Monthly Meetings:
The GHG meets the 3rd Sunday of every month (except there is no meeting in November & December) from 6:30 pm to
8:00 pm at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. At this meeting, you will typically meet at least one board member and anywhere from a half-dozen up to 30 or more of our active and engaging members. We often have a presenter, or we may have round table discussions, or plant walks. We encourage membership in the American Herbalists Guild as we are a sub-chapter and it is required to be a voting member, but it is not a requirement to attend our meetings. Please check our Calendar of Events for details. For more information or any questions please e-mail georgiaherbalistsguild@gmail.com
8:00 pm at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. At this meeting, you will typically meet at least one board member and anywhere from a half-dozen up to 30 or more of our active and engaging members. We often have a presenter, or we may have round table discussions, or plant walks. We encourage membership in the American Herbalists Guild as we are a sub-chapter and it is required to be a voting member, but it is not a requirement to attend our meetings. Please check our Calendar of Events for details. For more information or any questions please e-mail georgiaherbalistsguild@gmail.com
Coming Events:
Sunday, October 16, 2016
This will be a fun hands on workshop of simple (no kicking or punching) martial arts/pressure pt. techniques as well as herbal treatments.
Miles will also be our speaker at our monthly meeting that evening, also at the Astoria Bldg. Parking is free behind the building in the parking deck. Check in at the concierge desk.
Miles will also be our speaker at our monthly meeting that evening, also at the Astoria Bldg. Parking is free behind the building in the parking deck. Check in at the concierge desk.
Register here:
Past Guild Events:
Sunday, September 18th
2-5 PM at the Atlanta History Center
2-5 PM at the Atlanta History Center
For September's meeting we will have a special time and location. We are getting a tour of the Atlanta History Center Gardens from Rosemary Bathurst, one of the horticulturists from the history center. Bring your herbal knowledge and plant identification skills so we can explore the AHC's 22 acres of land and share what we know of the plants with the group. The gardens include historically accurate gardens including crops that families at the time would have grown.
Admission will be $11 per person, due at the event. Cash or check only, please!
We will meet at 2 PM in the atrium near the ticket counter. After we view the gardens, we will gather at 4 PM for an informal monthly meeting to review guild business. If you can only join us for that portion, we will be meeting at the picnic tables in Oak Circle in front of McElreath Hall. Click this link for Atlanta History Center map and directions.
Admission will be $11 per person, due at the event. Cash or check only, please!
We will meet at 2 PM in the atrium near the ticket counter. After we view the gardens, we will gather at 4 PM for an informal monthly meeting to review guild business. If you can only join us for that portion, we will be meeting at the picnic tables in Oak Circle in front of McElreath Hall. Click this link for Atlanta History Center map and directions.
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Sunday, August 20th
It is time again for our monthly meeting! Our meeting for August will be this coming Sunday, August 21st, from 6:30 - 8 PM, at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. We will meet in the Georgia Pacific Room, which is in the building behind the Orchid House - entrance on the other side of the edible garden. Ask at the garden entrance if you don't know where that is. Noelle Fuller will be giving us a presentation on Tulsi, also known as Holy Basil. Noelle Fuller is a 2nd year master’s student at the University of Georgia. She completed her BS in Nutrition Science from UGA in May 2015. She also completed Patricia Howell’s Botanologos School of Herbal Medicine in December 2014. Her graduate research involves working with the food science and horticulture departments on campus to characterize select holy basil varieties based on plant yield, and the composition and yield of essential oils. When she isn't in the lab she is working at UGArden, a student learning and demonstration farm with a medicinal herb garden where herbs. |
Sunday, April 17th, 2016
10:30 AM, Elsie A. Holmes Nature Park in Ringgold, GA
Forest Bathing: A Mindful Walk in Nature, followed by a Lecture on Herbs for Stress Reduction with Hollie Richey, RH (AHG), LCSW
Experience the life-changing practice of mindfulness in nature. Be present with the body and senses. Simply rest in natural awareness, grounded, and discover the intimate engagement of life within life. Within this sacred context, gain skills in how to work with difficult thoughts and feelings to reduce stress and anxiety. Forest Bathing, also called Shinrin-yoku, is a Japanese concept of immersing oneself in the rich sensory experience of the forest with open awareness and no expectations. The body and mind “bathes” in the smells, sounds, light, movement, taste and feel of the forest. Research in Japan is providing evidence of what nature-lovers have intuitively known for years: that reconnecting to the forest will heal us. Studies show, specifically, that intentional forest walking elevates the mood, reduces stress hormones such as cortisol, boosts the immune system, and reduces the heart rate. Experience it for yourself.
The Plan:
We will meet at the Elsie A. Holmes Nature Park in Ringgold, GA of Catoosa County.
88 Ben Holmes Road, Ringgold, GA 30736
http://www.catoosarec.com/elsie-a-holmes-nature-park.html
Elsie Holmes Park is along the South Chickamauga Creek and is home to trillium, bloodroot, Jacob's ladder, Solomon's seal, enormous green dragons and the endemic Mountain Skullcap.
Bring your lunch and something light and portable to sit on (plastic bag will do) to eat by the banks of the South Chickamauga Creek. Wear shoes with good tread and if you have a hiking stick or pole, it could be useful on the last, short segment, which is a fairly steep incline.
