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By DIANA BIRD
Rappahannock Newt Contributinc Writer
Rappahannock herbalist Kathleen Maier emphasized in her talk at the library on last Sunday afternoon the traditional and universal character of the use of local plants to promote health and treat disease.
Kathleen told us that she had first become interested in this subject as a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile, and she reminded us that the Eqyptians, Greeks, Chinese and virtually all peoples have always resorted to certain plants known to them to treat illnesses.
Some of the wild plants or “weeds’* readily available here that she spoke of are nettles, burdock,
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