The International Herb Symposium is a biannual conference held at Wheaton College in

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to discuss botanical medicine, herbal conservation and the survival of

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herbal traditions. This conference is one of the largest herb conferences held in the United States and the only worldwide herbal conference with an explicit international focus, including speakers from

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, Central and

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and American Indian tribes. During this conference, over 100 workshops are typically presented during a single weekend – ranging from indigenous traditional to scientific uses of botanicals. The conference is organized by

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and Sage Mountain Retreat Center and features speakers from all over the world.

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* Herbalism Biologically based therapies Medical conferences Wheaton College (Massachusetts) {{alt-med-stub