Herbs & Botanicals

Brinckmann will serve as the president of the board of trustees for the nonprofit research and education organization the American Botanical Council.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reached the conclusion that “a new regulatory pathway for CBD is needed that balances individuals’ desire for access to CBD products with the regulatory oversight needed to manage risks.”

BioActor develops clinically evaluated polyphenol extracts from edible plants and fruits.

Dentali will consult Nammex on further best practices for the mushroom market.

Ashwagandha saw incremental sales gains in 2022.

Dowling will provide Nutritional Outlook’s editors with key guidance and insights on the hemp-derived-CBD product market.

David Murray, the director of the Office of Disease Prevention at the National Institutes of Health, is currently serving as the acting director of the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) until a new, permanent ODS director is selected.

Nutritional Outlook’s Editorial Advisory Board shares its predictions and tips for success in 2023.

Results showed that, compared to placebo, subjects taking the black seed and astaxanthin blend reported significantly fewer upper-respiratory tract complaints and better overall well-being, as well as lower cortisol and superior microbiome indices.

Following time-to-exhaustion interval tests, the salidroside product was associated with significantly higher percentage of oxygen uptake during work intervals, compared to placebo.

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BGG’s work is included in USP’s “European Elder Berry Dry Extract” monograph.

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According to the new 2021 Herb Market Report from the American Botanical Council, published in HerbalGram, the herbal dietary supplement industry saw a total of $12.35 billion in sales in 2021.

Under the guidance of Cheruba Prabakar, MD, a board certified OBGYN based in Lafayette, CA, the companies will study the effects of CBDV and CBC on menstrual pain and premenstrual pain symptoms over the course of two full menstrual cycles.

The science on heart-healthy nutraceutical ingredients is alive and kicking.

The company is using cell cultures to create ingredients that would otherwise need to be extracted from traditionally grown plants.

Unlokt uses a fully water-soluble powder to encapsulate cannabis within a natural protein that shuttles the actives directly into the body’s circulation by bypassing first-pass metabolism in the liver.

Supplementation with Pomanox pomegranate extract reduced the desire to eat compared to placebo.

The study suggests that by working through the gut-immune axis, the company’s ThymoQuin black seed oil can positively impact upper-respiratory tract complaints (URTCs) and psychological mood state in endurance athletes.

The ingredient features the company’s flagship AlphaWave L-theanine ingredient and features mushroom extracts from Nammex.

Subjects supplementing orally with Pomella saw improvements in wrinkles and “shifts in the skin microbiome,” researchers said.

The researchers concluded that Oxyjun “could improve cardiac pumping capacity by significantly increasing LVEF and reducing fatigue in a diverse, healthy population.”

Sibelius has secured a grant from Balvi philanthropic fund to study its chamomile extract for its potential benefits in Long COVID sufferers

Brightseed’s innovative AI platform, Forager, is unlocking the potential of plant bioactives while also accelerating research and development of novel ingredients.