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Issues
Issue #105
Issue 105
Spring 2015
HerbalGram
The Journal of the American Botanical Council
Features

Helichrysum italicum: The Sleeping Giant of Mediterranean Herbal Medicine

by
PhD Appendino Giovanni
, 
Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati PhD
, 
Alberto Minassi PhD
, 
Federica Pollastro PhD
, 
Laurea Mauro Ballero
, 
Andrea Maxia PhD
, 
Cinzia Sanna PhD

Maca Madness: Chinese Herb Smugglers Create Chaos in the Peruvian Andes Consequences for the market, consumers, and local farming communities

by
Tyler Smith
Dear Reader
Regulating the Regulators: NY AG Relies Only on DNA Testing for Commercial Herbal Supplements – Significant Problems with the Misuse of an Analytical Method
by
Mark Blumenthal
Herb Profiles

Andrographis

by
Gayle Engels
, 
Josef Brinckmann
ABC News

American Botanical Council Welcomes New Board of Trustees President Thomas Newmark

by
ABC Staff

New Employee Profile: Brian Armstrong

by
ABC Staff
ABC Becomes Increasingly International and Adds New Publications in 2014
by
ABC Staff
BAPP News
Two Leading British Herbal Organizations Endorse Botanical Adulterants Educational Program 150-Year-Old UK Herbal Practitioners Association and Leading UK Herb Trade Association to Support ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program, an International Herbal Quality Control Initiative
by
ABC Staff
Organization News
United Plant Savers and Sacred Seeds Sanctuary Collaborate for Plant Conservation
by
Hannah Bauman
Research Reviews
American Ginseng Reported to Be Safe When Used as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
by
Shari Henson
Chaste Tree Extract May Promote Healing of Long Bone Fractures in Women
by
Amy C. Keller
Cranberry Supplements May Reduce the Severity of Radiation-Induced Cystitis
by
Laura M. Bystrom PhD
Fenugreek Seed Powder May Reduce Severity of Dysmenorrhea
by
Amy C. Keller
Pumpkin Seed Oil Consumption May Improve Hair Growth in Men with Androgenetic Alopecia
by
Laura M. Bystrom PhD
Tripterygium Compared with Methotrexate in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
by
Heather S. Oliff PhD
Guest Editorial

Sources of Data for Botanical Classification and Identification

by
Arthur O. Tucker
Market Report
Sales of Tea & Herbal Tea Increase 3.6% in United States in 2014
by
Brian Keating
, 
Ashley Lindstrom
, 
Mary Ellen Lynch
, 
Mark Blumenthal
Book Reviews
Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America
by
James A. Duke
Chamomile: Medicinal, Biochemical, and Agricultural Aspects
by
Patricia Buderwitz
, 
Anne L. Hume PharmD
Dental Herbalism: Natural Therapies for the Mouth
by
Memory Elvin-Lewis PhD, DSc

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks

by
Teresa Boardwine
The Gift of Healing Herbs: Plant Medicines and Home Remedies for a Vibrantly Healthy Life
by
Kathleen Maier
Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals
by
Jim Chamberlain PhD
In Memoriam
Victoria G. Fortner 1954-2014 
by
ABC Staff
Lee W. Wattenberg 1921-2014
by
Hannah Bauman