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    News and Articles on Ethnopharmacology



    Oregon lawmakers consider banning legal hallucinogenic (2)  Mar 16, 2008
    A 1994 study in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology described users who felt as though they were being turned into ellow plaid French fries, fresh paint, a drawer, a pant leg, a Ferris wheel. t sounds cheesy but I felt like the room I was in turned into an accordion and I couldn't move, said Meara Fleming of Eugene, 20, who said she has tried the drug once. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    What's a cane toad?  Mar 27, 2007
    Journal of Ethnopharmacology 41(1-2): 1-8. Retrieved on. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Raw Chinese medicinal herbs fall short of supply  Aug 25, 2006
    "The demand for natural medicinal herbs has been boosted by improved awareness of health and healthcare in an aging society," Deputy Health Minister She Jing told the International Ethnopharmacology Conference in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ... Peter J. Houghton, president of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, said the past 30 years had seen fast commercialization of traditional medicine. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Marijuana drug treats chemo  May 17, 2006
    Cannabinoids taken by mouth begin working more slowly and are absorbed more erratically than inhaled marijuana, so many patients prefer the latter, University of Montreal pharmacologist Mohamed Ben Amar wrote in a paper posted in March by the Journal of Ethnopharmacology. But an FDA statement last month said no sound scientific studies support the medical use of marijuana. (USA Today -- News)




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