“Yierbas Medicinales Andinas y Como Se Incorpora a la Medicina Occidental / Andean Medicinal Plants and How Traditional
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series (Featuring live interpretation)
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Description
Presented by Matilde Cachiguango Muenala, Aida Inuca, and David Kiefer, M.D.
In this presentation, the speakers will review their background & interest in medicinal plants, both those that are found locally or commonly in the US, & some examples from Andean Ecuador. The speakers will discuss nettles, mullein, & dandelion as examples of plants with varied & important healing properties. Also, a discussion of the interaction between Western medicine and traditional medicine and how they overlap.
In this presentation, the speakers will review their background & interest in medicinal plants, both those that are found locally or commonly in the US, & some examples from Andean Ecuador. The speakers will discuss nettles, mullein, & dandelion as examples of plants with varied & important healing properties. Also, a discussion of the interaction between Western medicine and traditional medicine and how they overlap.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-0616 or email skripp@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, April 8, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.