American Botanical Council Publishes 9,000th HerbClip Research Summary

Unique database has summarized herb and phytomedicinal clinical trials for more than 30 years

Josef Brinckmann Named President of American Botanical Council’s Board of Trustees

Medicinal plant expert has more than 40 years of experience in global herb community

The Top 10 HerbalEGram Articles of 2022

American Botanical Council’s Year in Review: 2022

BAPP Publishes Laboratory Guidance Document on Arnica Flowers

Document focuses on adulteration and substitution of arnica flowers with other yellow flowering species

New BAPP Paper in Journal of Natural Products Reviews How Laboratory Analytical Methods Are Deceived

Loomis Enzymes and Nexira Adopt Botanicals through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb Research and Education Program

ABC’s Mark Blumenthal Awarded Honorary Membership by the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research

Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes New Bulletin on Nigella Seed and Seed Oil Adulteration

BAPP’s 75th peer-reviewed publication documents evidence of nigella seed oil adulteration with lower-cost vegetable oils marks

BAPP Publishes Laboratory Guidance Document on Indian Frankincense (Boswellia) Oleogum Resin and Extracts

Bulletin focuses on adulteration and substitution of Indian frankincense with resins from related species

Benjamin Reed Zaricor: 1947–2022

New Book Profiles

American Botanical Council Presents Botanical Excellence Awards at 17th Annual Celebration Ceremony

ABC Announces Election of Herb Experts Low Dog, Brinckmann, and Hobbs to Board of Trustees 

BAPP Issues Bulletin on Adulteration of Saffron and Saffron Extracts

New document summarizes multifaceted fraud associated with one of the most widely adulterated spice ingredients 

BAPP Publishes Ginkgo Leaf Extract Laboratory Guidance Document

New publication provides in-depth assessment of analytical methods to authenticate ginkgo leaf extracts

Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes Bulletin on Adulteration of Eleuthero Root and Extracts

Confusion in common names considered to be the main reason for adulteration of eleuthero root

Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Receives Nutritional Outlook’s Best of the Industry Award for Second Time

Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes St. John’s Wort Laboratory Guidance Document

New publication evaluates analytical methods to authenticate St. John’s wort herb and herb extracts 

The Top 10 HerbalEGram Articles of 2021

Book Profiles

American Botanical Council Presents Botanical Excellence Awards at 16th Annual Celebration Ceremony

ABC, AHP, and BAPP Enter into Botanical Quality Information Exchange with HPTLC Association

Analytical fingerprints of 285 herbs and botanical preparations in commerce from the HPTLC Association made freely available via ABC, AHP, and BAPP websites

Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes Bulletin on Adulteration of Pomegranate Products

Food As Medicine: Pineapple

ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Marks 10 Years of Research and Education in the Botanical Ingredients Marketplace

Responsible herb industry members use BAPP publications to set ingredient specifications, authenticate ingredients, and detect and remove adulterated materials from supply chain 

Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes Olive Oil Laboratory Guidance Document

New publication assesses more than 90 laboratory analytical methods to authenticate olive oil

Food As Medicine: Perilla

The Top 10 HerbalEGram Articles of 2020

2020: American Botanical Council’s Year in Review

ABC adapts and thrives amid pandemic, launching new webinar series and publications

DNA Testing Methodologies in Quality Control Programs

ABC and SHP Launch Webinar Series Focusing on Sustainability, Ethnobotany, and Plants in Commerce

Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes Bulletin on Milk Thistle Extract