A Radicle

I'd written a few weeks ago about the FDA's shift in perspective regarding herb and supplement regulation. It seems now that the co...

"You are what you eat" (or, for many herbalists, "You are what you assimilate"): important adages, helping to bring the ...

Well, it's the third time this spring that I've seen the snow melt from the gardens, and I'm hoping this time it's for good!...

Researchers at UCLA just reported some interesting results at a recent meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. It involves ...

Last December, the FDA issued a comprehensive position paper on "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM), offering an opinio...

Here's further proof that if you spend enough time away from the forest and fields, whole foods, and our plant allies, your brain eventu...

Coleus forskholii , a tropical member of the Mint family, has been used in Ayurveda for thousands of years. Recent research points to its ro...

The cardiologists met last month in New Orleans to review new strategies, therapies, and research related to cardiovascular health. Among th...

David Johnson, MD, President of the Vermont Medical Society, comments on the recent report from the Vermont Attorney General's office o...

Phytomedicine reports on a pilot study that seems to corroborate the idea that regular consumption of cranberries (or cranberry extract / j...

A article came out last week in JAMA providing some details from the Vermont and Minnesota reports that track "donations" made to ...

We've been following a trend in medical research that has been casting antibiotic use in a new light (see previous: 1 , 2 ). As drug-res...

Here is a quick review of some information that can shed light on who is using herbal and complementary medicines today. My comments at the ...

A little redesign and reorganization, and the new website is complete. Yes, we do sell products there - but there's also a lot of other ...

The FDA has put out two press releases in recent days, one that focuses on prescription sleep aids , the other on drugs that stimulate eryth...

The herbwife already brought to our attention the insane mining practice of mountaintop removal. Now Herbalgram has published an excellent ...

The American Botanical Council is very excited about a proprietary Panax quinquefolius preparation (Cold-FX) and has released a comprehensi...

Not exactly an herbal topic, but for those of us who enjoy gazing at the full moon, tonight may hold a special treat. On the East coast, moo...

Well, a trial conducted at Stanford University that followed almost 200 patinents has found no evidence that garlic lowers levels of LDL (...

Medicinal mushrooms have a long history of use for modulating immunity, protecting against cancer, and just generally strengthening the syst...