02SW12 - Panel: Strengthening the Immune System with Botanicals Speakers>>Arvigo Rosita He also pointed out the

He also pointed out the prevalence of negative media coverage for many herbal medicines and wonders why the positive studies recently on echinacea

target-specific pharmaceuticals and chemotherapeutic agents

and the traditional Chinese medicines used to treat them

drying and other preserving and preparation techniques

Speaker: Michael Tierra

02SW12 - Panel: Strengthening the Immune System with Botanicals Speakers>>Arvigo Rosita He also pointed out thePanelists: Paul Bergner, Deborah Brammer, ND, David Hoffmann and David Winston. One topic included in the discussion is nutritional and lifestyle influences on immunity which include food allergies, sugar consumption, pesticide exposure, pain medications, steroid medications and nutrients. These details lead into a more holistic description of immunity and how it can be enhanced with botanicals. The different levels of botanical effects on the immune