Botanicals

Botanical compound has wound-healing applications

21-Mar-2002

Nutra Pharma of the US says it expects to see the first four wound
healing applications of its proprietary herbal extract compound
WD-667 hit the market in the next two months.

Herbal supplement use can lead to drug addiction

12-Mar-2002

Teenagers who use herbal products are more likely to move on to
more harmful drugs such as cigarettes, alcohol and narcotics,
according to a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society
for Adolescent Medicine in the US.

Chinese herbal compound to undergo trial for effects on liver cancer

25-Feb-2002

A study to investigate the effect of a chinese herb formula on
liver cancer is to be carried out at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center, in New York.The Japanese compund, called
Sho-Saiko-to, is made up of seven Chinese herbs...

Research to test safety of herbal pill for menopause

12-Feb-2002

Researchers at the University of Miami are to carry out a trial
testing the safety and effectiveness of a herbal pill designed to
treat the symptoms of menopause

Arsenic found in herbal products

29-Jan-2002

Medical officials in Thailand have found dangerous levels of
arsenic in popular herbal remedies used to treat nausea and
fainting symptoms, The Nation newspaper in Bangkok reported.

Oregano tops list of healthy herbs

11-Jan-2002

Researchers from the US Department of Agriculture have found that
herbs are an abundant source of antioxidants and could provide
potential anticancer benefits when supplementing a balanced diet.

Botanical extract to ease obesity

05-Dec-2001

Phytopharm, a developer of botanical pharmaceuticals, announced
this week the successful completion of the third and final stage of
a study to evaluate a product under development as an appetite
suppressant for the treatment of obesity...

Loss narrows for herbal extracts company

30-Nov-2001

Hauser, Inc., a US supplier of herbal extracts and nutritional
supplements, reports its financial results for the fiscal 2002
second quarter .

Botanical extract company launches new Red Clover product

23-Nov-2001

Linnea, Swiss manufacturer of botanical extracts, announced this
week the launch of a new Red Clover extract.

Botanical ingredients company joins NSF

19-Nov-2001

NSF International, a US supplement certification body, announced
this week that it has acquired the Institute for Nutraceutical
Advancement (INA), an organisation that develops and validates
analytical methods for testing botanical...

Watchdog warning over herbal dietary products

19-Nov-2001

A Hong Kong watchdog has warned consumers that prolonged or
excessive use of certain herbal dietary products can be dangerous
to their health.

Herbal Association refutes recent ginkgo study

30-Aug-2001

American Herbal Products Association and the National Nutritional
Foods Association have heavily criticised the findings of a new
study that links colchicine to natural ginkgo.