David Crow – Plant Medicine for Modern Epidemics

You’re about to become your own best self-healing practitioner — all based on leading-edge principles of clinical plant medicine.

In this opening session, David will make sure you’re grounded and equipped for the powerful journey ahead.

He’ll walk you through the (often surprising) reasons that our medical systems continue to incorrectly treat symptoms.

In this first class, you’ll discover:

• Why the work you and David are embarking on together is essential for treating — and understanding — your current and future health problems
• What you’ll need to do NOW to begin thinking like a clinician
• The role of allopathic medicine and natural medicine in healing our modern epidemics
• The defining principles of clinical-level self-care — and how you’ll be adding them into your life over the next six months
• Clarity about the specific health conditions this course will cover

This week, David will help you set your expectations for using plant medicine, and guide you to bring powerful practices for maximizing healing into your life…

While each module will focus on a specific issue, it will be full of information that applies to ALL health concerns.

In this session, David will discuss upper digestive tract inflammation issues, including gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

He’ll share essential single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies — and how to apply them for clinical-level treatment.

You’ll discover how to track and measure your health progress — during this course and beyond.

As you unpack the phenomenon of herbal contradictions, you’ll discover how to use herbs so they don’t help one symptom while aggravating another.

You’ll also explore several safe and easy-to-use botanical remedies that give consistent benefits — for treating both mild transient symptoms AND chronic and acute illness.

In this module, David will walk you through:

• Why herbal medicine is an effective primary treatment for inflammatory conditions of the upper gastrointestinal system
• What you need to know about your diet and fluid intake… according to your age, constitution, digestive power, and health conditions
• The importance of regulating the terrain of the digestive system
• Preliminary practices for maximizing healing
• Why creating a healthy environment for your sense organs (eyes, nose, ears, skin, and tongue) conserves and protects your energy
• Alternatives to proton pump inhibitors and antacids for your stomach issues
• The role of detoxification and rejuvenation in upper GI inflammation

In this session, you’ll discover how botanical medicine can be highly effective as a primary modality for treating some types of lower GI tract inflammatory conditions…

… and for others, it can be a valuable adjunct to allopathic treatments.

As a framework for sharing powerful information that applies to all health issues, David will explain the causes of early stages of bowel inflammation — and how, unlike many antibiotics, plant medicine can often resolve the condition without worsening digestive health and disturbing the sensitive terrain of the digestive system.

In this module, you’ll:

• Discover the strengths and weaknesses of allopathic, Chinese, and Ayurvedic medicine in diagnosing and treating lower digestive tract inflammation
• Explore important aspects of your health history that are frequently overlooked by both allopathic and naturopathic doctors
• Learn the primary categories of herbs for lower GI inflammation
• Discover single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• Discover the role of detoxification and rejuvenation in lower GI inflammation — and the relationship between lower GI inflammation and other conditions
• Explore the spiritual and emotional dimensions of healing upper GI inflammation

After completing Modules 1 and 2, you’ll get extra time with David to discuss how this new information applies to YOUR health and wellbeing.

Bring any questions about using herbs for upper and lower GI conditions — and for further in-depth teachings and personalized coaching.

In this class, David will share how herbal medicine can be a primary or adjunct treatment for musculoskeletal pain and inflammation…

… and how, in many cases, it’s a highly effective approach for health, wellbeing, and symptom management.

In this module, David will walk you through:

• Primary categories of herbs for musculoskeletal pain and inflammation
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• The strengths and weaknesses of prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal medicines for musculoskeletal pain and inflammation
• Health fads, trendy products, and fraudulent marketing to watch out for regarding musculoskeletal pain and inflammation
• Potential herb/drug interactions (both negative and positive)
• The role of detoxification and rejuvenation in musculoskeletal pain and inflammation

This session will explore herbal medicine’s benefits for cancer patients — including immune enhancement and detoxification.

As you’ll discover, while herbal medicine doesn’t treat cancer directly, it’s a valuable adjunct to support the vitality of patients undergoing allopathic treatments.

Depending on the cancer and the patient, herbal medicine can often make a significant contribution to recovery — at the very least, it can increase the quality and length of life.

In this module, David will share:

• An overview of supporting cancer patients with botanical medicine
• The primary categories of herbs for cancer support
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• How to best work with your doctor — integrating allopathic and natural medicines by understanding the concerns of oncologists and the needs of cancer patients
• The spiritual and emotional dimensions of the journey through cancer and its treatment
• The role of detoxification and rejuvenation in supporting cancer patients, and for people with complex health conditions
• Herbal contradictions — when an herb helps one symptom but aggravates another

After completing Modules 4 and 5, you’ll get extra time with David to discuss how this new information applies to YOUR health and wellbeing.

