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"Cultivation of Chinese Herbs” with Thomas Avery Garran, Ph.D.

PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING Thomas Avery garran ON january 25TH, 2024 AT 5PM PT/6PM MT/7PM CT/8PM ET

Join Thomas Avery Garran, Ph.D. for an introduction to daodi practices for growing Chinese herbs.

Dr. Garran will introduce the concept of daodi and all that it entails, then he will highlight three herbs and their daodi growing requirements and processes. 

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Thomas Avery Garran, Ph.D.

Thomas Avery Garran has been studying plant medicine for over 30 years. He lived in China from 2007 - 2023 and received his PhD in Materia Medica studies and Plant Pharmacy at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing: National Center for Materia Medica Resources and Daodi Herbs (the first non-Chinese recipient of this degree). He has a masters degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine and certificate in herbal medicine from the American School of Herbalism. Dr. Garran is the author of 2 books on the use of Western herbs in Chinese medicine (2008, 2014). He is the translator (with annotation) of the first book on growing and processing daodi Chinese herbs (2019) and the first men’s health book published in Chinese medicine (mid-17th century) ~ forthcoming. He is also the co-translator of a free e-book on the initial response to the covid outbreak by the Chinese medicine community in China. Dr. Garran has also published widely in both academic and herbal journals, and has as new Substack blog (ThomasAveryGarranPhD). Dr. Garran is the executive director of the East West School of Herbology and president of both Passiflora Press and Herb Whisperer, Inc., which focuses on agriculture of medicinal plants and education. He now resides in Western Massachusetts where he and his wife are building an herbal sanctuary and educational center.

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Earlier Event: November 16
"Global Herbalism: Applying Chinese Herbal Theory to Effectively Use Herbs From Anywhere” with JulieAnn Nugent-Head
Later Event: February 3
"Pao Zhi: An Introduction to the Processing and Preparation of Chinese Herbs" with Andy Ellis

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