Our Research Projects

Currently at SCNM we are working on increasing the evidence behind natural treatments, we encourage everyone to get involved! We have over fifty student volunteers helping with various projects, from the characterization of mechanisms of action of botanical tinctures to the validity of ozone treatments for viral infection, bacterial infections and cancer.

Peer Reviewed Published Work:

• A Lack of Bioactive Predictability for Marker Compounds Commonly Used for Herbal Medicine Standardization.

• Quality Control of Botanical Tinctures: Endogenous Bacterial Flora Present in Botanical Extractions

• Treatment of herpes virus-associated lesions using a synergistic botanical blend

• Treatment of Athlete's Plantar Warts Using a Botanical Blend: A Case Report

Interviews and Guest Articles:

•  The Paleo Solution Podcast with Robb Wolf
  • Episode #317
• Green Living Magazine
  • Paleo, Vegetarian Vegan: Sorting through the diet noise
• Interview for Paleo Magazine Radio
  • Is Eating Plants Paleo?
• Aspire Health Podcast with Dr. Tim Gerstmar
  • The past, present and future of complementary medicine
• The Daily Lipid Podcast with Dr. Chris Masterjohn
  • Life After Academia with Guillermo Ruiz
• Inherently You Podcast with Dr. Holly Lucille
  • Part 1: The importance of individualized Medicine
  • Part 2: The Value of Evidence Based Natural Medicine
• Beyond Your Wildest Genes
  • March 27th, 2017
• Barenaked Podcast with Nick Horowski
  • Episode #103

Speaking presentations: 

We have presented our research at the following conferences:  

• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 2015
  • Bacterial resistance to botanical antimicrobials
• AzNMA 2015 Annual Meeting
  • An update on our institution's research
• Society of Integrative Oncology 2015
  • S. purpurea a plant with antiviral and oncolytic activity
• SCNM Discovery Day 2015
  • How to get involved with Naturopathic Research
• Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine 2016
  • An update on our institution's research
• International Congress of Naturopathic Physicians (Barcelona, Spain)
  • An update on Botanicals with Antimicrobial Activity - July 1st - 3rd, 2016
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 2016 (Boulder, CO)
  • Botanicals with Oncolytic Activity - July 27th - 30th, 2016
• The Ancestral Health Symposium (Salt Lake City, UT)
  • The Evolution of Medicinal Plants - August 11th - 13th, 2016
• Society of Integrative Oncology
  • A plant with Anti-HSV activity - November 6th -7th, 2016
• Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine 2017
  • Mechanistic Approach to Immunological Botanicals - April 9th - 7th, 2017
• Paleof(x) 2017 (Austin, TX)
  • The Top 5 botanicals to keep in your Paleo Medicine Cabinet
  • Botanical Masterminds Panel: Is Botanical Medicine the Medicine of the Future?
  • May 19th - 21st, 2017
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 2017 (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Distinct immune modulation effects of Echinacea purpurea 
  • July 12th - 16th, 2017
• Ancestral Health Symposium 2017 (Seattle, WA)
  • Biological Warfare: An Evolutionary Approach to Botanical Medicine
  • September 7th - 9th, 2017
  • Video link to presentation coming soon!