[MPWG] Herbal Dispatch (Feb 06 Issue) & Spring Symposium (May; WV)

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

The February 2006 issue of The Herbal Dispatch, the newsletter of the 
Medicinal Botanicals Program at Mountain State University, is available 
at: <http://www.mountainstate.edu/usda/newsletters/default.aspx>.
 
The cover page article provides detailed information about the first 
spring symposium that the Med Bot Program and the WV Herb Association, 
with the cooperation of the USDA/ARS Appalachian Farming Systems Research 
Center, are organizing for May 5-6, 2006 at the MSU campus in Beckley, WV. 
The program, printed on page 2, gives the titles of the presentations and 
the names and associations of the speakers. The registration form to 
attend the symposium and the registration form to become and exhibitor are 
on page 6. The theme of the symposium is “Producing and marketing Fresh 
Herbs and Vegetables”. We encourage you to attend.
 
Other articles in this issue of the newsletter are:
 
-The essentials of essential oils–wellness–omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids
-A critical overview of homeopathy
-Appalachian plant profile: Black cohosh
-Contributing ideas for the survival of American ginseng in the wild
-Exercise is associated with reduced risk for incident dementia among 
persons 65 years of age and older
 
We welcome article submissions and comments.
 
Dr. Mario R. Morales, Director
Medicinal Botanicals Program
Mountain State University
P.O. Box 9003
Beckley, WV 25802-9003
Phone: 304-929-1683
 
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