After the walk, we will be in the screened pavilion for the lecture on herbs for stress reduction. There are restrooms located near the pavilion.
10:30 am Arrival, followed by meditation in the pavilion
11:00-12:00 Forest Bathing
12:00-12:30 Lunch by the banks of the S. Chick Creek
12:30-1:30 Forest Bathing
1:30-2:30 Lecture on Herbs for Stress Reduction
About Holli Richey:
Holli Richey RH(AHG), LCSW is a registered herbalist and mindfulness-oriented psychotherapist practicing mind-body-spirit care at the Erlanger Community Health Centers in Chattanooga, TN. Holli has studied plant medicine for 20 years and has led plant walks for 15 years. Holli facilitates nature-based therapy, herb walks and Forest Bathing (shinrin-yoku) retreats in the mountains of southeastern Tennessee. Holli graduated from Maryland University of Integrative Health with a MS in Herbal Medicine and the University of Georgia, School of Social Work. Visit her blog at hollirichey.com
Experience the life-changing practice of mindfulness in nature. Be present with the body and senses. Simply rest in natural awareness, grounded, and discover the intimate engagement of life within life. Within this sacred context, gain skills in how to work with difficult thoughts and feelings to reduce stress and anxiety. Forest Bathing, also called Shinrin-yoku, is a Japanese concept of immersing oneself in the rich sensory experience of the forest with open awareness and no expectations. The body and mind “bathes” in the smells, sounds, light, movement, taste and feel of the forest. Research in Japan is providing evidence of what nature-lovers have intuitively known for years: that reconnecting to the forest will heal us. Studies show, specifically, that intentional forest walking elevates the mood, reduces stress hormones such as cortisol, boosts the immune system, and reduces the heart rate. Experience it for yourself.
The Plan:
We will meet at the Elsie A. Holmes Nature Park in Ringgold, GA of Catoosa County.
88 Ben Holmes Road, Ringgold, GA 30736
http://www.catoosarec.com/elsie-a-holmes-nature-park.html
Elsie Holmes Park is along the South Chickamauga Creek and is home to trillium, bloodroot, Jacob's ladder, Solomon's seal, enormous green dragons and the endemic Mountain Skullcap.
Bring your lunch and something light and portable to sit on (plastic bag will do) to eat by the banks of the South Chickamauga Creek. Wear shoes with good tread and if you have a hiking stick or pole, it could be useful on the last, short segment, which is a fairly steep incline.
After the walk, we will be in the screened pavilion for the lecture on herbs for stress reduction. There are restrooms located near the pavilion.
10:30 am Arrival, followed by meditation in the pavilion
11:00-12:00 Forest Bathing
12:00-12:30 Lunch by the banks of the S. Chick Creek
12:30-1:30 Forest Bathing
1:30-2:30 Lecture on Herbs for Stress Reduction
About Holli Richey:
Holli Richey RH(AHG), LCSW is a registered herbalist and mindfulness-oriented psychotherapist practicing mind-body-spirit care at the Erlanger Community Health Centers in Chattanooga, TN. Holli has studied plant medicine for 20 years and has led plant walks for 15 years. Holli facilitates nature-based therapy, herb walks and Forest Bathing (shinrin-yoku) retreats in the mountains of southeastern Tennessee. Holli graduated from Maryland University of Integrative Health with a MS in Herbal Medicine and the University of Georgia, School of Social Work. Visit her blog at hollirichey.com
Join us on February 21st. Allen Vegotsky will speak on the life and times of Dr. Lindsey Durham, his 4 sons who continued in the medical practice, and their Greensboro, GA area (Scull Shoals) herb gardens, clinic, hospital and medical practice of 1830s to 1860s. Check back for the location within Atlanta Botanical Garden where we will meet, or ask at the entrance.
About Allen:
Allen Vegotsky grew up in New York City and received a B.S. in Chemistry at the City College of New York. Soon after, he served in the U.S. Army Chemical Corp at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas and later completed advanced degrees in Biochemistry at Florida State University. His early career included postdoctoral research at Purdue University, faculty appointments at Wheaton College and Wells College, administration of a writing team that created the Biomedical Interdisciplinary Curriculum for high schools, and service as Assistant Medical Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 1978, he became a Research Administrator with the American Cancer Society (ACS) and was responsible for peer review of proposals dealing with nucleic acids, protein synthesis, biochemistry, endocrinology, and carcinogenesis. In 1988, he became a Scientific Program Director continuing with peer review work with added responsibilities related to cancer prevention programs and public outreach. After retirement from the ACS in 1998, Dr. Vegotsky served for several years as a consultant to the California Gender-Specific Cancer Research Program and the government’s breast cancer research program.
In his avocational life since 1980, Allen has been involved in archaeology especially as related to pharmaceutical and medical history. He has held offices in professional archaeology groups in New York State and Georgia, working in the field and laboratory on excavations and analysis and is a member of the American Institute for the History of Pharmacy. He has written a complete catalog and analysis of the 5000+ pharmaceutical artifacts in Dr. Hatchett's Drugstore Museum (Lumpkin, Georgia) and several papers on the museum, patent medicines, and has completed a book on Dr. Lindsey Durham (1789-1859) and Durham's numerous medical remedies for almost every ailment. These remedies utilized many herbs and mineral ingredients and throw light on the various medical movements in rural Georgia in the early 19th century. Dr. Durham's successful medical career took place in Scull Shoals, now a ghost town in the Oconee National Forest, but once a frontier and later a mill town. Allen is currently editing the book and another paper on Turlington's Balsam of Life, an 18th century patent medicine, for a journal on historic archaeology.
