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.
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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Kava (Piper methysticum)
Kava is the dried, peeled underground stump and lateral roots of Piper methysticum, a sterile cultigen of the western Pacific that has been propagated ...
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Andrographis herb
Andrographis is the dried aerial part of a bitter annual herb of the acanthus family, native to southern India and Sri Lanka and grown across tropical ...
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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.
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Soursop (Annona muricata): The Graviola Cancer Claim
Soursop, graviola (Annona muricata): what the leaf tea is used for, what the one human cancer trial actually measured, annonacin, and the Australian law.
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Umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides): What the Trials Show
Umckaloabo, African geranium (Pelargonium sidoides): what Cochrane and the 2026 Swiss trial found, the liver reports, and the Australian ARTG record.
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Andrographis paniculata: King of Bitters, Hidden Risks
Andrographis, kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata): what cold and flu trials show, the TGA's 287 anaphylaxis reports, and Australia's listed-medicine review.
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Syrian Rue (Peganum harmala): Sacred Smoke, Serious Risks
Syrian rue, harmal, esfand (Peganum harmala): what harmine and harmaline do, the documented poisonings, and why they are Schedule 9 in Australia.
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Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius): Pretty Seed, Deadly Protein
Rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius): what abrin does, the poisonings on record, how to tell the seed from look-alikes, and Australian law.