101. Tradition and Science United: Dawn Whitten on Herbal Education

The Elder Tree Podcast

In todays episode, Tatiana interiews Dawn Whitten who is a naturopath, herbalist, researcher, teacher and mentor on Bundjalung country in Northern NSW. She is one of the co-owners of Gould's pharmacy for the past 18 years and has a well grounded approach to blending the academic realms with the traditional practices.

In this episode, Dawn shares some of her journey with Goulds, and what led her to want to become a lactation expert and assist families in pregnancy and postpartum. She shares her journey of writing her thesis on herb-drug interactions and also shares her perspective about science and tradition not being so different from one another.

We discuss hopes and dreams for the future of herbal education in Australia and also discuss the important of herbalists knowing where their medicine comes from. There is also a strong emphasis on using fresh vital herb material in herbal preparations and some of the potential pitfalls of commercially manufactured tablets and capsules.

Dawn really blends together the academic realms of herbal medicine with a down to Earth approach and a deep knowing of the plants. It is wonderful to have people on the show with such a balanced perspective and wisdom to offer.

Find out more about Dawn here:

https://www.gouldsnaturalmedicine.com.au/dawn-whitten

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