[MPWG] FUNDING: AHPA-ERB Foundation Seeks Proposals for Sustainability Study on Osha (fwd)

[Olivia Kwong]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AHPA-ERB Foundation Seeks Proposals for Sustainability on Wild Populations 
of Osha

SILVER SPRING, Md. (February 7, 2012) -- The American Herbal Products
Association (AHPA) Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals
<http://www.ahpafoundation.org/>  (AHPA-ERB Foundation) is accepting
grant proposals
<http://www.ahpa.org/Portals/0/pdfs/11_1209_ERB_osha%20grant%20rfp.pdf>
for a study to determine the current status of wild populations of
Ligusticum porter, commonly know as osha. Other common names for this
plant include Colorado cough root, Porter's lovage, Porter's
licorice-root, Porter's wild lovage, loveroot, bear medicine, bear root,
mountain lovage, Indian parsley, mountain ginseng, nipo, and chuchupate.

The current need for protection of the osha root supply cannot be
determined due to a lack of verifiable scientific data on the vigor or
decline of wild populations of the species and those factors that could
enhance or threaten the plant's survival. The AHPA-ERB Foundation is
requesting interested parties to submit a one- to two-page concept paper
for a proposal that would lead to objective information about the status
of osha in the wild and sustainable root-harvest practices that would
ensure survival of the species.

Research objectives for the study may include the location and inventory
of osha in the United States, to evaluate the sustainability of current
harvest practices in southeast Colorado, or other suitable locations,
and to develop and propose best-practice recommendations for ensuring
the protection of osha from over-collection or other threats that could
limit the long-term viability of this plant species.

It is anticipated that an award for a research study will made based on
the review of the full applications that will be requested from selected
parties after receipt and review of the concept papers.

For more information and to review the proposal concept announcement,
download the call for proposal concepts
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be submitted to AHPA Chief Science Officer Steven Dentali, Ph.D., via
email <mailto:sdentali at ahpa.org?> . Submissions are due no later than
March 30, 2012.

About the American Herbal Products Association

The American Herbal Products Association is the national trade
association for and the voice of the herbal products industry. AHPA is
comprised of domestic and foreign companies doing business as growers,
processors, manufacturers, and marketers of herbs and botanical and
herbal products, including foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics, and
non-prescription drugs. Founded in 1982, AHPA's mission is to promote
the responsible commerce of herbal products.

AHPA established the AHPA-ERB Foundation as a 501(c)(3) foundation for
the purpose of promoting education and research on medicinal,
therapeutic, and health-promoting herbs.

MEDIA CONTACT: Frank Lampe, Director of Communications, 720.398.8172,
flampe at ahpa.org <mailto:flampe at ahpa.org> .

SOURCE: The American Herbal Products Association, www.ahpa.org
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