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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Ethnobotany
Ethnobotany from the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy: how cultures have used medicinal and sacred plants, set against what pharmacology supports.
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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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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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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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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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Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa): tea, trials and safety
Rosella, sold as hibiscus tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa): what the blood pressure and lipid trials show, the drug interaction reports and its Australian status.
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Black Seed (Nigella sativa): Evidence, Safety, Australia
Black seed, kalonji (Nigella sativa): thymoquinone content, what the glucose, lipid and allergy trials show, and black seed oil listings in Australia.
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Cat’s claw (Uncaria tomentosa): arthritis trials and safety
Cat's claw or uña de gato (Uncaria tomentosa): the alkaloid types behind TOA-free labels, the small arthritis trials, and how it is sold in Australia.
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Guayusa (Ilex guayusa): caffeine, evidence and safety
Guayusa, wayusa (Ilex guayusa): the Kichwa dawn tea, what is in the leaf, what four small extract trials found, and where it stands under Australian law.
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Kava (Piper methysticum): Australian rules, safety, evidence
Kava or yaqona (Piper methysticum): noble root, the anxiety trials, the liver reports in context, and Australia's food, traveller and medicine rules.
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Sangre de grado (Croton lechleri): dragon’s blood evidence
Sangre de grado, dragon's blood (Croton lechleri): Amazonian uses, the crofelemer trials, taspine, wild harvest and its Australian legal status.