[MPWG] NEWS: NM experts hope to cultivate Southwest herb

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9951086

NM experts hope to cultivate Southwest herb
By MELANIE DABOVICH Associated Press Writer
Article Launched: 07/21/2008 04:40:25 PM MDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--The plant has been described by local residents as 
magical and its qualities are said to be almost mythical.

The native herb yerba mansa, translated from Spanish as the "calming 
herb," has been used medicinally for centuries throughout the Southwest by 
American Indians and Hispanics to treat ailments from toothaches to sinus 
infections.

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