Description
Synergists are herbs that enhance the effects of other herbs in formulation–but they are not one-size-fits-all!
This webinar will help students learn how to choose a synergist to best increase their formulas’ effectiveness, in order to improve formulations and get better outcomes in clinical practice.
Learn the physiology behind synergy, in-depth Materia Medica of commonly used synergistic herbs organized by physiology, and how to use them to create effective formulas. The emphasis is on WHY and HOW synergists work, to help students apply the material to other herbs they work with, as we practice from different traditions of healing, specialties, and bioregions.
Class 1 Absorption & Solubility
· Course overview, definitions
· Herbal pharmacokinetics of absorption
· Solubility
· Materia Medica of synergists: absorption
· Liver & Gut #1
Class 2: Distribution
· Herbal pharmacokinetics of distribution
· Materia Medica of synergists: distribution
· Cardiovascular, Nervous, Pulmonary
Class 3: Metabolism & Filtration
· Herbal pharmacokinetics of metabolism
· Materia Medica of synergists: metabolism
· Materia Medica of filtration
· Liver #2, Gut #2, Kidney, Lymph
Class 4: Creating Formulas with Synergistic Herbs
Instructor Bio: Juliette Abigail Carr is a Registered Herbalist and Family Nurse Practitioner. Her practice serves children and adults with body positive, gender affirming, trauma-informed holistic care. Each of us is the utmost authority on our bodies, and our wellness is deeply influenced by race, class, culture, gender, sexuality, intergenerational trauma, and other socioeconomic health determinants. Her goal is for the people she counsels to begin to trace the threads connecting all aspects of their lives to their state of wellness, and to self-empower to maximize their health. These principles form the backbone of her teaching, which is designed to give students the tools they need to understand how to maintain the wellness of their loved ones, instead of simply presenting lists of remedies.