number of vitamins and minerals for therapeutic use
MDs don’t generally recommend too many herbs
Issues to consider: quality, regulation, research, drug/herb interactions, lack of knowledge and training

22. Questions, Comments, Concerns
Discussion posts due Tuesday, Midnight
Project due Tuesday, Midnight
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