About this episode

Jiling Lin interviews Richard Mandelbaum about integrating scientific and traditional herbalism.

This week on Herbal Radio, host Jiling Lin is joined by Richard Mandelbaum. Richard has been an avid student of our native flora for close to forty years. He has been practicing as an herbalist since 1999, blending Chinese and Western herbal traditions, with a private practice offering both online and in-person consultations in Forestburgh NY. He is also a founder of the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism and is on the faculty at David Winston's Center for Herbal Studies and the Won Institute of Graduate Studies , and is co-coordinator of his local chapter of Herbalists Without Borders . Listen in as Richard and Jiling chat about: Integrating scientific and traditional herbalism Herbal energetics Sweet and bitter flavors Differential assessment method Importance of botany for herbalists Creative energy of anger in seasonal transitions Symbiosis between plants and people 🎥 Check out the video version of this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mJPcogD3fjk ~~~ Check out more of Richard's work below: 💻 Website: www.richardmandelbaum.com/ 📸 Plant Photography: www.richardmandelbaum.com/meet-the-plants-and-fungi/ 🌿 Botanical Site Surveys…

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