Herbal Education in the Vitalist Tradition at Boulder's new herbal school
North American Institute of Medical Herbalism, Inc

NAIMH, INC

Distance Learning

Intermediate to Advanced Level

Vitalist Treatment of Acute Symptoms
Click to see details about the 2-album CD-SET

72 hours CE Credit with Certificate

The CD-Set, Notes, and Supplemental Readings and Texts may be purchased separately without enrollment in the course and with no additional tuition fee. See The CD-Rom section of our Online Store

This course consists of 30 audio CDs of a twelve-class sequence on treatment of acute symptoms delivered at the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism in the Advanced pre-clinical program. Included with it are printed class notes, and data disks of supplemental readings and full-text reference texts in electronic format.

Course objective: This 12-lesson course covers the physiology, pathology, nutrition, pharmacology, herbal actions, and vitalist and constitutional considerations for acute symptoms whether as primary complaints or part of a larger presentation of chronic disease. 

Prerequisites: At least 36 classroom hours of previous studies in herbalism or the equivalent.

Course length: This 12-lesson course is to be completed within 24 weeks.

Cost: Tuition:$180 (paid in installments, see below)

Application fee: $25

Study materials and CDs: $299 (may be purchased seperately without enrollment, application or tuition).

Total: $504

Lessons

Each lesson includes an average or 3 hours of lecture and readings.


Lesson 1. Upper, Middle, and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Conditions

Lesson 2 Blood purifiers, alteratives, the Bad Blood Symdrome, and the Skin

Lesson 3 External and internal treatments for the skin

Lesson 4 Wounds, burns, and chronic ulcers

Lesson 5. Catarrh, chronic mucous, and lymphatic conditions

Lesson 6. Fever

Lesson 7. Coughs, Eyes, and Ears

Lesson 8. Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia

Lesson 9. Pain

Lesson 10. Bladder and Kidney

Lesson 11. Menses

Lesson 12. Pregnancy and breast health

Further down on this page you can find Faculty Biographies, and a List of Tracks of the 30 CDs

Enrollment for Credit

To enroll in the course, receive faculty support, and to earn the Continuing Education certificate, follow these steps:

  • 1) Purchase the CD-set in the CD-ROM Section of our Online Store The CD-Rom set may be purchased without further enrollment in the course or any tuition payment..

  • 2) When you receive it, open the data disk file, and print out the application and enrollment forms. Send these in with a $25 application fee. This entitles you to student support and faculty contact for twenty-four weeks after the enrollment is received.

  • 3) Read the instructions for obtaining CE credit in the read-me-first file.

  • 4) Look over the CE questions and review them before listening to the disks.

  • 5) Complete any assignments and answer the CE questions for each disk.

  • 6) Tuition is paid in installments as you progress through the course.

  • 7) You will receive a certificate reflecting 72 hours of CE credit, approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Private Occupational Schools Board.

Total Cost:

CD-ROM set: $299.00

Application Fee: $25

Tuition: $180

Total: $504


Faculty

Paul Bergner is director of the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism. He has edited the Medical Herbalism journal since 1989. He completed more than 50 semester hours of doctoral level studies at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in the 1980s, including the full sequence on Chinese Medicine offered to the ND students. He was Director of clinical education at Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies from 1996-2003, and is currently clinic director at the Evergreen Center in Boulder, CO. Between the two schools, he has trained 1\more than 180 students through a two-year program with internship in clinical herbalism and clinical nutrition. He is the author of seven books on medical herbalism, clinical nutrition, and naturopathy. Paul has practiced natural medicine for more than 35 years. He is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild. 

CD Contents and Track List (2-Album set)

Contents:

Both albums include data disks containing lecture notes, supplemental readings, and instructions on how to obtain Continuing Education credit for this course.

Thirty Audio Disks, with .wav files, which will normally play in any computer or any CD player. They will not play in an .mp3 player unless you convert them to .mp3 on your computer.

ALBUM 1

Disk 1 History and Energetics (1)

    Track       Title               
       1       The chief complaint
       2       Understanding symptoms
       3       Suppression
       4       The vitalist approach
       5       Materia medica study
       6       Four directions review
       7       Errors in each direction
       8       History
       9       Folk sources

Disk 2 History and Energetics 2
    
    Track       Title
       1       Physician level herbalism
       2       The Eclectics
       3       Homeopaths
       4       Physiomedicalists
       5       Herbal energetics
       6       Hot vs cold
       7       Damp vs dry
       8       Excess vs deficient
       9       Importance of digestion

Disk 3     Upper-GI
    
    Track       Title
        1       Learning from experience
       2       Herbal actions
       3       Studying herbs
       4       Digestive symptoms
       5       Upper GI
       6       Food intolerance
       7       Patterns of imbalance
       8       Herbal actions
       9       Teeth
       10       Gums and mouth
       11       Heartburn
       12       Upper GI
       13       Nausea
       14       Question
       15       Chart

Disk 4     Lower GI 1
    
    Track       Title
       1       Herbal energetics
       2       Unani energetics
       3       Degrees
       4       Corrigents
       5       Herbal pairing and action formulas
       6       Ways of combining
       7       Digestion

