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Olivia
Voices for the Rainforest
Benefit concert for ACEER in
Washington,DC
“Every living thing on this earth has a heart...Every little thing that
I am, so you are...and if you look
in my eyes, you will see we are
souls alike...”
Olivia Newton-John sings “Pearls on a
Chain.”
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As a long-time
supporter of environmental causes,
Olivia believes that health and
healing is intricately linked to the
health and well-being of Planet
Earth. In 2007, when Olivia was
introduced to ACEER’s work in the
Peruvian Amazon by John Easterling,
she immediately connected with their
mission saying, “Your work and your
message are just wonderful and need
to get to a broader audience. I’d
like to help you with that. “
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Jean-Michel Cousteau
Ocean Adventures
Return to the Amazon
The
Amazon: The most powerful of the
world’s rivers, its rapid
transformation will alter the global
climate. Emptying into the great
Atlantic Ocean, it flows through the
world’s largest tropical rainforest,
the vast, natural theater where
evolution has gone wild, creating
the greatest biodiversity of any
area on the planet. Twenty-five
years ago, Peabody and Emmy
Award-winning explorer Jean-Michel
Cousteau traveled this fabled region
with his father, the legendary
Jacques Cousteau. Since then, an
area the size of Texas has been
deforested. |
120
minutes, $24.95
Purchase at
www.PBS.org
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From
this region of urgency and conflict,
where human enterprise and expansion
not only compromise the health and
ecology of the river and rainforest
basin, but truly inflict
consequences on a global scale, come
new beacons of hope and
sustainability. The fight for the
future of the Amazon and its people
is underway. With an intimate look
at recent changes, Jean-Michel,
along with his children, Celine and
Fabien, and the Ocean Adventures
team, return with a new expedition
on land and under water, and
discover a beautiful world of
debilitating challenges and
uplifting solutions.
John
Easterling and Amazon Herb Company’s
economical and environmental model
were highlighted in part one of the
Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean
Adventure’s documentary, “Return to
the Amazon,” broadcast by PBS in
April, 2008.
A generation ago, Jacques-Yves
Cousteau revealed the oceans’
mysteries to millions of PBS
television viewers, and inspired
public awareness of the unique
problems faced by the world’s marine
environments. Now, 30 years later,
Jacques’ son, Jean-Michel Cousteau
and his expedition team set sail . .
. to gather information on how
deforestation has affected the
region and the planet, and how it
may continue to impact our world.
While in Peru, Ocean Adventure’s
team member, Celine Cousteau, met
with Easterling at Amazon Herb
Company’s Camu Camu plantation to
learn more about the Amazon’s
botanical treasures, and the
economical solutions that are
possible with the living rainforest
intact.
“Incredible documentary. A must see
for anyone who lives on planet
Earth.” - Kosa Ely
“Definitely a wake-up call. The
future of the Amazon affects us
all.” - Kristy Tonti
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Dr. James Duke Dr.
James Duke is indeed a legend in his own
time. But more importantly, one of the most
beautiful people you’ll ever meet. I’ve had
the good fortune to sit and talk with Jim,
ask questions, and hear stories from his
many adventures in many parts of the world.
The first time I met Jim was at the
Tibetan Medical Conference in
Washington D.C. When I came in to
hear him lecture, I brought him a
cup of hot Rainforest Treasure tea
and introduced myself. Several times that
weekend I managed to hang around while Jim
answered questions from doctors and research
scientists. Before he left I surprised him
with two small bottles of Sangre de Drago, a
famous rainforest herb he had told the world
about in his book The Green Pharmacy, but
had not yet been available in the US.
We stayed
connected through email, and a
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years later Jim began speaking at our
Amazon Herb conferences and conventions. It
is such a joy to hear Jim speak, but when he
pulls up a chair and takes out his guitar,
you’re in for the best treat of all. Jim
writes beautiful songs to remind us how
valuable our forests are. I don’t think
there’s a dry eye in the entire room. With
his permission, his song lyrics are posted
here. Please read and take to heart the
message of his songs. |
AMAZON
PARADISE LOST
(Can be sung to the tune of John
Prine's Paradise)
Parody by Jim Duke
I praise you John Prine, and I hope
you don't mind,
If I mimic your song, to help the
forest along.
Even while I am singing, the axe-man
is swinging,
Choppin' down all that green, to
plant corn, rice and bean
Daddy won't you take me to the
Primary Forest
By the Amazon River where Paradise
lies?
I'm sorry my son, but the forest is
gone!
I'll show you some slides, that'll
have to suffice!
If you'll not name me, there's
something I'll mention
And so folks won't blame me, I'll
quote Peter Jenson.
There may be stronger reasons, but I
can't think of any,
We're losing the forest "because
we're too many"!
Oh axe-man unkind, you are blowing
my mind!
Camu-camu and brazilnut, they can
help fill your gut.
But year after year, once the forest
is clear,
You'll have less and less food, and
you'll run out of wood.
Never thought eco-tours, could be
one of the cures;
Taking "green" bucks from gringos,
getting mud on their toes.
If the eco-tours thrive, Indian
cultures survive,
And the children will strive, to
keep tradition alive.
