Leung’s
Chinese Herb News Index of Issues
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Topics: Advocating product integrity and quality
in the herbal industry Featured
herbs:
Chrysanthemum; Digoxin; Ginger; Lycium fruit; Mahuang;
Walnut
Topics: Herbal antioxidants/What makes a good
herbal product?/ Induced lactation in non-nursing
women Featured herbs: Aloe Vera; Glycyrrhizin; Job’s Tear; Licorice Issue 3 – December
1997 Topics: Traditional Chinese medicine and
AIDS/Herbs that help the immune system/Is ginseng for
you? Featured
herbs: Fo-ti;
Ginseng; Kudzu; Peanut
Issue 4 – January
1997 Topics: Plagiarism/Antimutagenic
herbs/Quality of herbal extracts Featured
herbs: Banana;
Sesame Seed; Zicao Issue 5 – February
1997 Topics: Food taboos/Nutritional fads/ Herbal
sleep aids Featured
herbs: Ginkgo biloba;
Lily bud; Mahuang; Peanut leaf; Sour
jujube kernel Issue 6 – March
1997 Topics: Natural vs. synthetic nutrients/Diet
therapy of diabetics/ Hypoglycemic
herbs Featured
herbs: Bitter gourd;
Lycium fruit; Mangxiao (Glauber’s
salt); Mung bean Issue 7 -
April/May 1997 Topics: Reporting of scientific finding on
herbs/Herbs for impotence Featured
herbs: Lycium Fruit;
Magnolia flower bud; Schisandra berry; Issue 8 – June 1997 Topics: Withholding information? /Herbal
Remedies for: sterility/infertility; kidney stones; shingles; migraine; Colds
and flu Featured
herbs: Chinese
chives; Chinese prickly pear; Chrysanthemum flower; Job’s Tear;
Walnut Issue 9 –
July/August 1997 Topics: Adulterated “standardized” herbal
extracts/ Herbs for treating hangover/drunkenness/Herb tips-contact dermatitis;
bedwetting in children; canker sore; constipation Featured
herbs:
Ginseng; Gymnostemma
pentaphyllum; Kudzu; Mung bean; Sour jujube kernel; Zhu ju
zi Issue 10 –
Sept/Oct 1997 Topics: Quality is not cheap! /More on
plagiarism/Herbs beneficial to your skin Featured
herbs: Chinese
hawthorn (shanzha); Lingustrum lucidum; Sanqi (tienchi
ginseng) Issue 11 –
November/December 1997 Topics: Cultural contrasts-Chinese modesty vs.
the ugly American/Herb sourcing in China/Beijing workshop on Chinese herbs/Diet
therapy for diabetes Featured
herbs: Eleuthero;
Green tea; Gynostemma pentaphyllum;
Lycium; Platycodon Schisandra Issue 12 –
January/February 1998 Topics: Misinterpretation of research data on
herbs/How to assess Chinese herbs/Herbs for cardiovascular health
Featured
Herbs: Chrysanthemum
flower; Cured fo-ti; Herbal pillow; Juemingzi (cassia tora/cassia obtusfolia); Lotus
leaf Issue 13 –
March/April 1998 Topics: Herbal wild
west/What is an herbal supplement? /Bogus “standardized” and
“high-strength” extracts/ “Standardization”-a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
/Self-defense for honest manufacturers Featured
herbs:
Zhishi Issue 14 –
May/June 1998 Topics: Did ancient herbalists know the
secret of long life? /Tea remedies Featured
herbs: Chrysanthemum
flower; Jiaogulan (ginseng
substitute?); Lycium fruit; Sesame seed; Tea Issue
15-July/August 1998 Topics: What are active principles?
