Materia Medica

This lecture series by Michael Moore covers the botanical nature of the plants, their habitat, distribution, constituents, what they should look like and taste like in commerce, how to grow or gather them, parts used, preferred form of preparation and dosages, therapeutic uses and their stature as remedies.

Lesson 1

Lesson 1 Guide Lesson 1 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 1.1

Acalyphaa, Yerba del Cancer

Materia Medica Lesson 1.2

Acacia, Mesquite, etc.

Materia Medica Lesson 1.3

Achillea, menses, bile, etc.

Materia Medica Lesson 1.4

Aconitum, Fu-tze, fever management

Materia Medica Lesson 1.5

Acorus, cramps, intoxicants

Materia Medica Lesson 1.6

Actea, Cimicifuga, Reproductive

Materia Medica Lesson 1.7

Adiantum and other silica-containing plants

Materia Medica Lesson 1.8

Aralia, Adaptogens 1

Materia Medica Lesson 1.9

Aralia, Stress Philosophy, Adaptogens 2A

• Adaptogen Chart

Materia Medica Lesson 1.10

Panax, Stress Philosophy, Adaptogens 2B

Materia Medica Lesson 1.11

Panax, Eleutherococcus, Adaptogens 3

Materia Medica Lesson 1.12

Centella asiatica, Adaptogens 4

Lesson 2

Lesson 2 Guide Audio lectures from 2002-CD #1 Lesson 2 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 2.1

Withania, Adaptogens 5

• Adaptogen Chart

Materia Medica Lesson 2.2

Sedum, Adaptogens 6

Materia Medica Lesson 2.3

Oplopanax, Adaptogens 7

Materia Medica Lesson 2.4

Ganoderma, Adaptogens 8

Materia Medica Lesson 2.5

Cordyceps, Adaptogens 9

Materia Medica Lesson 2.6

Maca, Adaptogens 10

Materia Medica Lesson 2.7

Aesculus, Ruscus, Collinsonia and friends

Materia Medica Lesson 2.8

Tincturing Fresh Plants, General preparation discussion

Materia Medica Lesson 2.9

Agrimonia, Geum, Rubus and other Rosacea Astringents

Materia Medica Lesson 2.10

Ailanthus, Quassia and other Simarubaceae

Materia Medica Lesson 2.11

Aletris, Helonias, Adulterants, Medicine Bundle, Epipactis

Materia Medica Lesson 2.12

Alnus, antifungals

Lesson 3

Lesson 3 Guide Lesson 3 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 3.1

Aloes Addendum

Materia Medica Lesson 3.2

Althea and the Malvaceae: Discussion of uses

Materia Medica Lesson 3.3

Ammi visnaga, treating Asthma

Materia Medica Lesson 3.4

Anaphalis, Conyza and other mucus membrane tonics

Materia Medica Lesson 3.5

Andrographic paniculata

Materia Medica Lesson 3.6

Anemone (Pulsatilla)

Materia Medica Lesson 3.7

Anemopsis and relatives, Interstitial cystitis

Materia Medica Lesson 3.8

Angelica, Dong Quai

Materia Medica Lesson 3.9

Argemone (Prickly Poppy)

Materia Medica Lesson 3.10

Arctium (Burdock)

Lesson 4

Lesson 4 Guide Audio lectures from 2002-CD #2 Lesson 4 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 4.1

Aristolochia

Materia Medica Lesson 4.2

Apium (Celery)

Materia Medica Lesson 4.3

Arnica

Materia Medica Lesson 4.4

Arnica 2

Materia Medica Lesson 4.5

The Artemisias

Materia Medica Lesson 4.6

Asarum

Materia Medica Lesson 4.7

Asclepias: Inmortal and Pleurisy Root

Materia Medica Lesson 4.8

Astragalus

Materia Medica Lesson 4.9

Bacopa

Materia Medica Lesson 4.10

Balsamorrhiza

Materia Medica Lesson 4.11

Boswellia, Boswellic Acid

Lesson 5

Lesson 5 Guide Lesson 5 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 5.1

Brickellia: Hamula or Prodigiosa

Materia Medica Lesson 5.2

Bryonia

Materia Medica Lesson 5.3

Caesalpinia, Leaky Gut, Soluble fiber

Materia Medica Lesson 5.4

Calendula, Allantoin

Materia Medica Lesson 5.5

Cannabis

Materia Medica Lesson 5.6

Capsella, Trillium

Materia Medica Lesson 5.7

Capsicum

Materia Medica Lesson 5.8

Elettaria cardamomum (Cardamom)

Materia Medica Lesson 5.9

Cassia (Senna)

Materia Medica Lesson 5.10

Caulophyllum (Blue Cohosh)

