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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Pharmacognosy
Pharmacognosy articles from the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy: how plant-derived medicines work, what the evidence shows, how plants are identified.
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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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Mastic Gum (Pistacia lentiscus): Dyspepsia and H. pylori
Mastic gum, mastiha (Pistacia lentiscus): the Chios resin's chemistry, what the dyspepsia and H. pylori trials found, and its TGA status in Australia.
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Valerian (Valeriana officinalis): Sleep Trials, TGA Label
Valerian root (Valeriana officinalis): what the sleep and anxiety trials show, the 16 liver reports behind the TGA label warning, and AUST L listing.
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The Digital Campus: A Walkable Campus for Pharmacognosy
The AIP Digital Campus: a walkable campus on a model of the Cardwell coast, with rainforest, mangroves, islands, a real library and teaching labs.
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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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Saffron (Crocus sativus): mood evidence and safety
Saffron (Crocus sativus): its chemistry, what the mood, stress and sleep trials found and who funded them, interactions, 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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Cold Percolation: Apparatus, Mechanics and Practice
Cold percolation for herbal tinctures and 1:2 liquid extracts: percolator design, packing and flow, what comparison studies show, and Australian practice.
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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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Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea): cold trials and safety
Echinacea, purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea): what the cold trials show, how it differs from andrographis, daisy-family allergy and Australian 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.