Guest guest Posted July 13, 2000 Report Share Posted July 13, 2000 Hello, this is my brief introduction... I could talk about, study, hunt for, and play with herbs all day. I got my B.S. in botany at UMass, Amherst, though my studies there included precious little instruction in medicinal herbs, so I continued onto OCOM, which I'd heard had a strong herbal program, and just finished my M.Ac.O.M. Hopefully Chinese Herbal Medicine will help further enrich my herbal schooling. Though I can't think offhand of any area in herbal medicine that I'm NOT interested in, a couple of my most recent interests have been: 1. treating the spirit with herbs, including five-element approaches to Chinese herbalism 2. investigating Western counterparts to Chinese herbs. In many cases, it appears not enough research has been done within genera to make clear distinctions (in terms of medicinal properties) between species. (For instance, does anyone know if Man Jing Zi possesses the hormonal effects of Vitex agnus-castus - the West's chaste-berry? or if Ban Bian Lian has any of the emetic or unpredictable qualities of Lobelia inflata?) Also, I'd be interested to learn what kinds of differences climate, topography, and other environmental factors make in the medicinal properties of particular herbs (partly to determine how Chinese herbs would vary if I grew them in northwestern U.S.). Okay, so maybe I shouldn't have used the word "brief" in the first line... Take care all, Peter Borten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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