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For over 25 years, the Herb Research Foundation has been helping to educate the world about herbs. In celebration of our 25th birthday, we are launching Herb News, the first of its kind blog for everyone interested in herbs and other substances used in natural healthcare. Here you will find the latest information on the science, the regulation, the industry and products that people all over the world are using to preserve, maintain and build their health. Self-care is the key to better health, and the first step in self-care is self-education.
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Science
Silymarin Ascending Multiple Oral Dosing Phase I Study in Noncirrhotic Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C.
Milk thistle can be used in the treatment of many liver conditions. Milk thistle’s properties include: antioxidant, hepatoprotective, hepatotrophorestorative and gastroprotectant. In the study listed below it show positive results for patients with Hepatitis C.
Silymarin, derived from the milk thistle plant Silybum marianum, is widely used for self-treatment of liver diseases, including hepatitis C virus [...]
Ginger: history and use.
Ginger has been used for thousands of years for many different kinds of ailments. Today the most common medicial use of ginger is for nausea. It is used in cases of motion sickness when traveling, nausea during pregnancy, postoperative vomiting and gastrointestinal problems. Also it is a wonderful herb to use during the winter months [...]
Complementary and alternative medicine therapies to promote healthy moods.
The following article shows the importance of a holistic approach in treating depression.
Kemper KJ, Shannon S.
Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. kkemper@wfubmc.edu
Pediatric mood disorders (unipolar depression and bipolar disorder) are serious, common, persistent, and recurrent medical conditions. Depression is the second leading cause [...]
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Tiger Woods and Theanine to the Next level
Tiger Woods says his experience with the “calming” alkaloid l-theanine in the form of Gatorade Tiger Focus, “is taking me someplace I never imagined.” An article in The Gazette, May 24, 2009 details some of the research on theanine and the “tea paradox” of how a caffeinated beverage can be described as “calming.”
A relaxed, awake [...]
Green Tea Research
Green tea polyphenols have potent anti-inflammatory properties. “Given the long safety record of tea consumption, the use of EGCG and related compounds may represent a novel pharmacological strategy for the modulation of inflammation.”
Green Tea And Thermogenesis
The thermogenic effect of tea is generally attributed to its caffeine content. An article in Alternative Medicine Review reports that green tea extract stimulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis to an extent which is much greater than can be attributed to its caffeine content alone.
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Adverse Event Reporting
Industry experts are proclaiming victory in getting a law passed that requires dietary supplement (and OTC drug) manufacturers to report all serious “adverse events” to their products to the FDA. With the obvious bias in the media against supplements, each reported (but not proven) “reaction” will likely be used to hammer dietary supplements.
Who Are These Guys?
The “Organic Consumer’s Association” comes on like a champion of ethics in organics, but really, aren’t these pretty extreme positions? OCA has joined the shrill, pharma-sponsored attacks on dietary supplements.
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