Bring any questions about using herbs for musculoskeletal pain and inflammation, or about integrating herbal medicine into cancer support, for further in-depth teachings and personalized coaching.

This week, David will discuss how medicinal plants have always played an important role in mental and spiritual wellbeing in traditional cultures…

… and how they’ve assumed an important role in the modern-day treatment and management of stress, anxiety, and depression — especially when integrated with other healing modalities.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• How to treat stress, anxiety, and depression with botanical medicine
• Primary categories of herbs for stress, anxiety, and depression
• How to safely experiment with herbs for stress, anxiety, and depression according to your symptoms and constitution
• How to best work with your doctor by understanding the relationship between anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs and botanical medicines
• The spiritual and emotional dimensions of healing stress, anxiety, and depression
• Realistic expectations for using plant medicine for mental health

This week you’ll dive into plant medicine’s two basic physiological functions: providing concentrated nutrients, and supporting the body’s natural detoxification processes…

Herbal medicine can play a profound role in breaking the cycles of addictions at the physical level, and giving support to mental and emotional wellbeing.

As you’ll discover, when integrated into holistic treatment strategies with other natural approaches, herbal medicine’s powers become even more pronounced.

In this module, David will share powerful information that can benefit anyone struggling with addictions, including:

• An overview of addictions and their treatment with botanical medicine
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• Realistic expectations for using plant medicine
• Primary categories of herbs for treating addictions
• Clinical research on using psilocybin and ibogaine for the treatment of addictions
• Using botanical medicine to assist withdrawal from addictive medications
• The spiritual and emotional dimensions of healing addictions
• The role of detoxification and rejuvenation in treating addictions

After completing Modules 6 and 7, you’ll get extra time with David to discuss how this new information applies to YOUR health and wellbeing.

Bring any questions about using herbs for stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions — and for further in-depth teachings and personalized coaching.

Affecting one quarter of American adults, metabolic syndrome is a true epidemic.

In this class, you’ll explore how herbal medicine — especially when combined with diet and lifestyle changes — can be highly effective for addressing the overlapping conditions of metabolic syndrome…

… including obesity, high blood sugar, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

David will use metabolic syndrome as a launchpad for sharing healing information to improve all health conditions…

In this module, you’ll discover:

• An overview of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance — and their treatment with botanical medicine
• Primary categories of herbs for metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• The role of detoxification and rejuvenation in metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance
• Realistic expectations for using plant medicine
• The relationship between metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance and other conditions
• When to use herbal medicine as a primary or adjunct treatment

If you suffer from thyroid issues, you might feel exhausted, gain or lose weight, lose your hair, experience depression, or experience other symptoms that can impact your wellbeing…

This week, you’ll discover how herbal medicine can play a pivotal role in restoring your thyroid health — and restoring your healthy life.

In this module, David will share:

• An overview of thyroid disorders and their treatment with botanical medicine
• Primary categories of herbs for thyroid disorders
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• What botanical medicine can realistically do — and not do — for thyroid conditions
• Preliminary practices for healing thyroid issues
• How herbal medicine functions as a complementary treatment for allopathic management of thyroid disorders

After completing Modules 8 and 9, you’ll get extra time with David to discuss how this new information applies to YOUR health and wellbeing.

Bring any questions about using herbs for metabolic syndrome and thyroid disorders — and for further in-depth teachings and personalized coaching.

As we age, the weakening of bones can lead to numerous medical disorders and the burden of physical pain.

In this session, David will explain how plant medicine — both traditional and modern — can be used for treating bone health issues like osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

Providing more than symptomatic relief, the right plant medicine protocols can also address the underlying causes of degeneration by reducing inflammation, aiding in recovery from tissue damage, and protecting from bone loss.

This week, David will address important botanical treatments for bone health, including the use of mineral-rich herbs.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• How herbal medicine can play an important role in maintaining and improving bone health
• Primary categories of herbs for bone health
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• David’s guidance on collaborating with your doctor to weigh the risks and benefits of allopathic treatments versus natural medicine
• How other health conditions can contribute to osteoporosis and osteoarthritis

Medicinal plants are gaining recognition for their protective and detoxifying properties, as well as their abilities to strengthen and balance the neuroendocrine system.

In this class, David will explain how to harness the power of herbal medicines for preventative and curative powers in a toxic world.

Decades of research reveals that many botanical species can offer protection against environmental toxins…

In this module, David will share:

• An overview of the role of botanical medicine for dealing with environmental toxins
• Primary categories of herbs for protection against environmental toxins and treatment of related conditions
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• The strengths and weaknesses of diagnosis and treatment of environmental toxins
• Realistic expectations when using plant medicine
• The role of detoxification and rejuvenation in protecting against environmental toxins and treatment of related conditions

After completing Modules 10 and 11, you’ll get extra time with David to discuss how this new information applies to YOUR health and wellbeing.

