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Aloe Vera Bulletin - June 2019

Arnica Bulletin - August 2016

Ashwagandha Bulletin - January 2019

Bilberry Extract Bulletin - April 2016

Black Cohosh Bulletin - June 2016

Boswellia Bulletin - June 2018

Cranberry Bulletin - December 2017

English Lavender Bulletin V.2 - September 2020

Ginkgo Bulletin - January 2018

Goldenseal Bulletin - June 2016

Grape Seed Extract Bulletin - April 2016

Grapefruit Seed Extract Bulletin - March 2017

Maca Bulletin - September 2018

NEW! Milk Thistle Bulletin - October 2020

Olive Oil Adulteration Bulletin - January 2020

Oregano Herb and Essential Oil Bulletin - October 2019

Rhodiola Bulletin - October 2017

Saw Palmetto Bulletin - February 2017 (Updated October 2018)

Skullcap Bulletin
 - April 2016

St. John's Wort Bulletin - January 2017

Tea Tree Oil Bulletin - August 2017

Turmeric Bulletin - May 2018



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Adulteration of Black Cohosh (HerbalGram 98 - Summer 2013)

Adulteration of Commercial Bilberry Extracts (HerbalGram 96 - Winter 2012)

History of Adulterants (HerbalGram 92 - Winter 2011)


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Explanation of Purpose

Bilberry Fruit Extract Laboratory Guidance Document - August 2015

Black Cohosh Laboratory Guidance Document - November 2015

Cranberry Laboratory Guidance Document - November 2018

Grape Seed Extract Laboratory Guidance Document - February 2019 

Grapefruit Seed Extract Laboratory Guidance Document - May 2017 

Pomegranate Products Laboratory Guidance Document - April 2018

Saw Palmetto Extract Laboratory Guidance Document - September 2019

Skullcap Adulteration Laboratory Guidance Document - January 2015

Tea Tree Oil Laboratory Guidance Document - September 2018

Turmeric Laboratory Guidance Document - February 2020


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Essential Oil Adulteration Chapter - September 2017

Essential Oil Adulteration Summary - November 2017

English Lavender Bulletin - July 2020

Oregano Herb and Essential Oil Bulletin - October 2019

Tea Tree Oil Bulletin - August 2017

Tea Tree Oil Laboratory Guidance Document - September 2018
 


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Three leading nonprofit organizations—the American Botanical Council (ABC), the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia(AHP), and the University of Mississippi's National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR)—have initiated a large-scale program to educate members of the herbal and dietary supplement industry about ingredient and product adulteration.

Responsible parties in the herbal and dietary supplement community have become increasingly concerned about the suspected and confirmed practice of adulteration of numerous ingredients. The existence of adulteration raises questions about the identity and quality of some popular herbal ingredients sold in dietary supplements in the United States and in other botanical products (e.g., medicines, cosmetics, etc.) in global markets. Read more  here.


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