Silver Spring, MD -- Saw palmetto prices are running three times the average of 2017 due to excessive rains which affected the total berry harvest, the American Herbal Products Association reports. AHPA has been in communication with several of its members and other companies actively involved in the saw palmetto...
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...
Sure, April showers bring May flowers, but with the pretty botanicals in full bloom also come pollen, dust, mold, dander and all sorts of other allergens. And for many who suffer from allergies, this isn’t something that is only worrisome during the springtime. Typically allergies flare up with the changing...
Transparency is a buzzword that has been used a lot recently, but WholeFoods did get to experience firsthand the dedication to transparency from East Windsor, NJ-based Sabinsa Corporation and their parent company and counterpart in India, Sami Labs. We had the privilege of travelling to Bangalore, India to visit several...
Look in any vitamin department and you’ll see an array of products targeting stress relief. Typically, within this category you’re going to see products known as botanical “adaptogens.” Because botanical adaptogens are renown to help us adapt to stress, promoting homeostasis, it’s not surprising we see adaptogens represented in retail...
According to the National Health Statistics Report, shoppers are turning to alternative medicine, not only as a complement to conventional care, but also as a sole means to help relieve pain from conditions that are impairing their health (1). Of the most commonly used are the roots, stems, flowers and...
Adulteration has been around as long as commerce has been around. This is true for many industries including the commerce of botanical ingredients. Therefore, it behooves the retailer of botanical dietary supplements to understand the issues surrounding adulteration to help assure they are only stocking quality products. According to the...
Consumers demand a great deal of their supplements these days, which places pressure on raw materials suppliers and ingredient manufacturers. The products lining your shelves had to come from somewhere and just how their components are sourced and processed has a great deal of influence on their acceptability and ultimately,...
