Pedia Pain Focus

Dr. Dhanu Sant, an integrative pediatrician and trained herbal and plant medicine specialist returns to discuss herbs for pain management to stress management, to their role as adaptogens and beyond.  She discusses safe use of herbs for a variety of health conditions but specifically for pain management, along with misconceptions, caution and .  She has dedicated her work to learning more about plant medicine and herbs to enhance the quality of care that she's providing for her pediatric patients.  She says - I was using a lot of diet and lifestyle remedies, and this felt like a natural adjunct to that.   Takeaways in This Episode The reason for Dr Sant to pursue further training herbal and plant medicine in addition to her traditional training as a pediatrician. Unique aspects of herbs, spices and plants used as medicine Safety issues around some of the commonly used herbs and how to navigate them Impact of gut health on pain and immune system and herbs that modulate them Herbs for various pain conditions f