Course Overview

Every other week an exciting new episode of the Sperbs Herbs podcast is recorded. This episode is a little different in that we will explore how to prepare, dose, and administer herbal formulas to maximize patient compliance and medical effectiveness. Looking at traditional methods of preparation, we will discuss why one would choose one method over another. We will explore steady state calculations (don’t worry, there won’t be any math) to figure how out the best frequency of dosing herbs. This episode will be an amazing combination of tradition and modern pharmacology with the end goal of figuring out how to best support our patients. It is a must listen to podcast for any herbal practitioner.

Course Objectives

• Comprehend basic Chinese and bio- medical information about preparing Chinese herbal formulas
• Apply dosing regimens that maximize patient compliance and steady state distribution of active ingredients
• Compare and choose preparation methods that maximize medical affects in individual patients
• Understand and cautions and precautions of various preparation methods and dosing

Course Outline

0 hrs - 15 minIntroduction

15 min - 45 minDiscussion of Using Formulas

45 min - 1 hrsSummary