Bridget Conry is a Community Herbalist of 20 years, heading into 8th year with Champlain Valley Dispensary, first as Infusion Kitchen Manager, then Director of Ops, now Product Development and Marketing. The last 5 of these 8 years has also included Ceres Natural Remedies, the CBD division. Session 1: Cannabis as the Gateway Herb Success with cannabis is a natural segue way into the complete herbal apothecary; all of the other plant allies that are available to address our needs, whether it be symptom relief, daily maintenance of the body to prevent illness or creating certain states of mind. • Herbs remind our bodies what it means to be in a healthy state • Serious side effects from medicinal herbs are rare • Goal with herbal medicine is to bring health into balance so that you don’t need the “medicine” anymore..only healthy maintenance and I would say, pleasure. • Success with cannabis, a plant, opens up minds to other plants that might support people in their health goals: lavender & chamomile for sleep, bitter & carminative herbs for digestion, nervines (oats, nettles, skullcap) to calm the nervous system, arnica, ginger, white willow for pain, etc. • Cannabis is one among many and mighty among all. The Entourage Effect broadened to other plant allies. The study of terpenes as part of the entourage effect in cannabis, opens the doors to plant based medicine. This is because terpenes are prevalent in so many plants with which people are already familiar, some of which …
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