Eric Brand
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.
Eric has a passion for Chinese medical pharmacy, and he travels extensively to study with experts in the field of herbal authentication and quality discernment. Eric works at Blue Poppy Enterprises as an author, lecturer, and herbal medicine and product sourcing specialist, and in the past he has worked as an instructor and clinical supervisor at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California. Eric is the founder of Legendary Herbs and the Co-Chair of International Affairs for AAAOM, and he constantly has too much on his plate on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
Watch Eric's Recorded Webinars:
Adverse herbal reactions
A Clinician's Guide to Using Granule Extracts
Eric's new book: A Clinician's Guide to Using Granule Extracts
In recent years, granules have become the most popular delivery form for Chinese herbal medicine in the West. However, while the convenience, portability, and efficacy of granules has revolutionized professional herbal medicine, many practitioners have not been exposed to a systematic discussion of critical issues such as dosage and clinical strategies.
Watch Eric Brands Health Webinars:
http://medigogy.com/product/adverse-herbal-reactions
http://medigogy.com/product/quality-discernment-and-authentication-herbs
http://medigogy.com/product/clinicians-guide-using-granule-extracts
Over the past 40 years, different approaches to dosage and formulation have arisen in Taiwan, Japan, and mainland China. While granule efficacy can be maximized by observing modern clinical trends in Asia, resources that shed light on this subject are few and far between. In an effort to bridge this knowledge gap, Eric Brand has traveled to factories, hospitals, and clinics throughout Asia to research the manufacturing and clinical trends in the world of granules.
In this practical granule handbook for clinicians, Eric covers:
- Effective dosing strategies
- Methods of formula combining
- Common clinical approaches seen in mainland China and Taiwan
- Concentration ratios and their effect on dosage
- Various manufacturing methods and their impact on patient care
- How to set up an efficient pharmacy with attention to good compounding practices
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