Amanda was elected a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (MNIMH) in 1986, and is a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild. She is also noted for her exploration of traditional herbal remedies in remote areas of the world. On her own volition, she has traveled to and learned from licensed physicians and folk healers in places including South America, Europe, New Zealand, and Scotland's Findhorn Ecovillage, an experimental community in sustainable development.Under the World Health Organization, Crawford organized a two-month exploration of herbal medicine in the People's Republic of China.

Previously in private practice in Beverly Hills and Ojai, California, McQuade Crawford integrated her knowledge and experience of herbs with stress management and an awareness of the role that spiritual well-being has on health. She grew and gathered most of her plant-based therapies from her organic gardens in Ojai. She also helped develop Solixir, a line of botanical beverages that contain standardized herbs and are sold at Whole Foods. She is a partner in the company.

She currently works as a medical herbalist consultant, working with the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and the American Botanical Council to help set standards for quality as a review panelist, while improving production controls within the natural products industry.

Presentations by Amanda McQuade Crawford

THURSDAY INTENSIVE  (Intensive Registration Required)
Thursday, August 25 ~ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm in Classroom Building B
Women's Comprehensive Health Intensive
A comprehensive course on herbal and lifestyle solutions to the problems of PMS, cysts and fibroids, HPV, sex as we age, and possibly arthritis and heart health if time allows.

GENERAL TRACK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 ~ 9:00 am - 10:30 am in Auditorium A
Top 10 Kitchen Herbs for You


HERBS AND KIDS TRACK
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 ~ 9:00 am - 10:30 am in Classroom B
Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy and Infants


PRACTITIONER TRACK
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 ~ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm in Auditorium B
Heart Health and Alternatives to Statins


2015 Archived Recorded Presentations

August 28, Friday ~ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm  
“Nourishing Children in a Toxic World”
If adaptation is a hallmark of survival, will adaptation in the future include triggering hepatic and immune detoxification systems to become immunocompetent at younger ages than in the past? 

August 29, Saturday ~ 9:00 am - 10:30 am  
“Botanical Medicine for Mental Health and Stress Management”
This session will focus on herbal medicine used for two of the more common mood disorders, depression and anxiety, as well as covering a holistic approach to stress including plants promoting healthy sleep.

August 30, Sunday ~ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
“Death, Bereavement and Grief: What Herbalists Can Do”
Death, whether or not accompanied by disease, is a natural part of the cycle of life.  We are all faced with death sooner or later. Everyone here is going to pass into that mystery, whatever our beliefs. Today’s session is not intended to replace extensive training, but to create a primer for the interested herbal practitioner to contribute, where welcome, to a bereavement team. Palliative care (aimed at quality of life, not recovery) focuses on symptom relief, especially pain, and the stress often accompanying end of life. Ideally, a team of medical specialists, trained volunteers, family, and the patient act interdependently. For those dying and those living with grief, herbal medicine can be a gift.