Bring any questions about using herbs for bone health issues and environmental toxins — and for further in-depth teachings and personalized coaching.

Because of their neuroprotective and nutrient-rich properties, medicinal plants can offer significant benefits for reducing and managing symptoms of ADHD and ASD.

You’ll discover how diet, herbs, nutritional supplements, and other complementary therapies can assist both children and adults with ADHD and ASD to live healthier, more functional lives.

In this module, you’ll explore:

• An overview of ADHD and ASD — and their treatment with botanical medicine
• Primary categories of herbs for ADHD and ASD
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• Working with your doctor — understanding the strengths and weaknesses of allopathic management and natural approaches to ADHD and ASD
• The role of detoxification and the relationship of environmental toxicity to ADHD and ASD

Botanical medicine is playing a major role in the treatment and management of Lyme disease.

This week you’ll discover how, because of their multifaceted nature, herbs can often treat several related systems of the body — which is necessary in the complex and changeable manifestations of Lyme disease.

Lyme disease is the number-one vector-borne illness in the United States, and cases are being reported in every region in the country. Challenges in clinical presentation, in addition to the unique bacterial characteristics, have resulted in numerous myths and mystery, clouding our understanding of this chronic condition.

This week you’ll learn powerful plant medicine solutions for supporting the journey through Lyme disease.

In this module, David will share:

• An overview of Lyme disease, its co-infections, and their treatment
• The critical thinking you’ll need to avoid the trendy wastebasket diagnoses of “internet medicine” that’s so prevalent with Lyme disease
• Why it’s important to understand clinical-level self-care — and to be your own advocate when working with doctors
• Primary categories of herbs for Lyme disease
• Single-herb remedies, herbal formulas, and adjunct therapies for clinical-level treatment
• How to safely experiment with herbs according to your symptoms and constitution
• Herbal contradictions — when an herb helps one symptom but aggravates another
• The role of detoxification and rejuvenation in Lyme disease

After completing Modules 12 and 13, you’ll get extra time with David to discuss how this new information applies to YOUR health and wellbeing.

Bring any questions about using herbs for ADHD, ASD & Lyme disease — and for further in-depth teachings and personalized coaching.

In this session from the Plant Medicine Summit, Ayurvedic expert and physician Dr. Vasant Lad explains how Ayurveda has profound knowledge of the interaction of the world around us and how it contributes to health or disease.

Dr. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, brings a wealth of classroom and practical experience to the United States. A native of India, he served for three years as Medical Director of the Ayurveda Hospital in Pune and was Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Pune University College of Ayurvedic Medicine where he was an instructor for more than a decade. Dr. Lad’s training includes the study of allopathic medicine and surgery. He founded the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1984 and currently is its Director and principal instructor. Dr. Lad is the author of many books and is respected throughout the world for his knowledge and teaching of Ayurveda.

Join David Crow as he offers ways to safely use combinations of herbs and essential oils for enhanced therapeutic benefits. He’ll discuss formulas for treating and preventing common conditions of the respiratory and digestive systems, for relaxing and strengthening the nervous system, for balancing the female hormonal system, for musculoskeletal problems, and for detoxification.

During this highly informative session, you’ll discover:

Ayurvedic medical philosophy describes “transgressions against nature” as a fundamental cause of illness and suffering. Based on the insight that our state of mind influences how our sense organs relate to the outer world, and, in turn, influence our physiological functions, Ayurvedic medicine provides us with a profoundly spiritual yet highly practical system for maintaining physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing — both individually and collectively. Join David Crow as he elegantly illuminates these principles.

During this remarkable session, you’ll discover:

• How the relationship between our sense organs and the outer environment creates physiological balance or imbalance
• Common examples of illnesses and epidemics caused by improper conjunction of the sense organs and sense objects
• How the current state of the world is a reflection of our collective consciousness

Join Dr. Trupti Gokani, integrative neurologist and migraine specialist, as she discusses the enteric nervous system (also knowns as the second brain), and how this system is integral to maintaining brain health.

During this session, you’ll discover:

As part of your participation in the course, you’ll receive a 20% savings on any purchases you’d like to make from David’s Floracopeia online store. Floracopeia was established to provide the highest quality aromatic treasures and health education, to support ecological agriculture, and to promote traditional plant-based knowledge. You can find amazing essential oils and flower essences that will promote your health, vitality, and spiritual opening.

Note: no purchase is required for the course. In addition, it is not required to use Floracopeia products. You may use whatever products you’d like to use for your training.