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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This weekend workshop may be of interest to some of you and your colleagues. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><br></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Medicinal Plants of Northern California</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>May 17 – 18, 2008</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Instructor: Christopher Hobbs</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Location: UC Berkeley campus and the UC Botanical Garden</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> </b></font></div><p align="justify" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">California is a treasure-trove of medicinal plant species. Many famous medicinal species from cultures around the world grow wild in California, and others are commonly cultivated as ornamentals. Many species of European herbs such as <i>Arnica</i>, valerian, <i>Angelica</i>, and gentian are common and native to the Sierra Nevada. The herbs <i>Grindelia</i> (gum plant), yerba santa, and coffeeberry were official drugs in the U.S. Pharmacopeia in the early 20th century. About 60% of the major herbs in the Chinese <i>materia medica</i> are available in nurseries and are commonly grown as garden plants and street trees, such as privet, jujube, star jasmine, and honeysuckle.</font></p><p align="justify" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify"><font style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">This experiential class will provide an introduction to the biology, chemistry, and conservation of some important medicinal species found in Northern California. Historical and modern clinical uses of many locally available species will be emphasized. There will be demonstrations of traditional methods of herb harvest, drying, processing, and extraction. Commercial tinctures and extracts, as well as homemade products, will be available to sample. A highlight of the class will be a half-day plant walk at the UC Botanical Garden on Sunday to meet many medicinal species in person.</font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i>Course fee ($175/$200, Friends of the Jepson Herbarium member/non-member) includes garden entrance fee. </i></font></div><div><br></div><!--StartFragment--><span style="color: black; "><b>Christopher Hobbs</b></span><span style="color: black; "> L.Ac., A.H.G. is a licensed acupuncturist and fourth generation herbalist and botanist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He has over 30 years of experience with herbs and has written extensively on the subject, including co-authorship of the <i>Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs</i></span><span style="color: black; ">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Christopher is currently a graduate student in the Department of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, where his research is focused on <i>Artemisia</i></span><span style="color: black; "> and infectious disease.</span><!--EndFragment--> <br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b>For more information or to register for the workshop, please visit the website (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><a href="http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/">http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/</a>) or co</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">ntact Anna Larsen at the Jepson Herbarium:</span></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jepson Herbarium, UC Berkeley</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Berkeley, CA 94720-2465</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">phone <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>(510) 643-7008</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">fax <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>(510) 643-5390</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">email <a href="mailto:alarsen@berkeley.edu"><font color="#0021e7" style="color: rgb(0, 33, 231); "><u>alarsen@berkeley.edu</u></font></a></font></div></span></b></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></body></html>