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From the Frontlines - Paraná State in Brazil outlines policy for use of medicinal plants May 2012, Source: Noticias Br, Author: ND The aim of this project is to stimulate production and use of botanicals in the region (article in Portuguese) - Sales of botanicals has doubled in last decade in Chile May 2012, Source: Nacional, Author: Pia Sierralta Ministry of Health expects to incorporate there use in primary health care (article in Spanish) - Third Iber-American Congress of Phytomedicine held in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil May 4, 2012, Source: H2Foz - Brazil, Author: ND Herbal market in Brazil should reach USD 93B by 2015 (article in Portuguese) - Are natural, alternative sweeteners any better than sugar? April, 2012, Source: Functional Ingredients, Author: Nora Simmons What if sugar's replacements (such as stevia or agave) aren't much better? an opinion from the experts (article in English) - District of Mauá in Sao Paulo, Brazil, supplies herbal medicines to population April 23, 2012, Source: Jornal ABC Réporter, Author: ND Products will be distributed in 23 primary health care centers and will need prescription (article in Portuguese) - Out of Peru, the plant that tackles toothache March 27, 2012, Source: New Scientist, Author: Gaia Vince After having her painful molars treated by Amazonian villagers, anthropologist Françoise Barbira Freedman is bringing their painkilling plant to the masses (article in English)
- Researchers in Brazil develop phytoterapics from local flora March 22, 2012, Source: Agrosoft Brasil, Author: Heloisa Dallanhol FAPESC Foundation provides financial support for the isolation of pharmacologicaly active compounds from Southern Brazil (article in Portuguese)
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