Hello from Montana. I know that there has been poaching here of Big Horn sheep for their horns, I believe for TCM. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Courtney Cavaliere <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Courtney@herbalgram.org">Courtney@herbalgram.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Thank you for your email! I do have a copy
of <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Mending the Web of Life</span></i>, and
it is proving to be an extremely helpful resource on this topic—particularly
the survey of practitioners with their suggested replacements. The book will
definitely be cited within my article. </span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Thanks again for your response,</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">~Courtney</span></font></p><div class="im">
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Email: <a href="mailto:Courtney@herbalgram.org" target="_blank">Courtney@herbalgram.org</a></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> Jean Giblette
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 14, 2009
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Courtney
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> <a href="mailto:mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [MPWG] looking for
info on herbal substitutes to seahorses and turtles for article</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">See <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Mending the Web of Life: Chinese
Medicine and Species Conservation</span></i>, by Elizabeth Call L.Ac. and
others including myself, published in 2006 by AHPA and IFAW, available through
Redwing Books or at:</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On Aug 13, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Courtney
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Hello!
My name is Courtney
Cavaliere, and I am the managing editor of <i><span style="font-style: italic;">HerbalGram</span></i>, the quarterly journal of the
American Botanical Council. I am currently working on an <i><span style="font-style: italic;">HerbalGram </span></i>article about animal-based
medicines and efforts that have been made to substitute herbs for some animal
species. I intend to profile a few specific animals within the article (noting
how those species have been used in traditional medicines, how poaching of
those animals has affected their populations, and what herbs have been promoted
as replacements for them in medicines). So far, I have found plenty of
information on tigers, rhinos, and bears. I am hoping to also profile turtles
and seahorses in my article, but I have not yet found much information
regarding potential herbal substitutes for those animal species. I am hoping
that someone from the MPWG listserv might be able to assist me. If you happen
to be personally familiar with the subject of botanical alternatives to seahorses
and/or turtles for medicinal use, I would definitely love to speak with you.
Alternatively, if you are not personally familiar with this topic but could
recommend someone else who might be a good source, I would certainly appreciate
that information as well. Thank you!</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">~Courtney Cavaliere</span></font></p>
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