[MPWG] Tributes to James Duke - America's consummate HerbalBum

[De Angelis, Patricia]

I am sad to have just learned of Jim Duke's passing. In his unassuming ways
he had major impacts on the way we study and celebrate medicinal plants
traditional knowledge. A master storyteller, I will never forget his tale
of pursuing fava beans as a botanical substitute for viagra! A talented
folk musician and composer, his wit was subtle and enormous all at once -
as with his musical collection, entitled "The Herbalbum." He touched so
many lives and his loss will be deeply felt.

The American Botanical Council plans to release an extensive tribute soon.
You can see their message here:
Noted and Beloved Ethnobotanist and Herbal Medicine Advocate Jim Duke Dies
at 88
<http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=41145.0&dlv_id=94212>

Please feel free to share other tributes in his honor.

With heartfelt sadness,
Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority
US Fish & Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
703-358-1708 x 1753
703-358-2276 (FAX)

Let’s put the right seed, in the right place, at the right time!
-National Seed Strategy
<http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP/0/seedstrategy.html>
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