{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Plant Monographs to Unite World Health | Featuring Roy Upton","description":"This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia Van Dyke is joined by the founder of American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and man behind the modern monograph: Roy Upton. Join us as we explore: The purpose and importance of plant monographs Integrating traditional medicine into primary healthcare Learning about plants before the digital age The rise and dangers of AI herbalism books Roy\u2019s adventures hunting for old herbal books How AHP monographs influence legislature on a global scale As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at podcast@mountainroseherbs.com to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism. \ud83c\udfa5 Check out the video interview to this episode on YouTube: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6gOU9JJnFQ4 Learn more about Roy below! \ud83c\udf3f Roy Upton founded the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) in 1995 to bring the knowledge base of herbal medicine into one monograph system as a way to allay consumer and practitioner fears about using herbal medicines and to rebuild our cultural knowledge base about the value of herbal medicine to individual, community, societal, and environmental health. Roy serves as Executive Director and Editor of AHP. Check out these resource Roy mentioned in the episode: \ud83c\udf31 ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) \ud83d\udcd6 Christopher Hobb\u2019s Rare Book Collection \ud83e\udd16 The Danger of AI Herbalism Books on Amazon \ud83d\udcd3 AHPA Botanical Safety Handbook \ud83c\udf0e Global Alliance for Integrative Health & Medicine (GAIHM)   ~~~ \ud83c\udf3b Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents\u2019 farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program. \ud83d\udcf1 Find Lucretia on social media! @lucretia.vandyke \ud83d\udcbb Lucertia\u2019s website: https:\/\/www.lucretiavandyke.com \ud83d\udcd6 Lucretia's Book, African American Herbalism: https:\/\/mountainroseherbs.com\/african-american-herbalism ~~~ Mountain Rose Herbs is a purveyor of the highest quality organically grown herbs and spices, teas, essential oils, & botanical goods. You can find our organic botanical offerings on MountainRoseHerbs.com. \ud83d\udcd6 Request a FREE copy of our 2026 Printed Journal to be shipped straight to your door! \ud83d\udcd6 Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow Mountain Rose Herbs on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok  \ud83c\udf3f Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. \ud83c\udf3f ","author_name":"Herbal Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/www.mountainroseherbs.com","html":"