Botany

ABC's HerbClip research reporting service now numbers more than 7,000 publications

17-Jan-2018 By Hank Schultz

The American Botanical Council passes a significant milestone this week with the publication of the 7,000th Herb Clip Research Summary. The service helps stakeholders keep abreast of the rapidly expanding body of botanical ingredient research.

Industry loses James Duke, pioneering ethnobotanist

12-Dec-2017 By Hank Schultz

The herbal dietary supplements industry has lost another of its foundational pioneers with the death of Dr James Duke, PhD, who catalogued thousands of medicinal plants from around the world.

Publication outlines rhodiola adulteration and misidentification issues

24-Oct-2017 By Hank Schultz

A new publication on rhodiola outlines the common adulterants or species misidentifications associated with this increasingly popular herb. It’s part of the expanding Botanical Adulterants Program’s list of publications.

Nutrasource teams up with DNA4 Technologies to offer botanical and herbal ID platform

06-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Canada-based Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services has formed a strategic alliance with Baltimore-based DNA4 Technologies in order to offer cutting-edge species identification technology for botanical and herbal products.

Sanat Products plans more acquisitions after snapping up Hindustan Herbals Limited

07-Mar-2017 By Adi Menayang

Thanks to the increased popularity of turmeric and other botanical products in food and beverage, market analysts have seen an uptick of interest and familiarity for Ayurvedic ingredients outside of India, which has translated to increased activity for...

ABC announces 2015 Excellence in Botanical Research Award recipient

01-Mar-2016 By Stephen Daniells

John Thor Arnason, PhD, has been named as the recipient of the 2015 ABC Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award.

There's plenty of room for botanical discovery, especially in finding new ingredients from familiar sources, experts say

04-Jan-2016 By Hank Schultz

What’s the future for botanical ingredient discovery? Experts differ on whether there are wholly new, useful species yet to be discovered, but agree that there are still more ingredients to be derived from source materials already in use.

Strong interest in botanical ID workshop a positive sign for industry, expert says

27-May-2015 By Hank Schultz

The fact that an upcoming workshop on botanical identification methods has sold out quickly demonstrates the industry is increasingly getting serious about improving its performance on GMP compliance, one of the presenters has said.

HerbalGram article lays out New World connections for antique botanical text written in code

21-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

Matching plant illustrations in a mysterious text to New World varieties that were codified by the first European botanists active in Spain’s newly-conquered territories may have helped unlock a portion of a riddle that has stumped cryptographers for...