January 2012 

Stay up to date with the latest information, research and scientific studies being done worldwide on herbal solutions and herbal remedies. Compliments of Oregon's Wild Harvest.  Edited by Joanne Roberts, Research & Development Director, OWH.

 

The global population has now exceeded 7 billion, and forests and other resources

around the world are being irreversibly depleted for energy, food, shelter,

material goods, and drugs to accommodate population needs. For most of the

world's population, plants, based on many well-established systems of medicine,

in either crude or extract form, represent the foundation of primary health care

for the foreseeable future. Contemporary harvesting methods for medicinal plants

are severely depleting these critical indigenous resources. However, maintaining

and enhancing the availability of quality medicinal agents on a sustainable basis

is an unappreciated public health care concept..... (More)

Editor's Note: Although this is NOT such a recent publication, the subject is highly important, AND Dr.Cordell is a highly regarded friend of OWH!  

Yet another reason to consume organic produce and herbs! (More)

Beneficial effects of catechin-rich Green Tea and inulin on the body composition of overweight adults
Green tea catechin has been proposed to have an anti-obesity effect. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the effect of catechin-rich greentea in combination with inulin affects body weight and fat mass in obese and overweight adults. (More)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a long-term (4-week) green tea extract (GTE) supplementation in combination with strength training on selected blood markers of oxidative stress and muscular damage after a short-term exercise in previously untrained men. (More)

In traditional systems of medicine, many plants have been documented to be useful for the treatment of various respiratory disorders including asthma. In the last two decades the use of medicinal plants and natural products has been increased dramatically all over the world. Current synthetic drugs used in pharmacotherapy of asthma are unable to act at all the stages and targets of asthma. However some herbal alternatives employed in asthma are proven to provide symptomatic relief and assist in the inhibition of disease progression also. The herbs have shown interesting results in various target specific biological activities such as bronchodilation, mast cell stabilization, anti-anaphylactic, anti-inflammatory,anti-spasmodic, anti-allergic, immunomodulatory and inhibition of mediators such as leukotrienes, lipoxygenase, cyclooxygenase, platelet activating,phosphodiesterase and cytokine, in the treatment of asthma. (More)

Editor's Note: Another FREE access paper!

This article presents an overview of the current knowledge, status, and use of supplements by patients before surgical operations, together with the benefits expected of the supplements by the patients. (More)

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OBJECTIVE: To critically assess the current evidence from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) for or against the effectiveness or efficacy of Rhodiola rosea. (More)

Antioxidant and potential anti-inflammatory activity of extracts and formulations of white tea, rose, and witch hazel on primary human dermal fibroblast cells.
Numerous reports have identified therapeutic roles for plants and their extracts and constituents. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacies of three plant extracts for their potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity in primary human skin fibroblasts.
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