Botanicals

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Keeping up with Ashwagandha

By Danielle Masterson

Is Kourtney Kardashian Barker’s new wellness brand signaling a turning point for the Ayurvedic herb?

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Pomegranate extract study reveals promise in weight loss category

By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Consumption of pomegranate leaf extract (PLE) and pomegranate juice (PJ) can increase satiety, satisfaction, and fullness, and reduce the desire to eat, indicating their potential in weight loss therapy, according to a trial conducted by researchers at...

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Saffron study confirms extract as powerful ADHD therapy

By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Saffron is more effective at treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young adults than conventional pharmaceutical treatment (methylphenidate), according to researchers.

Ashwagandha shows wellness benefits in US college students

Ashwagandha shows wellness benefits in US college students

By Asia Sherman

Supplementation with ashwagandha may improve the psychological well-being and support academic success of college students in the United States, according to recent research published in the Journal of Medicinal Food.

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Low dose Holy Basil may reduce stress, improve sleep: Study

By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Administration of Ocimum tenuiflorum extract (Holixer), or Holy basil, in low doses can reduce stress and insomnia and increase sleep efficiency, according to the results of a recent trial, published in Nutrition.

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NutriLeads appoints new CEO for new growth phase

By Stephen Daniells

Netherlands-based NutriLeads BV has announced the appointment of Joana Carneiro as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead the next stage in the company’s growth.

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Horphag confirms inventory availability despite French forest fires

By Stephen Daniells

Forest fires sweeping the southwest of France are destroying vast acreage of Maritime Pine, the source of Horphag’s famous Pycnogenol pine bark extract. The company’s CEO tells us that raw material supply or production quality will not be impacted.

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Botanical yields fall as climate change affects harvests

By Stephen Daniells

Extreme weather events from heat waves and droughts to ‘hundred-year storms’ happening every two years, the impact of climate change is obvious. And few industries are witnessing the impact as much as botanical supply chain.