Allen Vegotsky grew up in New York City and received a B.S. in Chemistry at the City College of New York. Soon after, he served in the U.S. Army Chemical Corp at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas and later completed advanced degrees in Biochemistry at Florida State University. His early career included postdoctoral research at Purdue University, faculty appointments at Wheaton College and Wells College, administration of a writing team that created the Biomedical Interdisciplinary Curriculum for high schools, and service as Assistant Medical Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 1978, he became a Research Administrator with the American Cancer Society (ACS) and was responsible for peer review of proposals dealing with nucleic acids, protein synthesis, biochemistry, endocrinology, and carcinogenesis. In 1988, he became a Scientific Program Director continuing with peer review work with added responsibilities related to cancer prevention programs and public outreach. After retirement from the ACS in 1998, Dr. Vegotsky served for several years as a consultant to the California Gender-Specific Cancer Research Program and the government’s breast cancer research program.
In his avocational life since 1980, Allen has been involved in archaeology especially as related to pharmaceutical and medical history. He has held offices in professional archaeology groups in New York State and Georgia, working in the field and laboratory on excavations and analysis and is a member of the American Institute for the History of Pharmacy. He has written a complete catalog and analysis of the 5000+ pharmaceutical artifacts in Dr. Hatchett's Drugstore Museum (Lumpkin, Georgia) and several papers on the museum, patent medicines, and has completed a book on Dr. Lindsey Durham (1789-1859) and Durham's numerous medical remedies for almost every ailment. These remedies utilized many herbs and mineral ingredients and throw light on the various medical movements in rural Georgia in the early 19th century. Dr. Durham's successful medical career took place in Scull Shoals, now a ghost town in the Oconee National Forest, but once a frontier and later a mill town. Allen is currently editing the book and another paper on Turlington's Balsam of Life, an 18th century patent medicine, for a journal on historic archaeology.
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March 19th and 20th, 2016
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Tim Spira is a plant ecologist, native plant gardener and professor of botany at Clemson University where he currently teaches field botany and plant ecology. Tim received a Ph.D. in botany from the University of California, Berkeley, followed by postdoctoral research at Ohio State University and the Smithsonian Institution. After teaching at Georgia Southern University for 10 years, Tim moved to Clemson University where he’s taught for 22 years. He’s published numerous papers in scientific journals including a cover article in the journal Nature. He’s the author of the award winning book, Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia (2011, UNC Press). His latest book is Waterfalls and Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachians: 30 Great Hikes (2015, UNC Press). Tim retired from Clemson last year and moved to Asheville, North Carolina to write, give presentations, and enjoy a more flexible schedule. For additional information, see www.timothypspira.com
Weekend / Day Rate
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On Saturday, March 19, 2016, the GHG Tim Spira Weekend Classes will begin at 10:00 AM, at the Environmental Education Annex of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (Stone Mountain Park), which is located at 6826 James B. Rivers Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30086, just outside the west gate of the Park.
Directions: From U.S. Highway 78, take Exit 7: SR236 North / Hugh Howell Road / Tucker. In 0.4 miles, turn left onto Lilburn-Stone Mountain Road. In 0.3 miles, turn left onto Silver Hill Road. In 0.6 miles, turn left onto Park Boulevard. In 0.4 miles turn left onto James B. Rivers Memorial Drive. At the large, rolling metal gate, turn left and proceed to the Annex, where you may park and enter the building. Please note: There are two vehicle entrances to this facility. The first is on Silver Hill Road, which you will pass on the way to the second entrance, which is on James B. Rivers Drive. You want the second entrance, not the first! Dr. Spira will begin the day with a brief orientation lecture on the six plant community types of the Georgia Piedmont. We will then proceed into Stone Mountain Park, where we will see the first of several of the plant communities: the Granite Outcrop community, and the Hardpan Forest Community. We will see firsthand, and discuss the species components, their place within the ecosystem, and relationships to one another. Following our walks on the trails of the Park, and (picnic) lunch on your own, we will move to the nearby Yellow River Park, where we will visit and learn about the Mesic Forest Community, the Alluvial Forest Community, and the Roadside Plant Community. We will adjourn for the day about 4:00 PM. On Sunday, March 20, 2016, we will reconvene at 10:00AM at the Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, GA, which is located at 7645 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350. Directions: Proceed on Georgia SR-400 / U.S. 19 / to Exit 5B, Abernathy Road / Sandy Springs. Turn right and proceed 1.4 miles to Roswell Road. Turn right, and proceed 2.3 miles to Big Trees Forest Preserve. Turn right and park. In this amazing natural park, we will see and learn about the River Bluff Forest Community. Following our walk and study, and a picnic lunch on your own, we will move to the Atlanta Botanical Garden for more in-depth lecture and study on the six community type of the Piedmont, until approximately 4:00PM. We may also wander the Mesic Forest Community of the Sforza Woods, time permitting. |
Join us for our January 17th monthly meeting at the Atlanta Botanical Garden for a talk with James Lyles, Ph.D. James will talk about general dietary supplements authentication methodology and also basic regulations that affect that testing. We will meet in the Marshon Building, on the left, as you come up the hill from the garden entrance.
