Lisa Ganora

Lisa Ganora has been a traditional herbalist for more than 25 years and is an expert on the properties of phytochemical constituents in medicinal foods and herbs. Lisa, who earned her biology degree with highest honors from the University of North Carolina, is currently the Adjunct Professor of Pharmacognosy at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and will become the Director of the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism in June, 2012. She is the author of the popular website, HerbalConstituents.com, several distance-learning courses, numerous visual curriculum materials, and the textbook Herbal Constituents. As a lecturer, Lisa combines traditional wisdom with easily accessible science for a uniquely holistic learning experience.

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Lisa is teaching the following courses at Sylvan Institute:

Colors of Vitality

Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

Synergy and Variability of Constituents in Medicinal Herbs: Class 1 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

Solubility and Extraction in Herbal Medicine Making: Class 2 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

Herbal Carbohydrates: Inulins, Mucilages, Immunomodulating Polysaccharides, Glycosides: Class 3 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

Fatty Acids and Lipids in Herbs, Seeds & Fruits: Class 4 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

Benefits of the Sulfur Compounds and Glucosinolates; Cyanogenic Glycosides: Class 5 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

The Powers of Polyphenols and Flavonoids, Tannins, Anthraquinone Glycosides: Class 6 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

Introduction to the Terpenoids: Essential Oils, Resins, Carotenoids and more: Class 7 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents

Medicinal Alkaloids: Betalains, PAs, the Berberines, and Relatives: Class 8 in Understanding and Working with Herbal Constituents