Principles of Safely Combining TCHM with Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals Parts I & II 2017 FSOMA

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2017 FSOMA Conference Audio recording of Part I & II Instructor Galina Roofener, LAc, LCH, Dipl Ac (NCCAOM), Dipl CH (NCCAOM) The practice of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCHM) may appear archaic to those that misunderstand the theories and principals that guide it. In fact, TCHM continues to evolve and new systems are consistently being discovered and applied within the tradition. Never the less the biggest challenge of great unknown of herb-drug interaction faced by TCM practitioner in the world today remains. Though modern scientific analyses have been utilized to look at herbs from a chemical perspective, it is unrealistic to perform double-blind study of every drug-herb/formula combination. This class will introduce principles of drug-herb combination according to TCM philosophy how it is practiced at Traditional Chinese Herbal Clinic within Cleveland Clinic Integrative Medicine Department.