Future of Popular Chinese Herbal Medicine Up in the Air [News]
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 15:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
DZATO, CHINA--It's a sight to behold on mornings in May and June: Hardy nomads and enterprising villagers from Nepal to western China spread out over the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas, pickaxes in tow, and ascend unforgiving peaks in the thin mountain air. Anyone who can make the journey goes--children, yak herders, pregnant women. By midday, the plateau is dotted with crouched forms combing the grass on their hands and knees. [More]