The Jason TV, caught the shaman and
me;
The kids could all see, we taught
medicinal trees.
Must of been quite a scare, for the
Mahuna there;
For them the TV's, like a spaceship
to me
So the great spaceship Jason, put
down at ACEER
A whole TV station, with mountains
of gear
And with trepidation, the natives
came near
Photos captured spirits, no wonder
their fear
No place I'd rather go, than to
cruise on the Napo;
Hoping some of my pleas, kinda' help
save the trees.
I'd rather you'd find me, sunnin'
with the tree huggers
Than back in DC, a runnin' from
muggers!
It's quite element'ry, our praise
for Al Gentry,
Whose conserving career really
helped at ACEER.
The best botany brain, went down
with Al's plane,
And although he is gone, we must
still carry on
Paud'arco, Sangre de drago, Cacao,
Uña Gato,
The forest's the best, for your
medicine chest.
Aware of these goods, you still chop
down the woods.
You'd best spare that tree, cause it
might help spare thee.
Momma won't you take me to the
Primary Forest
On the Amazon River where Paradise
lies?
I'm sorry my daughter, but I don't
think I oughta'
We've waited too long, now the
forest is gone!
If enough people sing this song, to
enough people, maybe the forest will
survive...!!! jim duke, 2007
At home with my trophies, I have an
earlier version of this parody
signed by the great John Prine whose
song Paradise lamented the dire
results of strip mining in North
America.
The
gold mining and logging is having
dire
consequences in South America. |
THE SAD
SAGA OF ST. JOHN
Performed by Jim Duke
Oct. 9, 2004
I
remember that sad day
In the year 2002
When I heard the TV say
St. John ain't good for you
I
reckon they forgot
What you really oughta know
2 billion bucks of zoloft
Placed second to placebo
I
reckon they forgot
The good Doctor Cott
The first one to outline
The study design
But
after Cott was gone
The design it was redrawn
With no redeeming graces
They took on basket cases.
They forgot the good St. John
Was the German's number one
With better Deutsch direction
They take John for their depression
What's the story we were fed
By our US Institute
They misled us instead
Saying herbs they ain't "sehr gut"
Our Institutes of Health
Misleads us local yuppies
They rob health to pay off wealth
Their studies are hushpuppies
And
the press in all its wisdom
Said what JAMA didn't score
St. John reduced orgasm
But zoloft reduced it more
Hushpuppy
A most depressing tune
Hushpuppy
Keep howling at the Moon
St. John
Ain't you groaning in your grave
Pray John
Make the NIH behave
They muted the real news
The placebo beat the pill
But the news gave me the blues
Like liars likely will
They forgot to tip us off
What I think we all should know
2-billion-bucks of zoloft
Was poorer than placebo
That's what really is the news
Hope that everybody knows
Zoloft did really lose
Outdone by mere placebos.
So I'm plowing up my herbs
They're much too hard to grow
Gonna move to the suburbs
And grow me some placebo
Hushpuppy
A most depressing tune
Hushpuppy
Keep howling at the Moon
Hushpuppy
Did you want the herb to lose?
Your study
Was really just a ruse
St. John
Ain't you groaning in your grave
Pray John
Make the NIH behave |
James A. Duke, PHD
is the leading authority on healing herbs, has
traveled the world – from the jungles of the
Amazon rain forest to the research labs of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he
worked for thirty years – to amass his
invaluable knowledge of herbs and their
medicinal properties.
For Dr. Duke's
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke
For Dr. Duke’s Mini-Course in MEDICAL BOTANY
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/syllabus/index.html
To read Dr. Duke's biography,
click here.
To view the Duke Lexicon, 1972-2001
click
here
Dr. Jim Duke is one of the co-founders of
the Amazon Center for Environmental
Education and Research Foundation (ACEER).
www.aceer.org
The mission of the ACEER Foundation is to
promote conservation of the Peruvian Amazon
by fostering awareness, understanding,
action, and transformation. This is achieved
by initiating environmental education
programs, supporting basic and applied
research, and protecting unique tracts of
land.
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Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary
By James Alan Duke and Rodolfo
Vasquez Martinez
Designed and conceived in the
rainforest, and dedicated
to its preservation, this book
contains concise accounts
of the various uses which local
inhabitants have for many
prominent Amazonian plants.
purchase this book from
ACEER
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A Walk in the Rainforest with Dr.
Jim Duke Video
Produced by environmental Media
Corporation
This video introduces concepts such
as ethnobotanical medicine and
sustainable use of the rainforest.
Dr. James A. Duke shares his
knowledge and passion for the
rainforest as he describes the
traditional uses of Amazonian
medicinal plants and why the "green
pharmacy" needs protection.
purchase
this video from
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Please take a few minutes to check out the
wonderful programs ACEER is doing locally in
Peru, and now internationally through their
website.
In Jim Duke’s own words, “Today I’m as busy
as I ever was, working to save the Amazonian
rain forest while trying to persuade anyone
who will listen that herbal alternatives
often work as well as or better than
pharmaceuticals.
“Join me in the Amazon, friends, and think
green. If we all give herbal medicines the
chance they deserve, botanical medicine will
spread like kudzu, and the world will be the
better for it.”
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