Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica): Evidence, Safety, Australia
Gotu kola, Indian pennywort (Centella asiatica): what the vein, scar and memory trials found, the rare liver injury reports, and its Australian status.
The AIP Journal
Evidence reviews & field notes
Evidence-graded writing on medicinal plants from the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy on the Cassowary Coast, Far North Queensland: what tradition says, what the chemistry shows, and what Australian law allows.
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Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus): Perimenopause Evidence
Shatavari, satavari (Asparagus racemosus): what the branded-extract perimenopause trials found, safety and interactions, and how AUST L listing works.
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Buchu (Agathosma betulina): the Evidence and Australian Law
Buchu, boegoe (Agathosma betulina): Khoi and San heritage, what lab and animal studies show, why pulegone and species matter, and its status in Australia.
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Mullein (Verbascum thapsus): Lung Detox Claims and Evidence
Mullein, great mullein (Verbascum thapsus): cough-remedy tradition, lab and ear-drop trial evidence, lung-detox and vaping claims, and Australian law.
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Chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri): kidney stone evidence
Chanca piedra, stonebreaker (Phyllanthus niruri): the look-alike species, what the kidney stone and liver studies show, and its legal status in Australia.
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Elderberry (Sambucus nigra): Cold, Flu and Safety Evidence
Elderberry, black elder (Sambucus nigra): the influenza and air-traveller cold trials, raw berry and sambunigrin safety, and what is sold in Australia.
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Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica): evidence and the law
Prickly pear, nopal or Indian fig (Opuntia ficus-indica): the nopal and fruit trials graded, its chemistry, and which Opuntia Queensland law restricts.
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Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea): Cortisol Claims and the Evidence
Rhodiola, golden root (Rhodiola rosea): what its trials and cortisol data show, how R. crenulata substitutes are caught, and its TGA listing rules.
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Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis): Trials and Interactions
Schisandra, wu wei zi (Schisandra chinensis): the lignans, the small trials, the tacrolimus interaction studies, and what the ARTG lists in Australia.
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Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia): what the trials show
Tongkat ali or longjack (Eurycoma longifolia): the testosterone trials and who funded them, the European safety assessment, and Australian status.
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Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum): saponins and trials
Jiaogulan or southern ginseng (Gynostemma pentaphyllum): the saponins it shares with ginseng, the small diabetes and weight trials, and Australian status.
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Korean Ginseng (Panax ginseng): Which Ginseng, What Evidence
Korean or Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng): how it differs from American, Siberian and Indian ginseng, red vs white root, the trials and Australian status.