About James:
Currently my research in The Quave Research Group (http://etnobotanica.us) is focused on bioactivity guided fractionation of two Mediterranean plants using flash chromatography, semi-prep high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and open chromatography. Bioactive compounds are identified by high-resolution mass spectral analysis (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). Some of the recent work on the European Chestnut was recently published in PLOS One (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0136486) and covered by several international media outlets (http://etnobotanica.us/archives/1419).
Previously, I developed a research library of over 1,800 natural products based extracts consisting of botanicals, their endophytes, macro fungi, lichens, and seaweeds collected along the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains. I have also developed and performed contract botanical authentication and adulteration testing for several natural product companies on raw plant material and finished products. While developing and performing these analyses, I have had to work within several regulatory structures, including DSHEA, EPA, USP, FDA, Eur Ph, and CA Prop 65. Through this work, I assisted in creating a GMP compliant pilot-scale botanical extraction facility based around a super-critical CO2 extractor and a 20 L rotovap.
I received my Ph. D from The City University of New York, where I studied natural products chemistry and pharmacognosy. While there, I took classes at the New York Botanical Garden in botany, systematics and field collection. My research was focused on isolating and identifying antimalarial compounds from Garcinia spp., a genus of edible tropical fruits. This research provided the opportunity to use many modern chromatographic and analytical instruments including: HPLC, HPLC-MS, NMR, open chromatography and flash chromatography.
When I am not in the lab I can be found hiking to backcounty streams in pursuit of Brook trout on a fly rod or stringing more wires between trees to improve my amateur (ham) radio station.
Currently my research in The Quave Research Group (http://etnobotanica.us) is focused on bioactivity guided fractionation of two Mediterranean plants using flash chromatography, semi-prep high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and open chromatography. Bioactive compounds are identified by high-resolution mass spectral analysis (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). Some of the recent work on the European Chestnut was recently published in PLOS One (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0136486) and covered by several international media outlets (http://etnobotanica.us/archives/1419).
Previously, I developed a research library of over 1,800 natural products based extracts consisting of botanicals, their endophytes, macro fungi, lichens, and seaweeds collected along the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains. I have also developed and performed contract botanical authentication and adulteration testing for several natural product companies on raw plant material and finished products. While developing and performing these analyses, I have had to work within several regulatory structures, including DSHEA, EPA, USP, FDA, Eur Ph, and CA Prop 65. Through this work, I assisted in creating a GMP compliant pilot-scale botanical extraction facility based around a super-critical CO2 extractor and a 20 L rotovap.
I received my Ph. D from The City University of New York, where I studied natural products chemistry and pharmacognosy. While there, I took classes at the New York Botanical Garden in botany, systematics and field collection. My research was focused on isolating and identifying antimalarial compounds from Garcinia spp., a genus of edible tropical fruits. This research provided the opportunity to use many modern chromatographic and analytical instruments including: HPLC, HPLC-MS, NMR, open chromatography and flash chromatography.
When I am not in the lab I can be found hiking to backcounty streams in pursuit of Brook trout on a fly rod or stringing more wires between trees to improve my amateur (ham) radio station.
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Tuesday September 29th at 7PM
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Info about the book - A fascinating study and guide, A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle is the first book in which a native healer has opened his medicine bundle to share in writing his repertoire of herbal medicines. Providing information on and photos of medicinal plants along with where to harvest them, anthropologist David Young and botanist Robert Rogers chronicle the life, beliefs, and healing practices of Medicine Man Russell Willier in his native Alberta, Canada. Despite early criticism for sharing this knowledge, Willier later found support from other healers as they began to realize the danger that much of their traditional practices could die out. With Young and Rogers, Willier offers his honored practices for future generations, and touches on how indigenous healing practices can be used to complement mainstream medicine, improve the treatment of chronic diseases, and lower the cost of healthcare.
Robert Dale Rogers has been an herbalist for over forty years. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, where he is an assistant clinical professor in Family Medicine. He teaches plant medicine, including herbology, aromatherapy and flower essences in the Earth Spirit Medicine Program at the Northern Star College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (www.northernstarcollege.com)
Robert is past chair of the Alberta Natural Health Agricultural Network and Community Health Council of Capital Health. He is a Fellow of the International College of Nutrition, past-chair of the medicinal mushroom committee of the North American Mycological Association and on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, and Discovery Phytomedicine.
Robert co-hosts The Alberta Herb Gathering held every second year (www.herbgatheringalberta.com)
He lives on Millcreek Ravine in Edmonton with his beautiful and talented wife, Laurie Szott-Rogers and out of control cat Ceres.
We will meet from 7 PM to 9 PM at the Astoria Building, 2233 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30309 - 2nd floor.
Free covered parking behind the building. Please register with concierge.
The Georgia Herbalists Guild will cover the cost of this event as a way of giving back to our members.
Robert Dale Rogers has been an herbalist for over forty years. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, where he is an assistant clinical professor in Family Medicine. He teaches plant medicine, including herbology, aromatherapy and flower essences in the Earth Spirit Medicine Program at the Northern Star College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (www.northernstarcollege.com)
Robert is past chair of the Alberta Natural Health Agricultural Network and Community Health Council of Capital Health. He is a Fellow of the International College of Nutrition, past-chair of the medicinal mushroom committee of the North American Mycological Association and on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, and Discovery Phytomedicine.
