Austin Founder Lions Club
DATE: January 13, 2022 12:30 pm via Zoom
Mark Blumenthal Introduced by Lion Mac Ragsdale
This presentation will provide an overview of the modern research and consumer trends that are driving this ever-increasing incorporation of natural medicines into the lifestyles of millions of American consumers.
About our Speaker:
Mark Blumenthal, Founder and Executive Director American Botanical Council
The American Botanical Council (ABC) is a leading, independent, research and educational nonprofit organization dedicated to disseminating accurate, reliable, and responsible information on herbs and medicinal plants. Blumenthal is editor and publisher of HerbalGram, an international peer-reviewed quarterly journal. For six years, he served as an adjunct associate professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, teaching the course Herbs and Phytomedicines in Today’s Pharmacy. He is also the founder and director of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program, a nonprofit international consortium committed to researching and exposing adulteration and fraud in botanical ingredients sold in the global market. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and television shows and has written more than 500 articles, reviews, and book chapters for many major publications. He was awarded Natural Health Magazine’s Hall of Fame Award for “…opening America’s eye to the healing powers of herbs.” For more than 46 years, he has been a leader in the global botanical and natural products community, promoting science-based herbal education and respect for scientific and clinical research, ethnobotanical traditions, sustainable and regenerative practices, and honesty and authenticity in the manufacture and marketing of herbs and phytomedicines.
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