Thursday, April 28, noon to 12:50 p.m.: “Local Alternatives to Exotic Herbs,” presented by Eric Yarnell, ND, in room 186 on the Bastyr campus

Myrrh, pau d'arco, cat's claw, pygeum, muira puama and all the other sexy rainforest/global plants that are seemingly marketed in waves to become perennial favorites come with an ecological price few take note of. Dr. Yarnell will discuss native North American alternatives to many endangered, threatened or just plain ecologically nonsensical herbs for clinical use.

Dr. Yarnell is a core faculty member in the Botanical Medicine Department at Bastyr University. He co-owns Heron Botanicals and has authored many botanical medicine books and articles. He maintains a naturopathic medicine practice with a special interest in men’s heal...