The seventh annual HerbDay, a coordinated series of independently produced, public, educational events that celebrate the importance of herbs and herbalism, will be held Saturday, May 5. ...More
In honor of the seventh Annual HerbDay on May 5, 2012, the American Botanical Council (ABC), will host presentations, garden tours and children's activities at its headquarters in Austin, TX. ...More
The 7th annual International HerbDay, taking place May 5, will incorporate a series of independently produced public educational events celebrating the importance of herbs and herbalism. ...More
EuroPharma Inc.® joined the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb program with the adoption of Turmeric (Curcuma longa), an herb used in many traditional medicinal systems. ...More
The American Botanical Council (ABC) gave its James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award in the consumer and popular books category to "Healing Spices: How to Use 50 Everyday and Exotic Spices to Boost Health and Beat Disease." ...More
The American Botanical Council announced that Professor Djaja Doel Soejarto, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois , Chicago, is the recipient of this year's ABC Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award. ...More
The American Herbal Pharmacopoeia’s (AHP) "Botanical Pharmacognosy: Microscopic Characterization of Botanical Medicines" (CRC Press, 2011) received the American Botanical Council's (ABC) James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award in the reference and ...More
Skullcap(Scutellaria lateriflora), an herb that has been used for centuries as a mild sedative, is often substituted or adulterated in dietary supplements, according to botanist Steven Foster in an article in the Winter 2012 issue of HerbalGram. This problem has occurred ...More