Herbs & Botanicals

At this year’s Natural Products Expo West trade show, Brightseed discussed a new consumer survey the company conducted asking that very question.

The two pieces of legislation are called the "Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2023," and the "CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2023."

These three popular herbs can take your sports nutrition products to the next level.

The Informed Choice quality assurance program from LGC has extended its product offering to CBD and hemp product certification.

The Sustainability and Regenerative Practices Toolkit 2.0 is a user-friendly and easily accessible collection of resources to help leaders in the global botanical industry to implement ecologically and socially responsible practices.

Leading supplement brands explain how today’s multivitamins meet modern needs.

Emerging research highlights the nuanced connection between our brain and our gut, creating new opportunities for product development in the brain health and stress-support category.

The Herbal Laxative product is said to promote healthy digestion and elimination and provide gentle relief without causing gastrointestinal discomfort.

The company describes “bioactivists” as people “who believe ‘food can be as powerful as medicine’ and who would pay a premium for novel bioactive health solutions.”

Far from taking a backseat, sustainability initiatives are turning out to be savvy strategies for weathering not just this supply-chain storm but the storms to come, as well.

The new Nutricog ingredient is a blend of haritaki and boswellia that has been clinically shown to improve memory, increase learning rate and capacity, enhance focus and concentration, and improve decision-making.

The company is now making CofAs for its line of more than 90 100%-pure essential oils available for consumers to view on its website.

At the show, the company will highlight its blending capabilities for fruit- and vegetable-based juices.

Haifa Group and AlgaeCore Technologies are building a closed-loop production method for fresh spirulina.

In addition to developing and promoting more sexual health products for women, it will be incredibly important going forward that brands and ingredient suppliers commit to the highest quality standards.

The president of Nuherbs has released a statement about the listing of all Rhodiola species in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) appendix II.

The new facility doubles the production capabilities for H&A’s Solid Extracts.

The latest on ingredients for vision performance.

The USP monograph covers full-spectrum black seed oil.

A recent preclinical study compared the effects of two standardized lipidosterolic extracts of saw palmetto – USPlus from Valensa International (Eustis, FL), and Permixon, a well-established hexanic extract of saw palmetto ­– on prostate health.

At Booth #4546, the company will offer its top scientists to discuss innovative formulating options for these ingredients.

A recent study found that a proprietary amla ingredient from Sabinsa, called Saberry, supported blood sugar parameters in diabetic subjects.

New research in the blood sugar management market shows promise for widely applicable ingredients like chicory root fibers and antioxidants.

The extract, called EnduBerry Nu, is rich in the antioxidant anthocyanin cyanidin-3-glucoside, which may help fight excessive free radicals produced during exercise.

CBD is an established product that is paving the way for other hemp-derived cannabinoids. However, regulation remains a big if for the category.

Brinckmann will serve as the president of the board of trustees for the nonprofit research and education organization the American Botanical Council.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reached the conclusion that “a new regulatory pathway for CBD is needed that balances individuals’ desire for access to CBD products with the regulatory oversight needed to manage risks.”

BioActor develops clinically evaluated polyphenol extracts from edible plants and fruits.

Dentali will consult Nammex on further best practices for the mushroom market.

Ashwagandha saw incremental sales gains in 2022.