Talk:List of medicinal plants of the American West

message: First, this article sounds like a cross between an admonishment for teenagers and a case for how we should use more plants from the American West.  Second, it's focused on said region and should be under that name.  I'll try to fix these... --Alynna 04:51, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: First of all...

message: BY WHOM?
This is a legal classification, which requires a federal stamp of approval in most countries.  It is sometimes referred-to as Generally regarded as safe (GRAS).  Therefore a portion of the content of this article is illegal in many countries.    
Jerry lavoie 17:58, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't write this, but my impression of the intended meaning is that they're generally considered safe within the American Indian communities where they're used. I also don't have access to any of the sources that were used for this article, so can't check that assumption, but perhaps somebody else could? Waitak 02:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Generally considered safe

message: The entry on yerba at the bottom of the page states it was eliminated because companies lacked motivation for a patent.
The wikipedia entry on the plant states that its use was discontinued because it was a SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.245.49.243 (talk • contribs) 
:It was redirecting to a different plant. I made it into a disambiguation page, but Eriodictyon still lacks an article.--Curtis Clark 22:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  uhoh yerba 

message: This article makes it sound like the only options for herbs is getting them from Europe, Asia, or the "American West".  What about other regions, such as Africa, South America, or perhaps even the "[US]American East" (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, etc.)? Shanoman (talk) 03:11, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The historical reason is that someone created this article as Healing with medicinal plants, but all the content was about the American West, so I moved it to the current title.  It should probably be part of a series, with articles for various regions.  And yes, the wording should be adjusted so it doesn't imply a lack of medicinal plants in half the world. --Alynna (talk) 10:33, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Why just the West?

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