Materia Medica Lesson 5.11

Centranthus and Valerian

Materia Medica Lesson 5.12

Cephalanthus

Materia Medica Lesson 5.13

Chelone (Turtlehead or Balmony)

Materia Medica Lesson 5.14

Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine)

Lesson 6

Lesson 6 Guide Audio lectures from 2002-CD #3 Lesson 6 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 6.1

Cnicus benedictus (Blessed Thistle)

Materia Medica Lesson 6.2

Cola (Cola Nut)

Materia Medica Lesson 6.3

Coleus forskohlii

Materia Medica Lesson 6.4

Collinsonia (Stone Root)

Materia Medica Lesson 6.5

Coptis, Candidiasis, Epilobium, Tabebuia

Materia Medica Lesson 6.6

Corallorhiza, Coral Root, Crawley

Materia Medica Lesson 6.7

Corydalis aureus and friends

Materia Medica Lesson 6.8

Crataegus (Hawthorne)

Materia Medica Lesson 6.9

Curcuma longa (Turmeric), Curcumins

Materia Medica Lesson 6.10

Dicentra formosa (Bleeding Heart)

Materia Medica Lesson 6.11

Dioscorea, Progesterone Cream pros/cons

Materia Medica Lesson 6.12

Dioscorea 2 (Wild Yam)

Materia Medica Lesson 6.13

Drosera (Sundew)

Materia Medica Lesson 6.14

Echinacea angustifolia

Materia Medica Lesson 6.15

Echinacea Lecture 1

Lesson 7

Lesson 7 Guide Lesson 7 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 7.1

Echinacea

Materia Medica Lesson 7.2

Eryngo (Rattlesnake Master)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.3

Eucalyptus

Materia Medica Lesson 7.4

Eupatoriums (Boneset, Gravel Root, Joe Pye, etc.)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.5

Euphrasia (Eyebright)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.6

Ferula (Ancient Silphium)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.7

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.8

Galium, Stellaria, Plantago Medicinal Juices

Materia Medica Lesson 7.9

Gelsemium, Veratrum, Skunk Cabbages

Materia Medica Lesson 7.10

Gingko biloba

Materia Medica Lesson 7.11

Glycyrrhiza (Licorice)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.12

Guaiacum

Materia Medica Lesson 7.13

Gossypium Cortex (Cotton Root Bark and Oxytocin)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.14

Hamamelis (Witch Hazel)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.15

Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil’s Claw, Grapple Vine)

Materia Medica Lesson 7.16

Hyocyamus (Henbane)

Lesson 8

Lesson 8 Guide Audio lectures from 2002-CD #4 Lesson 8 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 8.1

Hypericum (St. John’s Wort)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.2

Illicium verum (Star Anise, Anís Estrella)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.3

Inula helenium (Elecampane)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.4

Iris (Blue Flags, Orris Root)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.5

Lactuca (Wild Lettuce)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.6

Levisticum ligusticum (Lovage, Osha del Campo)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.7

Ligusticum (Osha and friends)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.8

Lobelia

Materia Medica Lesson 8.9

Lomatium dissectum

Materia Medica Lesson 8.10

Leonurus (Motherwort)

Materia Medica Lesson 8.12

Lomatium dissectum

Materia Medica Lesson 8.13

Lycopus (Bugleweed)

Lesson 9

Lesson 9 Guide Lesson 9 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 9.1

Mahonia (Oregon Grape and friends)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.2

Matricaria and friends (the Chamomiles)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.3

Mentha and friends (the Mints)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.4

Menyanthes (Buckbean)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.5

Monarda (Bee Balm, Wild Oregano)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.6

Myrica (The Bayberries)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.7

Nepeta and Melissa (Catnip and Lemon Balm)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.8

Nuphar (Yellow Pond Lily)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.9

Passiflora (Passionflower)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.10

Paullinia (Guarana)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.11

Pedicularis (Wood Betony, Lousewort, Parrot’s Beak)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.12

Peganum harmala (Syrian Rue)

Materia Medica Lesson 9.13

Piper methysticum (Kava Kava)

Lesson 10

Lesson 10 Guide Lesson 10 Test with Answers

Materia Medica Lesson 10.1

Piscidia (Jamaican Dogwood, Harbín)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.2

Polygala (Senega and White Snakeroot)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.3

Ptelea (Wafer Ash)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.4

Scutellaria (Skullcap)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.5

Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.6

Smilax (Sarsaparilla)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.7

Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.8

Tribulus terrestris (Puncture Vine)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.9

Turnera (Damiana)

Materia Medica Lesson 10.10

Veronicastrum (Leptandra), Hiatus hernia, billirubin

Materia Medica Lesson 10.11

Viburnums and Hayden’s Viburnum Compound

Materia Medica Lesson 10.12

Viburnum and HVC-2

Materia Medica Lesson 10.13

Vitex agnus-castus