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Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes Revised Bulletin on Saw Palmetto
The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has announced the publication of a revised Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin (BAPB) on saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) berry and berry extracts. Saw palmetto extract is a popular ingredient in dietary supplements in the United States and other countries and in phytomedicinal products in Europe. The primary use is ...
U.S. Sales of Herbal Supplements Increase in 2016
U.S. consumers spent an estimated 7.7 percent more on herbal dietary supplements in 2016 than in the previous year, according to the recently published HerbalGram Herb Market Report for 2016. The report, which appears in issue 115 of the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) quarterly, peer-reviewed journal HerbalGram, shows strong, continued growth for these products, with ...
Bill Brevoort, Chinese Herb Pioneer, Dies at 75
Iconic Chinese medicinal herb pioneer Bill Brevoort, 75, passed away at his home in Kona, HI on July 28. He had been recently diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. Brevoort was a truly remarkable man — intelligent, intrepid, focused and highly spiritual, as noted by the American Botanical Council (ABC). He and his wife Peggy Brevoort founded East ...
Associations Submit Comments on Revised NDI Draft Guidance
Some of the natural product industries’ leading associations, including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), American Botanical Council (ABC) and Natural Products Association (NPA), recently submitted comments to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s revised New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance. FDA issued on August ...
Aromatherapy Book Awarded ABC James A. Duke Award
The American Botanical Council (ABC) has announced that for the first time the James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award is being given to a book on aromatherapy. Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential Oils in Healthcare, 3rd edition, was written by Jane Buckle, PhD, RN, and published by Churchill Livingstone. The ABC James A. Duke Excellence ...
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