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Nov 6, 2008 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Thursday)
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Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium Dr. Angela O’Callaghan, Director, Master Gardener Program, UNCE Using plants for medicinal purposes is probably as old as humanity itse...
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Event details: The Medicinal Use of Plants
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Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium
Dr. Angela O’Callaghan, Director, Master Gardener Program, UNCE
Using plants for medicinal purposes is probably as old as humanity itself. While they serve most often for nutriment, plants have also been necessary as herbal remedies. Long before there were pharmacies, humans were collecting the plants growing around them. Prepared as tinctures, teas, and as poultices, plants were essential to maintain health and to help people recover from injury and illness. An enormous variety of plants utilized in this fashion, and some appear to have had a number of different medicinal properties. Frequently, the very flavors and aromas that make plants desirable to our taste can also be important for health. Accompanying Dr. O’Callaghan’s multimedia presentation is a museum exhibition on the medicinal use of plants and a live plant exhibit in the neighboring Xeric Garden on the Native American use of native plants.
Pam Weiss 895-3401
Dr. Angela O’Callaghan, Director, Master Gardener Program, UNCE
Using plants for medicinal purposes is probably as old as humanity itself. While they serve most often for nutriment, plants have also been necessary as herbal remedies. Long before there were pharmacies, humans were collecting the plants growing around them. Prepared as tinctures, teas, and as poultices, plants were essential to maintain health and to help people recover from injury and illness. An enormous variety of plants utilized in this fashion, and some appear to have had a number of different medicinal properties. Frequently, the very flavors and aromas that make plants desirable to our taste can also be important for health. Accompanying Dr. O’Callaghan’s multimedia presentation is a museum exhibition on the medicinal use of plants and a live plant exhibit in the neighboring Xeric Garden on the Native American use of native plants.
Pam Weiss 895-3401
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