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We forget that all life forms on Earth are totally dependent on plants and their pollinators for both food and oxygen. Without plants, we will not be here. It is nature that sustains us. Muir understood that. And so must we.
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Dr. James Duke
Bottom Line Secret's Daily Health News features Duke in article on edible flowers
Dr. Duke was featured in an August 6 article about edible flowers appearing on the high-circulation Daily Health News letter from Bottom Line Secrets. An excerpt with a link to the full article appears below.
Read moreEagle Hill seminar on aromatic plants, August 30-September 5
Dr. James Duke will teach a five-day field seminar on practical uses of aromatic plants August 30-September 5 at the Humboldt Field Research Institute at Eagle Hill on the eastern Maine coast. Seats are open to the public.
The Klamath Bug Song
Klamath Bug
(Parody on the Boll Weevil Song)
St Johnswort came to the USA
An alien of great worth
St. Johnswort came a long long way
Medicine from the Earth
just a LOOKING FOR A HOME...
just a LOOKING FOR A HOME...
And the Klamath Bug is a green black bug
Came from Overseas they Say
Some folk’s say ‘twas an evil wind
I say USDA
justa LOOKING FOR A HOME...
just a LOOKING FOR A HOME...
USDA planted the weevil seed
One burocratic day
To pig out on the klamath weed
Biotechnology Studies on Isoflavone Production in Edible Legumes
The following article, published in Recent Research Developments in Plant Science 3:85-103, was authored by P.B. Kaufman, A. Kirakosyan, Leland J. Cseke, James A. Duke, Sara Warber and Steven F. Bolling.
Many edible legumes in the bean family (Fabaceae) are important sources of medicinally important isoflavone secondary metabolites and of soluble dietary protein.
In plants, isoflavones act as important signal and receptor molecules in establishment of nitrogen fixing bacteria in legumes and may act as phytoalexins in deterring fungal and bacterial pathogen attack. In humans, they can act by inhibiting DNA topoisomerase and tyrosine kinase (genistein), block cell proliferation associated with breast cancer and prostate cancer (genistein), prevent osteoporosis (attributed to the isoflavones in soybean products), and reduce one’s appetite for alcohol (daidzein).
Duke to deliver keynote address at 2009 AANP Convention
Appearing before the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods hits bookstores
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Dr. Duke's latest book, The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods: Proven Natural Remedies to Treat and Prevent More Than 80 Common Health Concerns The Guide to Healing Foods, which may be purchased here, is described thusly by the publisher:
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, will be released by Rodale Press this week. In it, Duke identifies food remedies for a variety of ailments.Citrus Scent is a Key to Asthma Relief
This article from the June/July 2009 issue of The Herb Companion is based off of the work of Dr. Jim Duke, whom the magazine calls a "medical plant expert."
Everyone knows herbs add incredible flavor to food. Many of the same compounds that give herbs their intense flavors also have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory or other healthful properties. New research suggests limonene, the volatile compound most often associated with “citrus” fragrance and flavor, could be useful against asthma.
Read moreCarried away with Carawade
A pretty young priss from Piscataway
Carr'daway with cordial of caraway.
With anise and fennel,
Caraway's instrumental
In the lusty liqueur I call “Layaway.”
Duke records "Old Bay"
This is an initial mix of "Old Bay," Dr. Duke's 70th-anniversary homage to the famous Maryland crab seasoning produced by McCormick Spice. Vocals by James Duke. Instrumentals by Andy Owens Band.
