HerbalGram: The Journal of the American Botanical Council

Issue 78
HerbalGram. 2008;78


Features		Page
	Doctrine of Signatures: Through Two Millennia	34-45
	Kampo: From Old WisdomComes New Knowledge	46-57


Herb Profiles		Page
	Sea Buckthorn	1-2


Dear Reader		Page
	Dear Reader	6


ABC News		Page
	3rd Annual American Botanical Celebration Draws 250 Friends of ABC	12-13
	ABC Acquires the Popular Herbal Database HerbMed	12
	Employee Profile: Kelly E. Saxton	12
	Meet Norman Farnsworth: Spotlight on ABC Board of Trustee	10-11


Grants & Awards		Page
	ABC Receives 2007 Business Achievement Award for Education	17
	Mark Blumenthal Deemed a Natural Legacy by NFM	18
	NPA Announces 2008 Award Recipients	16-17


Organization News		Page
	AHPA Offers Tools for Identifying Adulterated Bilberry Products	19
	CRN Survey Indicates Most Physicians and Nurses Use and Recommend Dietary Supplements	20


Research/World News		Page
	Chinese Herbal Formulation Being Tested for Cancer Treatment	22
	Man Finds "100-year-old" Ginseng Root	24-25


Research Reviews		Page
	Cochrane Meta-Analysis Shows Benefits of Hawthorn Extracts for Treating Chronic Heart Failure	26
	Cochrane Review Shows Preventive Effects of Cranberry against Urinary Tract Infections	28-29
	Combination of Black Cohosh and St. John	32
	Ginkgo Extract May Improve Cognition and Decrease Stress for Computer Users	30
	Saffron in the Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome	33


Legal & Regulatory		Page
	Trade Associations Request Withdrawal of FDA	58-59


Market Report		Page
	Herbal Supplement Sales in United States Show Growth in All Channels	60-63


In Memoriam		Page
	Ann Yates 1948-2007	76
	David Maybury-Lewis 1929-2007	77

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