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Botanicals

Botanical and herbal products are often used for their health effects, with extracts of botanicals forming the foundation of many different formulas. Traditional medicinal systems including Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda relied on the powers of botanical extracts; while modern nutraceutical suppliers provide botanicals in a variety of forms including whole herb, dried powders, and extracts that may be whole extracts or standardized extracts using marker compounds to deliver desired components.

HP Ingredients Nets ParActin Patent

The Andrographis-derived ParActin has been shown to stimulate immune function and help manage inflammation, useful mechanisms in autoimmune and Alzheimer's illness. ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in News, Immune Health
Cactus Botanics ~ Milk Thistle

Cactus Botanics launched its line of standardized and customized milk thistle, a botanical to support the healthy structure and function of the liver. ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in News
DKSH Opens Office in Sri Lanka

DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, opened a sales office in Sri Lanka on Jan. 20, 2012. ...More
February 6, 2012
Posted in News
Blue California's Luo Han Guo Earns GRAS Status

BlueSweet™ LHG extract was self-affirmed generally recognized as safe (GRAS)based on FDA requirements for safe use in foods. ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in News
Alchem Opens US Office

Alchem International Ltd. opened its first North American office in Minneapolis. ...More
February 1, 2012
Posted in News
Fine-Tuning the Immune System

Immune health continues to be an important segment for consumers and industry, but only certain natural ingredients are backed by recent research. However, this growing library of research touches all corners of the supplement world, including basic nutrients, botanicals ...More
January 30, 2012 By Steve Myers
Posted in Articles, Immune Health
AHPA Publishes ID Methods For Star Anise Fruit

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is making it easier for companies to distinguish between star anise fruit (Illicium verum) and its toxic cousins in the Illicium species, such as Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum). The botanical trade organization added ...More
January 27, 2012
Posted in News
Kale Kimya Distributes Floratech's Botanicals in Turkey

Floratech appointed Kale Kimya Group as their exclusive distributor for the Turkish market. Floratech said the partnership solidifies the company's commitment to providing personal care botanical ingredients to Europe and the Near East. ...More
January 26, 2012
Posted in News
FDA Halts Fake Açai News Sites

Six online açai marketers settled FTC charges of deceptive advertising using fake news sites to market açai berry supplements. ...More
January 25, 2012
Posted in News
Botanic Innovations Gains Antioxidant Blend Patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark office granted Botanic Innovations a new patent covering the blending of the company's cold-pressed black cumin seed oil with any other Botanic Innovations cold-pressed seed oils (range from red raspberry seed oil, cranberry seed oil, blueberry ...More
January 25, 2012
Posted in News