Botanist to discuss alternative medicine September 27, 2005
The Center for Excellence in Integrative Medicine starts a new series of lectures beginning this evening with botanist Dan Evans, a biology professor at Marshall University.
The center is dedicated to informing health professionals and the public about alternatives to the usual, modern medicine in the United States. Evans' lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. today at 1401 6th Ave. It will focus on the role that plants play in modern and traditional medicine.
"I've spent a considerable amount of time in the tropics looking at the medicinal plants used by tribal people, and I'm looking at the herbal medicine market that flourishes in this country," he said.
He's likely to discuss the way some plant-based alternative treatments can be used for prevention and treatment of disease, and the differences when it comes to side effects, said Dr. Tara Sharma, founder of the center.
Lectures go on twice each month at the center.
For more information, contact Sharma's office at (304) 523-8800.
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