Yes, it is true that quite a few herbal medicines traditionally used by the Creeks, are in use today by contemporary medical practitioners. In addition, would you believe . . . that the psychedelic drug, ecstasy, is made from sassafras oil - i.e. grandma's old remedy for many things, sassafras tea? A man involved in healthcare wrote this email to me today, so I thought I would pass it on. Remember that several "modern drugs" did come from Native Americans but of course the synthetic meds did not. Next to proper identification of herbs and other medicinal plants the next obstacle is being sure you come up with a proper metered dosage. This can be tricky because concentrations can differ from one plant to another and can further be affected by a rainy season or drought conditions. When dealing with medicinal plants that are alkaloids it is easy to cause a shift in ph by taking too many are too frequent dosages of alkaloids. Richard T.