Austin, TX—Afrigetics Botanicals adopted bulbine through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb research and education program, according to a press release. The adoption supports ABC’s HerbMedPro database, ensuring that the research and educational resource remains up-to-date. The press release says that bulbine is a perennial evergreen. Traditional medical uses resemble...
Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) has published an updated ingredient-specific monograph summarizing selected scientific and clinical studies of Pycnogenol®, according to a press release. Pycnogenol® is a patented dietary ingredient derived from French maritime pine bark. The revised monograph describes a total of 63 human clinical trials on Pycnogenol—46...
Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) released a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin on ashwagandha root and root extract, according to a press release. The release says the powdered roots of ashwagandha have a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine for an array of purposes, and ashwagandha is...
Austin,TX-- The American Botanical Council's quarterly journal, HerbalGram celebrates its 35 year anniversary. It began in 1983 as a black-and-white newsletter and today has expanded to an 82-page visual journal. ABC founder and executive director, Mark Blumenthal produced the first issue of HerbalGram, which was then titled “Herb News” with the subtitle “Herbalgram." "The publication has served...
Austin, TX — Tieraona Low Dog, MD, has received the American Botanical Council's (ABC) first annual Fredi Kronenberg Award for Excellence in Research and Education in Botanicals for Women’s Health. Low Dog is a highly respected expert in integrative medicine and women’s health. [caption id="attachment_57284" align="alignright" width="250"] Fredi Kronenberg, PhD[/caption]...
Austin, TX – Richard “Dick” Griffin has received the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Champion Award for 2017. [caption id="attachment_56560" align="alignright" width="321"] Richard "Dick" Griffin[/caption] Griffin has consistently served ABC and other organizations in the natural products community through partnerships with his insurance companies Grifcon Enterprises and Griffin Insurance Services, and...
Austin, TX — The American Botanical Council (ABC) is changing the name of its program. Effective immediately, the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program will be known as the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program, or BAPP. ABC and its partners at the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) and the National Center for Natural...
Cranberry is one of the most popular herbal dietary supplements on the U.S. market, and is most often used for preventing and treating recurrent urinary tract infections. Currently, there are a variety of cranberry supplements on the market, and it is important to understand the compositional differences. The supplements are...
The Botanical Adulterants Program has released a new bulletin on Rhodiola rosea. Most of the rhodiola material in trade comes from China, where it was introduced through Western research. The rhizome and roots of the plant are mainly used in northern Europe in traditional herbal medicine. Ezra Bejar, PhD, John...
Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council, spoke with Laurie Petersen, WholeFoods Magazine editor-in-chief about the evolution of the industry and his initiative to shine a light on the issue of botanical adulteration. The conversation took place at SupplySide West in Las Vegas.
