American Botanical Council
Nature’s Way Adopts Botanicals Through ABC’s Education Program
The American Botanical Council (ABC) acknowledges the support of Nature’s Way for ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb program. Nature’s Way, a supplement manufacturer and member of the Schwabe Group, has adopted five herbs on ABC HerbMedPro database: black cohosh (Actaea racemosa), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides), lavender (Lavandula spp.), and ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba). Nature’s Way’s adoptions ensure ...
New Bulletin Highlights Goldenseal Adulteration
The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program announced the publication of a new Botanical Adulterants Bulletin (BAB) on goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root and rhizome. The Goldenseal Bulletin was written by Michael Tims, PhD, academic director of herbal medicine at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. It begins with general information on the plant species, followed by data on ...
U.S. Tea Sales Increased 5.9 Percent in 2013
Tea is the world’s second most-consumed beverage after water, according to a new report published in the current issue of The American Botanical Council’s (ABC) online magazine HerbalEGram. The online magazine reports that sales of loose, bagged, concentrated, and herbal tea in the U.S. increased by 5.9 percent in 2013, reaching a total of $1,751,055,302. Ready-to-drink (RTD) tea ...
Herbal Dietary Supplement Retail Sales Up 7.9 Percent in 2013
Sales of herbal dietary supplements in the U.S. increased by 7.9 percent in 2013, reaching a total estimated figure of $6 billion dollars for the first time, according to the American Botanical Council (ABC, Austin, TX). These statistics are conclusions of a new report published in the current issue of HerbalGram, the peer-reviewed quarterly journal of ...
NOW Foods Hosts First West Coast Retailer Conference
NOW Foods recently hosted its first West Coast Retailer Conference in Sparks, NV, including a tour of its newest manufacturing and distribution facility. The conference also included sessions focused on education, networking, and product training. Held at the Peppermill Hotel in Reno, the conference opened with Dan Richard, national sales manager, and Jim Emme, CEO, ...
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