Robert co-hosts The Alberta Herb Gathering held every second year (www.herbgatheringalberta.com)
He lives on Millcreek Ravine in Edmonton with his beautiful and talented wife, Laurie Szott-Rogers and out of control cat Ceres.
We will meet from 7 PM to 9 PM at the Astoria Building, 2233 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30309 - 2nd floor.
Free covered parking behind the building. Please register with concierge.
The Georgia Herbalists Guild will cover the cost of this event as a way of giving back to our members.
August 16th meeting at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. 6:30 PM to 8 PM
We will be in the building on the left when you walk into the gardens, behind the fountain that has the blue and white glass sculpture on it. Admittance to the garden is free for the day if you are coming to our meeting. Just mention that you are there for the herb guild as you get to the ticket office.
Our speaker will be Dr. Cassandra Quave
Medical ethnobotany and the discovery of new drugs for antibiotic resistant infections
Dr. Quave will tell the story of how her group has discovered new leads for antibiotic adjuvants, from field research documenting the traditional use of these plants in topical therapeutics for skin infections, to the laboratory analyses that have revealed their unique mechanisms of action against drug resistant bacteria, like MRSA.
Dr. Cassandra Quave is Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory University, where she leads drug discovery research initiatives and teaches undergraduate courses on medicinal plants, food and health. She is also the Curator of the Emory University Herbarium and is currently leading a revitalization effort for the collection. Trained as a medical ethnobotanist, her research is focused on the documentation and analysis of botanical remedies used in the treatment of infectious disease. Her geographic region of focus is on the Mediterranean, with emphasis on Italy and the Balkans. To date, she has more than 50 publications and two edited books on this subject. Dr. Quave currently serves as the President of the Society for Economic Botany, an international society with the mission of fostering research and education on the past, present, and future uses of plants by people. In her free time, she enjoys spending time exploring the outdoors with her three youngest science students: her children, aged 2, 7 and 9 years old.
We will be in the building on the left when you walk into the gardens, behind the fountain that has the blue and white glass sculpture on it. Admittance to the garden is free for the day if you are coming to our meeting. Just mention that you are there for the herb guild as you get to the ticket office.
Our speaker will be Dr. Cassandra Quave
Medical ethnobotany and the discovery of new drugs for antibiotic resistant infections
Dr. Quave will tell the story of how her group has discovered new leads for antibiotic adjuvants, from field research documenting the traditional use of these plants in topical therapeutics for skin infections, to the laboratory analyses that have revealed their unique mechanisms of action against drug resistant bacteria, like MRSA.
Dr. Cassandra Quave is Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory University, where she leads drug discovery research initiatives and teaches undergraduate courses on medicinal plants, food and health. She is also the Curator of the Emory University Herbarium and is currently leading a revitalization effort for the collection. Trained as a medical ethnobotanist, her research is focused on the documentation and analysis of botanical remedies used in the treatment of infectious disease. Her geographic region of focus is on the Mediterranean, with emphasis on Italy and the Balkans. To date, she has more than 50 publications and two edited books on this subject. Dr. Quave currently serves as the President of the Society for Economic Botany, an international society with the mission of fostering research and education on the past, present, and future uses of plants by people. In her free time, she enjoys spending time exploring the outdoors with her three youngest science students: her children, aged 2, 7 and 9 years old.
July 18th and 19th, 2015
The Herbal Heart
with Patrick Fratellone, MD, RH (AHG)
Join us for a weekend of learning
Saturday, July 18th: 10 AM - 5 PM Botanicals and Hypertension
This lecture will discuss the Number 1 Killer in the USA - Cardiovascular Disease.
The lecture will focus on causes of hypertension and integrative treatments as
lifestyle changes, botanicals, meditation and yoga. The use of supplements other
than herbs will be addressed.
Sunday, July 19th: 10 AM - 4 PM The True Facts about Cholesterol
This lecture will focus on America’s obsession with the bad cholesterol - LDL and
the overuse of conventional statin therapy. The lecture will focus on what lipid test
to order for the patient. This lecture will discuss dietary and exercise lifestyle changes.
The use of botanicals and vitamins/supplements will also be discussed.
Location for both days is 2233 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30309 - Astoria Building, 2nd floor.
Free covered parking behind the building. Please register with concierge.
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Patrick M. Fratellone, MD, RH (AHG) has the distinction of being one of
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March Herb Walk
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10 AM
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10 AM
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Join the Georgia Herbalists Guild (GHG) for a visit to The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain, on Saturday, March 28, 2015. The Pocket is renowned as the location one of the best wildflower displays in the State of Georgia, and we expect the show to be at a peak on March 28th.
Participants will assemble at 10AM at the parking area for the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail at the Pocket, which is west of LaFayette,GA. Attendees will carpool to the location, as the road can be a little rough and parking is limited.
We need a head count for the walk because a permit is required to enter this area; GHG will secure the necessary permit. All American Herbalists Guild (AHG) members may participate at no extra cost. Non-members are welcome to join, but the GHG asks a small donation from non-members to cover the permit cost ($2.00 or $3.00 per person would be appreciated). If you decide to join the group without a reservation that day, please provide your own permit (Georgia Outdoor Recreation Permit available online and from local outfitters).
