Speaker: Ann Armbrecht, PhD What do you know about where the herbs in the herbal products you buy come from? What do you know about the companies producing those products? Are they investing in the long term human and ecological communities from which they source? Or are they looking for the best deal on the market? Most importantly, do you know why this matters?

As practitioners, we have a tremendous capacity to influence the purchasing decisions and practices of companies using medicinal plants in their products. Yet, using that power wisely depends on understanding the challenges companies face in sourcing herbs from around the world. This presentation provides tools and resources so that everyone purchasing herbal products can make the most of that buying power and encourage more companies to invest in the practices needed to create high quality, sustainably sourced botanical products.

Related product: The PowerPoint for this recording is available here: 2024 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Conference Book Download (PDF)

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Continuing Education:

Naturopathic Physicians: This recording has been approved for 1.5 general CME credits by   

• Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine (OBNM)
• Arizona SUHS (Sonoran University of Health Sciences)

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