[MPWG] NEWS: Future of Popular Chinese Herbal Medicine Up in the Air

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=future-of-chinese-herbal-med-up-in-the-air

July 9, 2008 in Health
Future of Popular Chinese Herbal Medicine Up in the Air
Demand soars, populations dwindle of caterpillar fungus used to treat
everything from cancer to erectile dysfunction
By Mara Hvistendahl

DZATO, CHINA. It's a sight to behold on mornings in May and June: Hardy
nomads and enterprising villagers from Nepal to western China spread
out over the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas, pickaxes in tow, and
ascend unforgiving peaks in the thin mountain air. Anyone who can make
the journey goes.children, yak herders, pregnant women. By midday, the
plateau is dotted with crouched forms combing the grass on their hands
and knees.

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