Please bring a lunch to enjoy at the Pocket or another nearby venue following the walk. Directions will be sent to those who sign up with our Google form, with a briefing on what to bring, and what you can expect to see. The walk is fair weather only. Details will be emailed to registrants as the date approaches.
Participants will assemble at 10AM at the parking area for the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail at the Pocket, which is west of LaFayette,GA. Attendees will carpool to the location, as the road can be a little rough and parking is limited.
We need a head count for the walk because a permit is required to enter this area; GHG will secure the necessary permit. All American Herbalists Guild (AHG) members may participate at no extra cost. Non-members are welcome to join, but the GHG asks a small donation from non-members to cover the permit cost ($2.00 or $3.00 per person would be appreciated). If you decide to join the group without a reservation that day, please provide your own permit (Georgia Outdoor Recreation Permit available online and from local outfitters).
Please bring a lunch to enjoy at the Pocket or another nearby venue following the walk. Directions will be sent to those who sign up with our Google form, with a briefing on what to bring, and what you can expect to see. The walk is fair weather only. Details will be emailed to registrants as the date approaches.
TCM CULINARY THERAPY
Ancient Wisdom and Fresh Food!
March 14th and 15th, 2015
with Ben Zappin, L.Ac. and Bob Linde, L.Ac.
Join Ben and Bob for a weekend exploring the energetics and healing properties found in our kitchen cabinets. Both of our guest teachers are practicing acupuncturists and herbalists.
Weekend Workshop Schedule
Saturday from 10-5 with Ben Zappin, L.Ac.
Energetics of common herbs and spice blends
TCM Dietary Therapies - Patterns and Treatments
Cultural and Budgetary Considerations in Clinical Application
Sunday from 10-4pm with Bob Linde, L.Ac.
Pao Zhi (Processing - charring, honey preparations, vinegar preparations, etc.)
Incorporating Local Plants into our Diets
PRICING: Weekend / Day Rate
AHG Members - $125 / $65
Non-Members - $135 / $70
Payments accepted via PayPal (see below) or by check or cash.
Make checks payable to Georgia Herbalists Guild and mail to: 282 Castleair Drive, Kennesaw GA 30144
Please include explicit details: i.e. AHG member or not, the particular days you are registering for, the dinner, etc.
Also include contact information, both email and phone.
Sunday Evening Meal
Sunday from 5-6:30pm ($15 extra - separate payment button, see below)
Enjoy an aromatic and elegant meal in anticipation of our monthly meeting
Monthly Meeting
Sunday from 6:30 - 8pm
Our Monthly Meeting is free and Open to the Public, please join us.
Ancient Wisdom and Fresh Food!
March 14th and 15th, 2015
with Ben Zappin, L.Ac. and Bob Linde, L.Ac.
Join Ben and Bob for a weekend exploring the energetics and healing properties found in our kitchen cabinets. Both of our guest teachers are practicing acupuncturists and herbalists.
Weekend Workshop Schedule
Saturday from 10-5 with Ben Zappin, L.Ac.
Energetics of common herbs and spice blends
TCM Dietary Therapies - Patterns and Treatments
Cultural and Budgetary Considerations in Clinical Application
Sunday from 10-4pm with Bob Linde, L.Ac.
Pao Zhi (Processing - charring, honey preparations, vinegar preparations, etc.)
Incorporating Local Plants into our Diets
PRICING: Weekend / Day Rate
AHG Members - $125 / $65
Non-Members - $135 / $70
Payments accepted via PayPal (see below) or by check or cash.
Make checks payable to Georgia Herbalists Guild and mail to: 282 Castleair Drive, Kennesaw GA 30144
Please include explicit details: i.e. AHG member or not, the particular days you are registering for, the dinner, etc.
Also include contact information, both email and phone.
Sunday Evening Meal
Sunday from 5-6:30pm ($15 extra - separate payment button, see below)
Enjoy an aromatic and elegant meal in anticipation of our monthly meeting
Monthly Meeting
Sunday from 6:30 - 8pm
Our Monthly Meeting is free and Open to the Public, please join us.
BENJAMIN ZAPPIN, L.Ac.
Benjamin is an herbalist with over 20 years of experience and a Licensed Acupuncturist in the state of California. He utilizes his training in both Chinese and Western herbal traditions along with modern medical perspectives on herbs and nutritional healing to his work with clients. Benjamin’s training includes a 4 year apprenticeship with Micheal Tierra, studies at Five Branches Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, China, and advanced studies in Canonical Chinese Herbal Medicine with Arnaud Versluys.
Along with his clinical practice, Benjamin owns and operates Five Flavors Herbs, Inc. with his wife Ingrid Bauer in Oakland, Ca. Five Flavors is an herbal pharmacy open to the public, product line, and herbal extract company that manufactures over 400 different plant extracts. They offer services to a wide variety of clinicians, contract manufacturing, and consultation to herbal industry big and small.
