Ethnobotany

Paper on history of herbal fertility aids points to need for further research, expert says

24-Jul-2018 By Hank Schultz

A new study looks at historical herbal fertility treatments used in North America as a way to shed light on what might be worth further research today, as well as elucidate what herbs women are already using behind the scenes.

Special Edition: Latin America

Cultural factors restricted growth of Amazonian ingredients, experts say

21-May-2018 By Hank Schultz

While botanical ingredients from the Amazon are key elements of the international trade, their growth has been stunted by cultural and environmental factors peculiar to the region, experts say.

President of Mauritius recognized by ABC for contributions to medicinal plant research

15-Mar-2017

Her Excellency Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, PhD, President of the Republic of Mauritius, is the recipient of the American Botanical Council’s 2016 Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award.

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.

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe

ABC taps into European herbal insights via new advisory board member

09-Jun-2015 By Hank Schultz

Europe, and especially Germany, has historically been a hotbed of herbal lore, science and product development. The American Botanical Council recently tapped into this knowledge in a more fundamental way by adding Joerg Gruenwald, PhD, to its advisory...

ABC names award recipients for research and literature

27-Feb-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

The American Botanical Council has named the 2014 recipients for its Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award, the Varro E. Tyler Award for Phytomedicinal Research, and the James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award.