Disk 5    Lower GI 2
    
    Track       Title
       1       Pathological patterns
       2       Intestinal dysbiosis
       3       Diarrhea
       4       Constipation
       5       Hemorrhoids
       6       Dysbiosis
       7       Digestive formula

Disk 6    Alteratives 1

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Bad Blood
       3       Symptoms
       4       Physiology
       5       Alterative herbs
       6       Categories
       7       Energetics
       8       Multiple actions
       9       Damp heat
       10       Dampness
       11       Formulation
       12       Arctium

Disk 7     Alteratives 2
     
    Track       Title
       1       Echinacea
       2       Garlic
       3       Dandelion
       4       Yellow dock
       5       Nettles
       6       Red clover
       7       Boneset
       8       Elder
       9       Yerba mansa
       10       Foods
       11       Boils
                     
Disk 8    Skin (1)
    
    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Absorption
       3       Principles
       4       Nutrition
       5       Alteratives
       6       Topical oils
       7       Essential oils
       8       External applications
       9       Herbal baths
       10       Trifolium
       11       Arctium
       12       Plantago
       13       Internal treatment
       14       Echinacea
       15       Eczema
       16       Palliation
       17       Infection
       18       Achillea and Matricaria
       19       Acne
       20       Alteratives
       21       Nutritive herbs
       22       Clay


 Disk 9     Skin: Itch

    Track       Topic
       1       Introduction
       2       Cautions
       3       Skin and vital force
       4       Healing crisis
       5       Skin and crisis
       6       Non-suppressive therapeutics
       7       Applications
       8       Medicated baths
       9       Topical anesthetics
       10       Plantain
       11       Aloe vera
       12       Fungal infection
       13       Impatiens and Grindelia

Disk 10   Skin: Wounds

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Priorities
       3       History
       4       Risks
       5       Danger sign
       6       Sores and ulcers
       7       Wound cleaning
       8       Caution with healing herbs
       9       Honey
       10       Garlic
       11       Plantago
       12       Hydrastis
       13       Larrea
       14       Achillea
       15       Cobwebs
       16       Calendula
       17       Aloe vera
       18       Myrrh
       19       Anemopsis
       20       Other warming herbs
       21       Smudging
       22       Splinters
       23       Burns
       24       Minor burns

Disk 11 Fatigue, Insomnia (1)
    
    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Nutrition
       3       Sleep debt
       4       Insomnia
       5       Conventional treatment
       6       Sleep physiology
       7       Natural sleep support
       8       Lighting
       9       Neutral bath
       10       Pulsed dosing
       11       Melatonin

Disk 12 Fatigue, Insomnia (2)
    
    Track       Title
       1       Hydrotherapy
       2       Scullcap
       3       Hops
       4       Valerian
       5       Passion flower
       6       Catnip
       7       Insomnia formulation
       8       Dose and form
       9       Fatigue
       10       Adaptogens
       11       Licorice
       12       Asian ginseng
       13       American ginseng
       14       Siberian ginseng
       15       Schisandra
Disk 13  Depression
    
    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Nutrition
       3       Differentials
       4       Avicenna
       5       Lindlahr and affirmations
       6       Social factors
       7       Exercise
       8       Bach essences
       9       Appalachian wisdom
       10       Amish
       11       Trauma
       12       Alcohol
       13       Hydrotherapy
       14       Two types of depression
       15       St Johnswort
       16       Boneset
       17       Dandelion
       18       Adaptogens
       19       Black cohosh
       20       Vervain
       21       Wood betony
       22       More herbs
       23       Aromatic antidepressants

Disk 14   Anxiety 1
    
    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Psychology
       3       Nutrition
       4       Lactate/pyruvate
       5       Caffeine and alcohol
       6       Neutral bath
       7       PTSD
       8       Nervines
       9       Constitutional patterns
       10       Milky oats

Disk 15  Anxiety 2

    Track       Title
       1       Scullcap
       2       Vervain
       3       Motherwort
       4       Peony root
       5       Chamomile
       6       Passion flower
       7       Valerian
       8       Rosemary
       9       Asafoetida
       10       Lemon balm
       11       Catnip
       12       American ginseng
       13       Kava kava
       14       Formulation

CD-ALBUM 2

Disk 1    Pain1

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Medications
       3       Identify Cause
       4       Damp accumulation
       5       Fasting and other methods
       6       Types of Pain
       7       Herbal actions in pain
       8       Complementary therapies

Disk 2    Pain 2

    Track       Topic
       1       Special nutrients
       2       The Pain Complex
       3       Anodyne herbs
       4       Pain formula
       5       Food allergies
       6       Blood moving herbs
       7       Antirheumatics
       8       Anti-inflammatories
       9       Stuck liver chi
       10       Case study

Disk 3    Catarrh

    Track       Title
       1       Catarrh
       2       System wide effects
       3       Stages of infection
       4       Dry vs unproductive
       5       Chronic
       6       Energetics
       7       Categories
       8       Tonics and astringents
       9       Hydrastis
       10       Edwin Hale
       11       Yerba mansa
       12       Sinusitis
       13       Fenugreek
       14       Thymol

