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Quality Discernment and Authentication of Herbs

Eric Brand talks about: Chinese herbal pharmacy is an ancient and complex discipline within Chinese medicine. Over the centuries, many different regional substitutes and adulterants have been introduced into the herbal marketplace, and many herbs that have similar names and appearances are easily confused. Consequently, there are many examples of herbs that are commonly misidentified in both Asia and the West.

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1 hr
Eric Brand
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Speaker Biography:

A graduate of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Eric is a fluent Chinese speaker with extensive experience studying in mainland China and Taiwan. Eric completed a prolonged internship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, and he has participated in numerous projects related to Chinese medical translation, NIH research, and TCM politics. He is the co-author of the Concise Chinese Materia Medica and an upcoming clinical handbook on granules, and he has edited a variety of modern and classical texts.