Kokora's Visionary
Ric Scalzo
Ric Scalzo began his journey into herbal and naturopathic medicine in 1980 studying Naturopathic Herbal Medicine, Eclectic Herbal Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and various diagnostic practices. He received a master’s degree in Herbal Medicine from the School of Herbal Medicine and an Honorary Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. Renowned for his innovations in Herbal Medicine and personal commitment to retaining herbal integrity, today Ric continues to innovate herbal remedies and is a leader in the movement to integrate regenerative agriculture into the world of Herbal Medicine.
Some of Ric’s many accomplishments are as follows:
1987
Founded Gaia Herbs
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1994
Author – Naturopathic Handbook of Herbal Formulas
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2001
Author – Herbal Solutions for Healthy Living
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2003
Author – Traditional Medicines from the Earth
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2012
Author – Meetings and Awakenings: The Coevolution of Plants and People
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2012
Founded Earth Renewable Technologies
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2014
Founded Protocol Journal of Botanical Medicine, Author and Publisher
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2017
Joined advisory board for American Botanical Council (ABC)
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2019
Established Ric Scalzo Institute for Botanical Research at Sonoran University
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2020
Founded CR Medicinal Farms and CR Process Impact
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2023
Founded Kokora Inc.
Patents
Extrudable Composition Derived from Renewable Resources 2013
Extrudable Composition Derived from Renewable Resources and Method of Making Molded Articles Utilizing the Same – 2014
Anti-Inflammatory Substances extracted from Echinacea with Xiping Wang 2009
Process for providing herbal medicants in cellulose derivative capsules with Xiping Wang 2002
Process for providing herbal medicants in cellulose derivative capsules with Xiping Wang 2001
PENDING Process for dual stage absorption of freeze dried herbal medicants
Philanthropic Work
Golden Courage International - Ric is a board member and supporting donor of the Golden Courage International Foundation, which works in collaboration with the Chinese government to provide education through high school for impoverished, abandoned and abused children of China. This foundation also works to change policy around supporting children in need in China. Learn more about Golden Courage here: goldencourage.com
CIRENAS - Ric is a supporting donor for CIRENAS, an organization in Costa Rica which exists to create transformative connections between people and the environment through education, research, integration and innovation. Learn more about CIRENAS here: cirenas.org