/Internet junk/More on “standardization” Featured
herbs: Bletilla;
Galangal; Ginger Issue 16
-September/October 1998 Topics: An herbal dilemma/What extraction
companies don’t tell you Featured
herbs: Schisandra;
Astragalus; Baizhu; Fangfeng
(siler)
Issue 17 -November/December
1998 Topic: More misinformation in the media
about Chinese herbs/How good are independent
laboratories? / Herbal Anesthesia Featured
herbs: Asarun spp.; Astragalus root; Baizhu; Fangfeng (siler); Kava; Issue 18
-January/February 1999 Topic: Scientific studies/reports-what are we studying/reporting? /Listen to your
body Herbal formulas for drunkenness and hangover Featured
herbs:
Echinacea; Eleuthero; Ginseng; Hovenia
dulcis Issue 19
-March/April 1999 Topic: Functional foods and
nutraceuticals/Criteria for evaluating research on herbs and other natural
products/Anti-fatigue formulas Featured
herbs: Astragalus
root; Huperzia serrata; Lycium fruit;
Schisandra berry Issue 20- May/June
1999 Topic: Exotic dietary supplements-Are they
safe? /Wisdom in herb processing/Recent findings in effects of
processing Featured
herbs: Nuzhenzi (ligustrum lucidum); Mahuang and mahuanggen;
Fo-ti; Schisandra Issue 21
-July/August 1999 Topic: Polysaccharides-orphans of
standardization/Modernization of traditional herbal medicine-What does it
mean? Featured
herbs: Allium tuberosum; Fig leaf; Sanggui; Issue
22-September/October 1999 Topic: What’s in a label? /Preventive medicine-
what is it? Featured
herbs: Asian
ginseng; Atractylodes spp.; Huanglian Issue
23-November/December 1999 Topic: More worthless herb
research?!/Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children/Licorice as
“mitigator” of harsh drugs/More on Astragalus Featured
herbs: Aconite;
American ginseng; Astragalus; Gotu kola;
Licorice Issue
24-January/February 2000 Topic: More run-of-the-mill books on
herbs?!/Shameless Promotion-twisting of facts/ Astragalus to improve memory and
intelligence? Featured
herbs:
Astragalus; Mahuang; Sida
cordifolia Issue
25-March/April 2000 Topic: Has coffee gotten a bad rap?/Most frequently used herbs in a TCM hospital/Flip-flopping
in healthy-eating rule? Featured
herbs: Berberine;
Coffee; Licorice; Poria; Tangerine Peel Issue 26-May/June
2000 Topics: Are you taking the wrong
supplements?/More on coffee (or is it
caffeine?)/ Rhodiola- what is it? Featured
herbs: Rhodiola
(hong jing
tian) Issue 27-
July/August 2000 Topics: Lack of quality control in herbal
information/Ignorance is bliss?/Siberian ginseng-a
pulse of the industry? Featured
herbs: Astragalus;
Feverfew; Ginseng; Siberian ginseng Issue 28-September/October
2000 Topics: More from “The Complete Guide to Herbal
Medicines”/Adverse reactions of Asian ginseng (Panax
ginseng) Featured
herbs: Aloe Vera;
Bilberry; Chinese ginseng; Sage Issue 29-
November/December 2000 Topics: Why some herbal supplements don’t work?
/Herbal treatment of Vitiligo/More on/from the “Complete Guide”
Featured
herbs: Mume (smoked
plum); Psoralea; Yan hu suo (Corydalis
yanhusuo) Issue
30-January/February 2001 Topics:
Taking a
break from the “Complete Guide”/The Chinese Herbal (Zhong Hua Ben Cao)/Toxicity of Chinese
Medicines Featured
herbs: Asian ginseng; Ginkgo leaf Issue
31-March/April 2001 Topics: Pharmacokinetics and bioavailability –
of what?/Encyclopedia Traditional Chinese Prescriptions
(Zhong Yi Fang Ji Da Cidian)/Common
purslane (Portulaca oleracea; machixian) Featured
herbs: Astragalus;
Bai-zhu atractylodes; Bamboo leaf; Common purslane;
Siler Issue 32-May/June
2001 Topics:
Pharmacognosy
revisited/Latin pharmacopoeial/pharmaceutical names for herb drugs?/Honeysuckle for treating acute periodontitis Neimongol Zhongyiyao /Are some of us
still ugly Americans? Featured
herbs: Hawthorn;
Honeysuckle flower Issue
33-July/August 2001 Topics:
Are we
headed in the right direction?/Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) grants to study herbal supplements/Comments on
Featured
herbs: Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae);
Issue
34-September/October 2001 Topics: Fifth Anniversary of Leung’s (Chinese) Herb News/Reprint from
issue 13- “Standardization”- a wolf in sheep’s clothing?/Varro E. (Tip) Tyler, Ph.D.
(1926-2001) Featured
herbs: Astragalus;
Eleuthero; Fo-ti Issue
35-November/December 2001 Topics: Poor quality of research in natural
therapeutics /Reprint from issue 19- Criteria for evaluating research on herbs
and other natural products/Treatment of syphilis with tufuling (Smilax glabra Roxb.
Rhizome) Featured
herbs: Aloe
vera; Tufuling
(Smilax glabra) Issue
36-January/February 2002 Topics: The American Herbal Products Association
(AHPA)/My favorite tonic-Lycium
Fruit Featured
herbs: Lycium
fruit Issue
37-March/April 2002 Topics: What’s lacking in peer-reviewed
publications?/Are reviewers/editors falling asleep on
the job?/How to improve the quality of scientific data on
herbs Featured
herbs:
Hawthorn Issue 38-May/June
2002 Topics: What is turmeric?/Use of Latin drug names Featured
herbs: Curcuma spp.; Ezhu; Jianghuang; Turmeric; Yujin Issue
39-April/May/June 2003 Topics: Sterilization of living quarters using
Chinese herbs/Hospital sterilization with atractylodes (cangzhu)/Home fumigation with nontoxic
herbs/Herbs useful in viral infections Featured
herbs: Cangzhu
atractylodes Issue
40-July/August/September 2003 Topics: The unsung heroes of herbs/Chamomile
allergy and alleged anaphylaxis/Star Anise adulterant- which one(s)?/Marketing and scientific credibility/New herb manual – The
Herbal Vade Mecum by Gazmend
Skenderi-recommended Featured
herbs: Anthemis cotula; Chamomile (Matricaria recutita); Issue 41-
October/November/December 2003 Topics:
Peer
review- where are the peers? Featured
herbs:
Ginseng Issue
42-January/February/march 2004 Topics: Are we using the proper approach to
investigating Chinese medicines? Featured herbs: Curcuma spp.; Ezhu; Jianghuang (turmeric); Yujin
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