Tag: herbs
Adaptogens and nutritive tonic herbs for patient well-being
Learn how these four adaptogens and tonic herbs are a profound choice for achieving balanced well-being in your patients.
Balance is the key word with...
Herbal support for geriatric animals
Health issues, from cognitive to musculoskeletal to cardiovascular, often arise in our geriatric patients. Herbs offer beneficial affects to a variety of body systems...
Golden yellow powder for wound healing
How golden yellow powder, an herbal medicine descended from a classical Chinese formula, helped heal a traumatic degloving wound in an Australian Shepherd.
A ten-year-old...
Strategies for managing pancreatitis in small animals
Herbal medicines and low-fat meat and vegetable diets can prevent pancreatitis in dogs and cats, and can also be used to resolve acute and...
Western botanicals for treating otitis media in animals
Unlike conventional drugs, herbs and other botanicals make resistance nearly impossible for even the nastiest pathogens, and are effective weapons against the bacteria and...
An integrative approach to Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM)
A look at what is currently known about EHM – a neurologic manifestation of the EHV-1 virus – along with integrative therapies for its...
Challenges of treating canine aggression
Using holistic modalities in your practice increases the chance of successfully overcoming canine aggression and improves the mental state of your patients.
At our clinic,...
Herbs and canine glaucoma
When used as part of an integrative approach, herbs and herbal formulas can help manage glaucoma in dogs.
Glaucoma in dogs can be a serious...
Choosing the best models for integrative research
Studies structured to meet the expectations of conventional medicine, while conforming to the basic tenets of an individual modality, will encourage a better understanding...
Herbs offer safe, effective pain management
An herbal approach to pain can address the causes of discomfort, has few to no side effects, and can be used over a long...