Skunk cabbage is one of the first plants to sprout in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. The plant itself is 20?C (76?F) warmer than the surrounding air, and it melts the snow around itself so that the shoots can sprout upwards.
Herbs used in ADD treatment study
Herbs used in ADD treatment study Dr. Micheal Lyon of Nanaimo will begin a study in
April involving 76 kids to see if herbal medicine can be used to
treat Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder. Half of the volunteers will take a placebo
and the other half will take a herbal medicine which may include
ginseng, ginkgo, St. John's Wort and fish oil. Lyon become
interested in studying ADD after his own son was diagnosed with it,
and he expects the results of this study to be published in the
summer of 2001. JANUARY 31, 2001
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