Popin/Botanical Advisory Connection

[Guest guest]

I think Chris Z. and another person were wanting this article or the site

where this article is posted. Below is the article and the site. Paris

Mickle~The Lily Cupboard

 

http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/321news.html

 

USP Forms Botanical Advisory Panel

 

ROCKVILLE, Md.--The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) established an advisory panel on

botanicals that will advise the organization's Dietary Supplement Botanicals

Expert Committee on new information regarding the historical use,

identification, global regulations and handling of botanicals. The advisory

panel will also explore the feasibility of developing Authentic Plant Reference

Materials. Historically, USP created standards for botanical products, but had

not explored factors that favor optimal growth, handling and storage. The herbs

currently being looked at are valerian, ginger, black cohosh and saw palmetto.

 

The 12-member panel is headed by William Popin, director of research and

development and quality for Young Living Essential Oils. Other panel members

come from the American Botanical Council (ABC), Indena S.p.A. and the University

of Exeter in England. More on the panel can be found at www.usp.org.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The site listing the article and the one listed on the bottom of

it " USP " appear to be something that they are not. The HSR magazine

is one that promotes the supplement industry and the USP site comes

off as being some sort of gov't agency or quality control

organization when they are not. So, the magazine would

have " journalists " writing articles to impart information on their

own products and the " botanical Advisory Board " or whatever it is

would be peopled with members of organizations pushing these

products. Scary. Paris

 

, " lillith " <lillith@c...>

wrote:

> I think Chris Z. and another person were wanting this article

or the site where this article is posted. Below is the article and

the site. Paris Mickle~The Lily Cupboard

>

> http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/321news.html

>

> USP Forms Botanical Advisory Panel

>

> ROCKVILLE, Md.--The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) established an

advisory panel on botanicals that will advise the organization's

Dietary Supplement Botanicals Expert Committee on new information

regarding the historical use, identification, global regulations and

handling of botanicals. The advisory panel will also explore the

feasibility of developing Authentic Plant Reference Materials.

Historically, USP created standards for botanical products, but had

not explored factors that favor optimal growth, handling and

storage. The herbs currently being looked at are valerian, ginger,

black cohosh and saw palmetto.

>

> The 12-member panel is headed by William Popin, director of

research and development and quality for Young Living Essential

Oils. Other panel members come from the American Botanical Council

(ABC), Indena S.p.A. and the University of Exeter in England. More

on the panel can be found at www.usp.org.

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