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Md. Meeting Highlights Mountain Herb Traditions

June 4, 2012 10:16 AM

Filed Under: Appalachian folk music, folk medicine, Frostburg State University, Herbs, international conference, Society for Economic Botany

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Shenandoah National Park is mostly Mid-Atlantic woodlands. Its Skyline Drive covers almost half of the 79,579 acre park, and is particularly popular when the leaves are changing. The highest peak in the park is Hawksbill Mountain at 4,051 feet. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock.com)

FROSTBURG, Md. (AP) — Scientists who study the economic potential of folk medicines are comparing notes at an international conference in Frostburg.

The annual meeting of the Society for Economic Botany began Sunday and continues through Thursday at Frostburg State University.

Organizers say the participants include experts from at least 32 states and 15 countries.

They’ll be visiting a ginseng farm and the Green Ridge State Forest while discussing the traditions of mountain cultures from Nigeria to Japan.

Those attending the meeting will also get a taste of Appalachian folk music and Maryland foods including country ham and crab cakes.

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