BOB LINDE, L.Ac., RH
Bob is the owner of Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies in St. Petersburg Florida and the director of the Professional Herbalists Training Program, a two year clinical herbal program. He also consults as a product developer for a national herbal product company and enjoys growing many medicinal herbs in his yard. He lectures regularly at conferences, colleges and organizations around the US. He has worked as a counselor for teenagers, treasure hunter, soldier, commercial diver and fisherman.. Bob is also an avid traveler and travel writer (www.SmallShipCruises.com). He has lived in Europe and traveled to the Amazon, Galapagos, Yukon Territory, Caribbean and throughout the US. He regularly explores the rivers and forests of Florida by sailboat, canoe, kayak and on foot. www.acuherbals.com
Bob is the owner of Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies in St. Petersburg Florida and the director of the Professional Herbalists Training Program, a two year clinical herbal program. He also consults as a product developer for a national herbal product company and enjoys growing many medicinal herbs in his yard. He lectures regularly at conferences, colleges and organizations around the US. He has worked as a counselor for teenagers, treasure hunter, soldier, commercial diver and fisherman.. Bob is also an avid traveler and travel writer (www.SmallShipCruises.com). He has lived in Europe and traveled to the Amazon, Galapagos, Yukon Territory, Caribbean and throughout the US. He regularly explores the rivers and forests of Florida by sailboat, canoe, kayak and on foot. www.acuherbals.com
A Weekend with Kathleen Maier
January 18 & 19, 2014
January 18 & 19, 2014
October 20, 2014 General Meeting: 10 Berries And A Bean with Susan Kramer
Cherokee Medicine & Ethnobotany
The Ethnobotany & Practice of Southern Appalachian Folk Medicine
Clinical Uses of Appalachian Plants for Women’s Health
March 16th & 17th
Native medicinal herbs of the Appalachian Mountains include an unusually large number of plants that have specific effects on the female reproductive system. This two-day seminar starts with a day long overview of the role each of the Five Elements plays in women’s reproductive health. The second day is devoted to an in-depth survey of the clinical uses of native plants in the context of women’s health.
Saturday, 10am - 5pm: An overview of the energetics of common imbalances of the female reproductive system from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective. We’ll examine each of the Five Elements or Phases to determine the role they play in generating patterns of excess and deficiency. Menstrual and menopausal health, PCOS, infertility, endocrine issues and breast health along with other less obvious symptom patterns such as anxiety, depression and cognitive problems will be discussed.
Sunday, 10am - 4pm: A survey of twenty plus native plants with an emphasis on clinical applications. Case studies that illustrate possible treatment protocols will also be presented along with dietary and lifestyle suggestions.
This is an intermediate level seminar geared toward students with a solid understanding of the use of herbs.
Patricia Kyritsi Howell, RH (AHG) is the author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians and director of the BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies, located in the mountains of northeast Georgia. She has been in clinical practice for 20 years, was a co-founder of the Georgia Herbalists Guild and is currently serving her second term on the Governing Council of the American Herbalists Guild.
Price For One Day:
AHG Members $40 / Non-Members $45
Two Day Discount:
AHG Members $70 / Non-Members $80
REGISTER WITH PAYPAL:
www.georgiaherbalistsguild.org
OR
CONTACT CHRIS WAGONER:
moonflower@boannsbanks.com
LIMTED SPACE AVAILABLE
Parking And Lunch At The Gardens Is Not Included In The Price Of Registration
Native medicinal herbs of the Appalachian Mountains include an unusually large number of plants that have specific effects on the female reproductive system. This two-day seminar starts with a day long overview of the role each of the Five Elements plays in women’s reproductive health. The second day is devoted to an in-depth survey of the clinical uses of native plants in the context of women’s health.
Saturday, 10am - 5pm: An overview of the energetics of common imbalances of the female reproductive system from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective. We’ll examine each of the Five Elements or Phases to determine the role they play in generating patterns of excess and deficiency. Menstrual and menopausal health, PCOS, infertility, endocrine issues and breast health along with other less obvious symptom patterns such as anxiety, depression and cognitive problems will be discussed.
Sunday, 10am - 4pm: A survey of twenty plus native plants with an emphasis on clinical applications. Case studies that illustrate possible treatment protocols will also be presented along with dietary and lifestyle suggestions.
This is an intermediate level seminar geared toward students with a solid understanding of the use of herbs.
Patricia Kyritsi Howell, RH (AHG) is the author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians and director of the BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies, located in the mountains of northeast Georgia. She has been in clinical practice for 20 years, was a co-founder of the Georgia Herbalists Guild and is currently serving her second term on the Governing Council of the American Herbalists Guild.
Price For One Day:
AHG Members $40 / Non-Members $45
Two Day Discount:
AHG Members $70 / Non-Members $80
REGISTER WITH PAYPAL:
www.georgiaherbalistsguild.org
OR
CONTACT CHRIS WAGONER:
moonflower@boannsbanks.com
LIMTED SPACE AVAILABLE
Parking And Lunch At The Gardens Is Not Included In The Price Of Registration
Community & Herbal Approaches To Disaster Situations
September 15 & 16 2012
Leah Wolfe, MPH, is a community herbalist and health educator with a background in health research and health advocacy. She teaches as a way to contribute to decentralized sources of health care, which are integral to a sustainable, ethical, and affordable system of health that emphasizes public health and autonomy. She has experience in disaster relief, setting up free clinics, and wilderness first response. She founded the Serpentine Project in 2009 to restore habitat for at-risk medicinal plants and cultivate other important medicinal plants at BLD Farm in Ohio.
