Austin, TX—HerbalGram issue 124 focuses on conservation and sustainability topics in a cover article titled “Plants in Peril: Climate Crisis Threatens Medicinal and Aromatic Plants,” according to a press release. The article highlights the latest climate data and explores new research findings related to its effects on plants in Arctic,...
Austin, TX—The Sustainable Herbs Program (SHP) and the American Botanical Council (ABC) have welcomed 16 inaugural members to the new Advisory Group, according to a press release. SHP Director Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., said in the release: “I am so grateful to have the support and guidance of these individuals, all...
Austin, TX—U.S. consumers spent an estimated total of $8.842 billion on herbal dietary supplements in 2018, according to the American Botanical Council’s (ABC’s) 2018 Herb Market Report. This represents a 9.4% increase in total U.S. sales from the previous year, which, according to a press release from ABC, is the...
Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced in a press release that Farlong Pharmaceutical, an herbal ingredient and supplement company based in California, adopted both notoginseng and lifeflower through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb Program. Adoption helps ABC expand its nonprofit research and educational mission and keep its HerbMedPro database updated with the...
Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has published a new laboratory guidance document (LGD) on saw palmetto extract, according to a press release. Saw palmetto extracts have been shown to improve symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia in human clinical trials, the release notes, and products containing saw...
Bridgeville, PA—Euromed is partnering with the American Botanical Council (ABC) for the second time to present a symposium at the 67th International Congress & Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research titled Economic Adulteration of Botanical Ingredients, according to a press release. The event will...
Austin, TX—K. Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt. Ltd. has adopted senna through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb program, according to a press release. The program benefits ABC’s HerbMedPro database, which provides access to scientific and clinical research data on the uses and health effects of more than 265 herbs, spices,...
Austin, TX—A new Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin (BAPB) on aloe vera leaf gel- and juice-derived ingredients has been published, according to a statement from the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP). Liquids, gels, and powders obtained from aloe vera leaf are widely used in a variety of markets, the statement...
Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced in a press release that Neem Biotech has adopted garlic and artichoke through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb program, helping ABC keep its HerbMedPro database updated with the latest scientific and clinical research on these ingredients. The earliest known written record of garlic as a medicine...
Austin, TX—BOTALYS has adopted Asian ginseng through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC’s) Adopt-an-Herb botanical research and education program, according to a press release. The adoption supports ABC’s HerbMedPro database, a comprehensive, interactive online database providing access to scientific and clinical research data on the uses and health effects of over...
