Source:  Dale Neal, ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 7/23/11

Over thousands of years, the Chinese learned to heal themselves with herbal formulas and carefully placed acupuncture needles to balance the energy in the human body. Now those Chinese herbs, which can grow in the similar climate of Southern Appalachia, could add new energy to our ailing economy, offering opportunities for Western North Carolina farmers, distributors and manufacturers...

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