When disaster strikes, government response is often slow leaving victims without help for days. Community preparedness and response is vital. This
workshop will teach you how to prepare. You will practice some response tactics, learn to seek out recovery resources, and learn some basic situational awareness skills. This is an introductory workshop that will provide learning and preparedness resources and suggestions for further education. Sometimes herbal medicine is the only medicine immediately available. Learn about the plant medicines that can be stored or gathered for these situations.
Visit her website to learn about our work in Haiti
after the earthquake: http://serpentine-project.org. For more info on the
workshop contact: info@serpentine-project.org.
Saturday, September 15th from 10 am - 5 pm
Class will be held at Woodlands Garden: 920 Scott Blvd. Decatur, GA 30030
There is no cafe or concessions at Woodlands Garden, so please bring your lunch. There will be a hour and a half break for lunch if you wish to visit nearby restaurants. Parking is limited, so we highly encourage carpooling to this location. It is also possible to meet at a nearby shopping center and carpool approximately one mile from there.
Sunday September 16th from 10 am - 4 pm
Class will be held in our usual classroom at the Atlanta Botanical Garden (downstairs, below the Garden Cafe).
Parking And Lunch At The Atlanta Botanical Garden Is Not Included In The Price Of Registration.
Register by PayPal
or Contact Chris Wagoner: 706-207-7746 moonflower@boannsbanks.com
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
Beyond Herbs: Barefoot Doctoring
Bob Linde - July 14 & 15 2012
AHG Registered Herbalist & Licensed Acupuncture Physician
Bob Linde is the owner of Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies in St. Petersburg Florida and the director of the Professional Herbalists Training Program, a two year clinical herbal program. He also consults as a product developer for a national herbal product company and enjoys growing many medicinal herbs in his yard. He serves on the board of directors for the Florida State Oriental Medicine Association (FSOMA). Bob has presented at the FSOMA, Florida Herbal Conference, and the American Herbalist Guild conference. He lectures regularly at colleges and organizations around the US. He has worked as a counselor for teenagers, treasure hunter, commercial diver and fisherman. Bob volunteers for Acupuncturists Without Borders, Homeless Connect and Free Community Acupuncture for Senior’s as well and other community focused organizations. Bob is a member of many organizations related to herbalism, alternative medicine and nature conservation.
Bob is also an traveler and travel writer (www.SmallShipCruises.com). He has lived in Europe and traveled to the Amazon, Galapagos, Yukon Territory, Caribbean and throughout the US. He regularly explores the rivers and forests of Florida by sailboat, canoe, kayak, and on foot
We will cover techniques outside of normal herbalism such as auricular therapy (ear diagnosis and treatment), moxabustion, basic acupressure, Chinese dietary theory, and qi gong breathing. Wear loose comfortable clothing since there will be hands-on practice. Moxa (mugwort) will be burned during the Saturday class, and may bother individuals who are sensitive to certain types of incense.
Weekend with 7Song - Herbal First Aid and Free Clinics
7Song June 9 & 10 2012
Please join the Georgia Chapter of the American Herbalist Guild for a weekend with 7Song at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
7Song is a clinical herbalist, botanist, and nature admirer. He is the director and main teacher at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine in Ithaca, NY. He is also director of holistic medicine and a practitioner at the Ithaca Free Clinic, a mixed modality free clinic offering holistic and conventional medicine.
7Song specializes in herbal first aid, practicing this skill in numerous events. He is currently writing a book on herbal medicine and first aid. Along with teaching and clinical practice, he spends much of his time botanizing, and photographing plants, insects, reptiles, and whatever else crosses his path.
www.7song.com
+ Herbal First Aid + (Lecture & Plant Walk)
Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm
Plants have long been used as medicine in first aid situations. This class will discuss practical approaches to using herbal medicines and other tools to help in administering first aid. Street medic work will also be addressed.
+ Herbalists & Free Clinics +
Sunday, June 10, 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm
Drawing on his years of experience with the Ithaca Free Clinic, 7Song will focus on how herbalists can participate in free clinics and other situations to help make herbal medicine more affordable and accessible. Discussions will center on how herbalists can integrate with other practitioners.
Please join the Georgia Chapter of the American Herbalist Guild for a weekend with 7Song at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
7Song is a clinical herbalist, botanist, and nature admirer. He is the director and main teacher at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine in Ithaca, NY. He is also director of holistic medicine and a practitioner at the Ithaca Free Clinic, a mixed modality free clinic offering holistic and conventional medicine.
7Song specializes in herbal first aid, practicing this skill in numerous events. He is currently writing a book on herbal medicine and first aid. Along with teaching and clinical practice, he spends much of his time botanizing, and photographing plants, insects, reptiles, and whatever else crosses his path.
www.7song.com
+ Herbal First Aid + (Lecture & Plant Walk)
Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm
Plants have long been used as medicine in first aid situations. This class will discuss practical approaches to using herbal medicines and other tools to help in administering first aid. Street medic work will also be addressed.
+ Herbalists & Free Clinics +
Sunday, June 10, 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm
Drawing on his years of experience with the Ithaca Free Clinic, 7Song will focus on how herbalists can participate in free clinics and other situations to help make herbal medicine more affordable and accessible. Discussions will center on how herbalists can integrate with other practitioners.