Disk 4     Cough, Sore throat 1

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Actions
       3       Delivery media
       4       Oxymel
       5       Herbal actions
       6       Stimulant expectorants
       7       Mullein and Coltsfoot

Disk 5 Cough, Sore throat 2

    Track       Title
       1       Relaxant herbs
       2       Antimicrobials
       3       Herb review
       4       Formulas
       5       Compound formulas
       6       Sore throat
       7       Heating compress
       8       Herb categories
       9       Astringents
Disk 6     Hay Fever, Allergies, Asthma

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Pathophysiology
       3       Nutrients
       4       Allergic load
       5       Other systems
       6       Risks and medications
       7       Materia medica
       8       Decongestants
       9       Armoracia
       10       More herbs
       11       False cold pattern

Disk 7    Eyes, Ears

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Antibiotic therapy
       3       Myringotomy
       4       Allergies
       5       Outer ear infection
       6       Natural treatments
       7       Herbal strategies
       8       External treatments
       9       Astringents
       10       Materia medica
       11       Mullein
       12       Garlic
       13       Hydrastis and Achillea
       14       Materia medica
       15       Food intolerance
       16       Eyes
       17       Conventional treatments
       18       Materia medica
       19       Rose
       20       Poultices
       21       Euphrasia

Disk 8    Fever 1
    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Benefits of fever
       3       Fever stages
       4       Effects of temperatures
       5       Thermometers
       6       Locations for reading
       7       Pairs and formulas
       8       Cautions
       9       Drug treatments
       10       Febrile seizures
       11       Adverse drug effects


 Disk 9    Fever 2

    Track       Title
       1       Actions
       2       Strategies in the stages
       3       Materia medica
       4       Antipyretics
       5       Stimulants
       6       Relaxants
       7       Pairs and formulas

Disk 10   Colds, Flu

    Track       Title
       1       Respiratory route infections
       2       Colds and flu
       3       Host defenses
       4       1918 epidemic
       5       Fasting and immunity
       6       Medications
       7       Treatment
       8       Incense and smudging
       9       Influenza materia medica
       10       Sambucus
       11       Chicken soup
       12       Eupatorium
       13       Lingering infection

Disk 11  Urinary 1

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Kidney location
       3       Hydration
       4       Calcium and magnesium
       5       Diuretics
       6       Urinary obstruction
       7       Pathology overview
       8       Strategies
       9       Constitutional signs
       10       Astringent/tonics
       11       Diuretic materia medica
       12       Antiseptics
       13       Water

Disk 12   Urinary 2

    Track       Title
       1       Eupatorium
       2       Urtica
       3       Arctium and Petroselinum
       4       Taraxacum and Solidago
       5       Stimulating diuretics
       6       Equisetum
       7       Relaxant diuretics
       8       Plantago and Zea mays
       9       Uva ursi and pipsissewa
       10       Demulcent herbs
       11       Antimicrobials
       12       Kidney infection case

Disk 13        Menses 1

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Menstrual cramps
       3       Normal cycle
       4       Terminology
       5       Common complaints
       6       Red flag
       7       Manipulation
       8       Menstrual pain
       9       Pregnancy and abortion
       10       Pennyroyal
       11       Prostaglandins and oils
       12       Aspirin-like constituents
       13       Antispasmodic constituents
       14       Magnesium
       15       Estrogen and nutrition

Disk 14  Menses 2

    Track       Title
       1       Hydrotherapy
       2       Zingiber
       3       Melissa
       4       Foeniculum
       5       Juniperus
       6       Matricaria
       7       Ocimum
       8       Rubus
       9       Angelica sinensis
       10       The Viburnums
       11       Dioscorea
       12       Actea, Cimicifuga
       13       Peonia
       14       Senecio
       15       Anemia
       16       Leonurus
       17       Menorrhagia
       18       Achillea
       19       Capsella

Disk 15 Pregnancy and Breast Health

    Track       Title
       1       Introduction
       2       Midwives
       3       Nutrition
       4       Herbs in pregnancy
       5       Homeopathy
       6       Nutritive herbs
       7       Pyrrolizidine alkaloids
       8       Morning sickness
       9       Exercise
       10       Milk production
       11       Lactation
       12       Galactagogues
       13       Drying milk flow
       14       More herbal treatments
       15       Anemia

Data Disk

Supplemental readings and reference texts. Adobe Acrobat format

The reference materials include 35 classic texts from the history of herbalism and more than 1000 pages of textbooks published by the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism

  • read-me-first.pdf – Open this document

  • Catalog.pdf A catalog for our distance learning programs.

  • Application.pdf Send in with the Enrollment form to enroll.

  • Enrollment.pdf Send in with the Application form to enroll

  • Lecture Notes.pdf These are the notes that accompany the audio lectures. You can follow them as you listen. Some supplemental reading is included in this sequence.

  • Track-list.pdf. A list of the tracks on the 30 audio disks.



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