Mills, Bone and Hoffmann: How Herbalists Think
Simon Mills, Kerry Bone and David Hoffmann: their lives, their textbooks, how a herbalist prescribes, and why single-compound research misses it.
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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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Medicinal Cannabis in Australia: An Industry Report Card
Ten years of legal medicinal cannabis in Australia: what works, the high-THC problem, prescriber training gaps, and a case for herbalists on the team.
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Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa): perimenopause and safety
Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa, Cimicifuga) and perimenopause: what the hot-flush trials tested, Asian look-alikes, AUST L blends and the liver warning.
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Greek mountain tea (Sideritis scardica): trials, safety, law
Greek mountain tea or ironwort (Sideritis scardica): which species are in the packet, what the EMA and two small trials show, and its Australian status.
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Dirty Pictures, Warts & All: Sasha Shulgin, 1925-2014
Sasha Shulgin (1925-2014): Dow chemist, the Farm lab at Lafayette, PiHKAL and TiHKAL, his 1987 lectures, and the medicines now coming from his work.
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Sutherlandia (Lessertia frutescens): the cancer bush claim
Sutherlandia, 'cancer bush' (Lessertia frutescens): never trialled for cancer in people. What the HIV trial found, drug interactions and Australian law.
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Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera): the TGA liver warnings
Ashwagandha, withania (Withania somnifera): what the TGA liver warnings say, what the stress and sleep trials show, and root versus leaf in Australia.
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Pygeum (Prunus africana): the prostate evidence
Pygeum, African cherry (Prunus africana): what the 18 trials found, what the four Australian labels may claim, and the CITES trade in its bark.
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Indian barberry (Berberis aristata): the berberine evidence
Indian barberry, daruharidra, berberine (Berberis aristata): the weight-loss arithmetic, the CYP and ciclosporin interactions, and the Australian status.
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Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens): The Pain Trials
Devil's claw, grapple plant (Harpagophytum procumbens): what the trials show for back and knee pain, the horse-sport rule, and its Australian status.
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Spice, Supplement and the Liver
Turmeric and curcumin (Curcuma longa): why the spice and the capsule differ, the rare liver injury cases, and Australia's mandatory label warning.
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Sour Jujube Seed (Ziziphus jujuba): The Sleep Trials
Sour jujube seed, suan zao ren (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa): what the sleep trials tested, and why none of the 103 Australian listings contains it alone.