Archive | August, 2013

Botaniex Launches New Website to Showcase Brand Identity

The new website design and user-friendly format, highlights Botaniex’s dedication and long-term commitment to the dietary supplements, functional beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry. Changsha, China – August 23, 2013 – Botaniex, a leading manufacturer and supplier of premium botanical extracts/herbal extracts, tea extracts to the global dietary supplements, food and beverage industry, announces the launch…

Herbal supplement sales rose 5.5% in US in 2012, ABC says

Herbal dietary supplement sales increased 5.5% in the United States in 2012 according a new report in HerbalGram, the publication of the American Botanical Council. Overall sales reached $5.6 billion in 2012, according the report, which relied on data from Nutrition Business Journal, SPINS and Symphony IRI. Overall sales of herbal supplements have shown steady,…

Sea buckthorn and bilberries may improve metabolic and heart health for women: RCT data

Daily consumption of sea buckthorn berries, its extracts, or bilberries may boost the overall metabolic profiles of overweight women, says a new study from Finland. Using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics, researchers from the University of Turku, the University of Oulu, and Aromtech evaluated the effects of sea buckthorn, select fractions, and bilberry on…