[MPWG] The Herbal Dispatch-May & June Editions now online!

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

The latest issues of The Herbal Dispatch, the newsletter of the Medicinal 
Botanicals Program at Mountain State University (Beckley WV), are 
available at: 
<http://www.mountainstate.edu/usda/newsletters/default.aspx>

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Contents in the May 2009 issue:
- MBP Publishes Book
- The Soil Biology Primer-Part V
- Yellow Lady?s Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum  Salisbury), Orchid 
Family (Orchidaceae)
- MSU/WVHA Hold Successful Conference
- Appalachian Plant Profile: Jacob?s Ladder
- Simple Supplement Reverses the Most Common Cause of Blindness
- In Fight against Pathogens, Calcium Helps Plants Make Their Own Aspirin
- Five Things to Change in Your Life to Avert Diabetes
- Omega-3 Supplements Cut Heart Failure Risk
- Book Order Form

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Contents in the June 2009 issue:
- Workshop: Improving Small Ruminant Grazing Practices
- The Soil Biology Primer-Part VI: The Food Web & Soil Health
- High-Fructose Corn Syrup and Diabetes: What the Experts Say
- Ginger Eases Nausea from Chemotherapy
- Appalachian Plant Profile: American Spikenard
- Juice Slows Prostate Cancer - And May Even Be an Effective Preventative
- Growers Try to Prevent Medicinal Herbs from Going Extinct
- Why You Need More Sun When You're Over 50
- Mediterranean Diet Keeps You Sharp into Old Age
- Workshop Registration Form


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Article submissions and comments are welcome.
 
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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