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Volume
11, Issue 4,
April 2014
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A Review and Critique of Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Weed 2: Cannabis Madness on CNN
By Ash Lindstrom
As part of ABC's continuing coverage of Dr. Sanjay Gupta's medicinal cannabis documentaries, HerbalGram Managing Editor Ash Lindstrom presents a critical review of Weed 2: Cannabis Madness, which CNN released in early March. Read more>>
Australian Researchers Publish Simple Method to Detect the Adulteration of Ginkgo Extracts
By Stefan Gafner, PhD
ABC
Chief Science Officer and Technical Director of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR
Botanical Adulterants Program, Stefan Gafner, PhD, summarizes and
comments on a new analytical method developed to detect the clandestine
addition of exogenous flavonols to ginkgo extracts. Read more>>
New Strawberry Studies Show Possible Cardiovascular Benefits
By Hannah Bauman
Three
recent clinical studies show that eating strawberries may lower the
risk of cardiovascular disease. The results suggest that anthocyanins
may be responsible for the observed effects but additional,
better-controlled human studies are needed. Read more>>
American Herbal Phamacopoeia Releases Scientific Review of Cannabis for Seizures and Epilepsy
By Tyler Smith
In mid-March, the nonprofit American Herbal Phamacopoeia released an excerpt from its upcoming Cannabis Therapeutic Compendium detailing the current scientific evidence for the use of cannabis for treatment-resistant seizure conditions such as epilepsy. Read more>> |
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Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism: Elite Herbs and Natural Compounds for Mastering Stress, Aging, and Chronic Disease was written by Donald Yance and published in 2013 by Healing Arts Press. The featured book excerpt contains the book’s table of contents, introduction, and conclusion to Part One, “The Future of Medicine.”Yance is also the author of Herbal Medicine, Healing, and Cancer, published in 2010. Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism
is divided into two main sections: Part One introduces readers to
Yance's holistic approach to health and healing, and Part Two includes a
materia medica with extensively researched monographs of herbs and nutritional compounds such as B vitamins and fish oil. Additionally,
the book outlines the author’s Eclectic Triphasic Medical System
(ETMS), which takes a comprehensive approach to herbalism and
adaptogenic herbs, encouraging the reader to consider all aspects of a
healthy life and emphasizing spirituality, exercise, and diet, in
addition to herbal treatments and nutritional supplements. Incorporating
traditional medical knowledge and the latest scientific research,
Yance’s background in the treatment of cancer and chronic health
conditions informs his latest research on “aging gracefully.”
Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism is available for purchase on the publisher’s website. |
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Feature:
Notes on the Ethnobotany of Warfare
Research Review:
Ginkgo Extract for Dementia and Schizophrenia
Book Review:
Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and Their Components
In Memoriam:
John A. Milner (1947-2013)
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April 15-17: 13th Annual Oxford International Conference on the Science of Botanicals. Oxford, MS.
May 3: 9th Annual Herb Day. Events nationwide.
June 5-8: Food as Medicine 2014. San Francisco, CA.
More event listings can be found on ABC's website. |
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Can you name one of the most common "bitter herbs" used in traditional Passover Seder? Find the answer here! |
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