Editorial Standards
Clinical Reviewer
All clinical content on Pau-Darco.com is reviewed by a credentialed practicing herbalist to ensure accuracy, safety, and alignment with current evidence-based practice.
Carol Wade, RH (AHG)
Clinical Herbalist & Nutritional Counselor
📍 Ojai, California
30+
Years in practice
RH (AHG)
Guild designation
22-mo
Herbal studies program
Carol Wade has been a practicing clinical herbalist and nutritional counselor for more than 30 years. Her garden, the Earth Island Medicinal Herb Garden in Ojai, CA, serves as a hub for several medicinal herb-oriented ventures that help make plant-based medicine more easily available to individuals and the community at large.
Carol is the director of the Ojai School of Herbal Studies, a 22-month herbal studies program, and leads EcoTours of the Earth Island Medicinal Herb Garden. Her work spans garden design, hands-on botanical education, and clinical herbal practice.
As a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild — the only peer-reviewed designation for herbalists in the United States — Carol brings rigorous clinical standards to her review of all content published on Pau-Darco.com.
Scope of Review
Carol reviews the following content categories before publication.
Clinical Dosage & Safety
All dosage tables, contraindication notices, and clinical administration protocols.
Phytochemical Accuracy
Compound identification, extraction methods, and potency claims.
Sourcing & Quality Standards
Botanical integrity criteria, authentication guidelines, and supplier evaluation.
Ethnobotanical Context
Historical use, indigenous tradition, and traditional preparation methods.
Medical review supplements but does not replace the evidence-tier system applied to every article. Each article cites its primary sources directly. See About & Methodology for how we evaluate and tier research. This site is not a substitute for professional medical advice.