LOCAL EXPERTS SERIES APRIL 2026: The Herbal Path
Date and Time
Wednesday Apr 8, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
Location
550 Central Ave Parking Details:
Dover
Off-street parking available at the Chamber.
Fees/Admission
Included with Chamber Membership
$15 for Not-Yet Chamber Members
Description
Join the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and host The Herbal Path for an informative session on herbal remedies.
Before the turn of the 20th century, plants were the foundation of medicine. Pharmacists and physicians were skilled in identifying, growing, preparing, and dispensing herbal remedies. Healing knowledge was rooted in close observation of nature, the seasons, and generations of lived experience. Plants were not considered “alternative”; they were medicine.
This talk explores how our understanding and use of herbal remedies has shifted since 1900, as medicine moved from plant-based preparations to laboratory-derived pharmaceuticals. We’ll examine the pivotal role botanicals once played in medical education and practice, how industrialization and regulation reshaped healthcare — and as a result — our way of thinking about it.
This conversation invites reflection on how traditional herbal wisdom can inform modern wellness today, and how integrating historical plant knowledge can help restore trust and resilience in contemporary healthcare.
Before the turn of the 20th century, plants were the foundation of medicine. Pharmacists and physicians were skilled in identifying, growing, preparing, and dispensing herbal remedies. Healing knowledge was rooted in close observation of nature, the seasons, and generations of lived experience. Plants were not considered “alternative”; they were medicine.
This talk explores how our understanding and use of herbal remedies has shifted since 1900, as medicine moved from plant-based preparations to laboratory-derived pharmaceuticals. We’ll examine the pivotal role botanicals once played in medical education and practice, how industrialization and regulation reshaped healthcare — and as a result — our way of thinking about it.
This conversation invites reflection on how traditional herbal wisdom can inform modern wellness today, and how integrating historical plant knowledge can help restore trust and resilience in contemporary healthcare.
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550 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820 – (603) 742-2218 – info@dovernh.org