[MPWG] NEWS: "Herbs, As Nature Made Them" (Washington Post)

[Olivia Kwong]

Herbs, As Nature Made Them
Some Users of Herbal Medicine Go Straight to Plants

By Audrey Edwards
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 20, 2006; Page HE04

With an estimated 19 percent of Americans using herbal medicines and other 
dietary supplements, jars of capsules and tablets crowd grocery and 
drugstore shelves. But in some areas, particularly in ethnic communities, 
many people buy their medicinal herbs in raw plant form.

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