Talk:Medicinal plants of the American West

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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)

[edit] Generally considered safe

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. [1] [2] [3] Jerry lavoie 17:58, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

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)