| Issue 87 HerbalGram. Fall 2010;87 ;)

Herb Profiles Page Aloe by Gayle Engels; 1 Features Page Hops (Humulus lupulus): A Review of its Historic and Medicinal Uses by Uwe Koetter; Martin Biendl; 44 Plants of Semillas Sagradas by Rafael Ocampo; Michael J. Balick; 32 Dear Reader Page Cardiology Journal Refuses to Retract Error-Riddled Herb-Drug Interaction Article by Mark Blumenthal; 8 ABC News Page ABC Offers Free E-Greeting Cards by Kelly E. Lindner; 15 ABC’s 2010 Educational Ecotour to the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest and Machu Picchu by Kelly E. Lindner; 12 ABC’s Mark Blumenthal Receives Varro E. Tyler Prize from ASP by Kelly E. Lindner; 16 HerbDay 2010 Celebrated at ABC Headquarters 14 Research/World News Page Bars and Restaurants Introduce Herbal Cocktails by Kelly E. Lindner; 18 India Makes Grenade from World’s Hottest Chili Pepper by Kelly E. Lindner; 20 Survey Reveals Doctors Know Little about Herbal Medicine by Kelly E. Lindner; 21 Research Reviews Page Andrographis Extract Shown to Provide Relief forCommon Cold Symptoms by Heather S. Oliff; 28 Green Tea Review Suggests Ability to Control Obesity and Diabetes among Many Other Health Benefits by Shari Henson; 29 Pelargonium Root Extract Tablet Tested for Safe and Effective Treatment of Acute Bronchitis by Marissa Oppel-Sutter; 30 Siliphos® Special Milk Thistle Extract Shows Benefit in Chemotherapy Hepatotoxicity in Children by Marissa Oppel-Sutter; 26 Special Rose Hip Powder Improves Aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Marissa Oppel-Sutter; 24 Conference Reports Page Botanical Research at “Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century” by Brad Burge; 60 Medicinal Plants Discussed at the 15th Meeting of CITES by Patricia S. De Angelis; Patricia Ford; Kelly E. Lindner; 58 Book Reviews Page Chinese Nutrition Therapy: Dietetics in Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2nd ed. by Armando González-Stuart; 65 Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2nd ed. by Sungmi Lian; 66 Handbook of Essential Oils: Science, Technology and Applications by Ethan Russo; 62 Integrative Oncology by Debi Walker; 67 New Book Profiles 68 Stockley’s Herbal Medicines Interactions by Francis Brinker; 68 Trick or Treatment?: Alternative Medicine on Trial by Dennis V.C. Awang; 63 In Memoriam Page Buckston Alexander Harrison by Diane Robertson; 73 Howard Lotsof by Lindsay Stafford; 74 Maury Silverman by Kelly E. Lindner; 70 Stephen McNamara by Kelly E. Lindner; 72 Conservation Page Efforts to Increase Sustainability of Ayurvedic Plants in India by Courtney Cavaliere;
HerbalGram. Summer 2010;86 Issue 86
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| Herb profile: Açaí by Gayle Engels; |
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| Features |
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| Ensuring the Specific Identity and Quality of Herbal Products by the Power of DNA by Matthew Cimino; |
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| Medicinal Use of Threatened Animal Species and the Search for Botanical Alternatives by Courtney Cavaliere; |
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| Dear Reader |
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| Dear Reader by Mark Blumenthal; |
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| ABC News |
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| ABC Co-Produces “Herbal Insights” Segments for Healing Quest PBS TV Series |
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| ABC Welcomes 11 New Advisory Board Members by Lindsay Stafford; |
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| ABC’s 2010 Botanical Excellence Awards by Kelly E. Lindner; |
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| HerbMedProTM — Using the Dynamic Updates Feature by Jacqueline C. Wootton; |
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| Organization News |
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| NCCAM’s New Direction Emphasizes Real-World Research by Lindsay Stafford; |
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| Research/World News |
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| Concerns Over Use of African Herbs During the 2010 World Cup by Lindsay Stafford; |
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| Herbal and Traditional Medicine in Post-Earthquake Haiti by Lindsay Stafford; |
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| Herbal Apps for the iPhone® and iPod Touch® by Kelly E. Lindner; |
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| Traveling Medicinal Herbman Garden Project by Lindsay Stafford; |
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| Research Reviews |
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| Green Tea May Be Useful at Preventing Prostate Cancer by Brenda Milot; |
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| Hibiscus Tea Lowers Blood Pressure in Adults by Marissa Oppel-Sutter; |
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| Saffron Extract Shows Promise for Alzheimer’s Disease in Comparative Trial by Heather S. Oliff; |
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| Study Finds Chamomile Effective in Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder by Heather S. Oliff; |
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| Turmeric Extract Comparable to Ibuprofen in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms by Shari Henson; |
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| Legal & Regulatory |
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| European Union Prepares for Full Enforcement of Traditional Herbal Medicine Regulations by Lindsay Stafford; |
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| Market Report |
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| Herbal Supplement Sales Rise in All Channels in 2009 by Courtney Cavaliere; Patrick Rea; Mary Ellen Lynch; Mark Blumenthal; |
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| Book Reviews |
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| Caribbean Herbal Pharmacopoeia by Djaja Doel Soejarto; |
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| Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications by Stuart Watts; |
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| Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas and Strategies by Subhuti Dharmananda; |
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| Essential Oil-Bearing Grasses: The Genus Cymbopogon by Mindy Green; |
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| Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary by Nancy J. Turner; |
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| New Book Profiles |
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| Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes by Armando González-Stuart; |
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| Pocket Atlas of Chinese Medicine by William Morris; |
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| The Way of Tea: Reflections on a Life with Tea by Scott Chamberlin Hoyt; |
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| Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy by Armando González-Stuart; |
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