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Claims on adaptogens might overreach, but the herbs really are powerhouses, experts say

29-Mar-2017 By Hank Schultz

The comprehensive properties of adaptogens could lead marketers to overblown claims, but experts familiar with these ingredients say their many benefits really do lend themselves to ‘magic pill’-type language.

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.

Link of green tea extracts to liver injury raises age old question: How much of a good thing is too much?

12-May-2015 By Hank Schultz

Botanical ingredient experts are not surprised by a recent report on the association of green tea extracts with liver toxicity. It’s consistent with recent literature and could serve as a warning sign of the potential dangers lurking in the pharmaceutical-style,...

AHP 's botanical ID webinar series aims to help boost GMP compliance

11-Jul-2013 By Hank Schultz

Identity testing of botanical ingredients continues to be a hot button issue for the Food and Drug Administration.  To help companies comply with this aspect of GMP regulations, the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia has instituted a series of eight webinars...

HerbDay celebrates role of medicinal plants in human health

02-May-2013 By Hank Schultz

The annual HerbDay national celebration, whose 8th edition is set for this Saturday, May 4, was begun as a way to rember the important role herbs play in health and have played in human history, says one of the event’s founders.