Part 1: Adaptogens 101: What They Are, How They Work and Their Potential Benefits

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Herbal Explorations: The Business of Herbs and Botanicals

Wilson Lau, Nuherbs

34 episodes

9 months ago

Herbal Explorations: The Business of Herbs & Botanicals is a podcast by Wilson Lau of Nuherbs. This is a series of meaningful conversations with other herbal (Traditional Chinese Medicine/agricultural/nutraceutical/wellness) professionals. The topics covered everything from ingredient availability and product formulation to supply chain management and Federal regulations.

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Part 1: Adaptogens 101: What They Are, How They Work and Their Potential Benefits | David Winston

Herbal Explorations: The Business of Herbs and Botanicals

21 minutes 12 seconds

2 years ago

Part 1: Adaptogens 101: What They Are, How They Work and Their Potential Benefits | David Winston

Intro/Overview

In this episode, Wilson speaks to David Winston of Herbalist & Alchemist, who is the world’s leading expert on adaptogens. In this episode, they discuss:

2:00: The history of adaptogens.

3:00: The historical definition of what an adaptogen is.

4:40: Practitioners still use old definitions of adaptogens.

5:30: We need to define adaptogens correctly. There are only 9.

6:12: Classifying other herbs with adaptogenic properties.

7:46: Using adaptogens in marketing messages.

9:00: The nine plants that are actually adaptogens.

11:12: Herbs and plants that are possible adaptogens, but more research is needed.

12:20: What truly makes a herb or plant an adaptogen.

13:25: How adaptogens also work on a cellular level.

16:55: Secondary sets of adaptogen characteristics.

19:27: TCM, Ayurveda, Unani Tibb, Campo, Jamu, Sidha, Tibetan medicine, physiomedicalism, herbs are used in complex formulas.

20:00: People are complex, and have complex problems, compounding herbs is key.

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