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Spring Herbal Infusion Blend by Dylan Parry BSc Hons Clinical Herbalism
Read nowDylan Parry, Nature's Laboratory's Director of Herbal Medicine shares a Spring recipe for an uplifting and strengthening herbal infusion for you to make at home!
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Natural Oral Healthcare by Dylan Parry, BSc Hons Clinical Herbalism.
Read nowDylan Parry, Nature's Laboratory's Director of Herbal Medicine, explores the use of herbs in natural oral healthcare & looks at an upcoming webinar series on "Natural Oral Health Perspectives" hosted by Nature's Laboratory & The British Homeopathic Dental Association
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The Healing Power of Women and Herbs: A Celebration of Growth & Strength by Dr Bhagyashree Kamble, Senior Research Scientist, Nature's Laboratory
Read nowDr Bhagyashree Kamble, Senior Research Scientist at Nature's Laboratory, explores and celebrates the unique qualities of herbs and women.
Herb Profiles
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Terminalia arjuna
Read nowTerminalia arjuna is an ayurvedic plant with significant therapeutic value. It is commonly known as Arjuna, Indradru, Partha and Veeravriksha, and is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. We at Herbal Apothecary are proud to supply T. arjuna tincture and bark...
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Tulsi - Ocimum sanctum
Read nowTulsi, also known as Tulasi in Sanskrit, or holy basil in English, is a culinary and medicinal aromatic herb. It is indigenous to the Indian continent and highly revered for its medicinal uses within the Ayurvedic and Siddha medical systems....
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Curcuma longa
Read nowCurcuma longa, commonly known as turmeric or as Haridra in Ayurvedic medicine, is a perennial herb which has a very long history of medicinal use, dating back nearly 4000 years. It is also used as a culinary spice and as...
Research Papers
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Isolation of a Novel Flavanonol and an Alkylresorcinol with Highly Potent Anti-Trypanosomal Activity from Libyan Propolis
Read nowTwelve propolis samples from different parts of Libya were investigated for their phytochemical constituents. Ethanol extracts of the samples and some purified compounds were tested against Trypanosoma brucei, Plasmodium falciparum and against two helminth species, Trichinella spiralis and Caenorhabditis elegans,...
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New anti-trypanosomal active prenylated compounds from African propolis
Read nowThe secondary metabolite composition of propolis has always been corroborated on the vegetation surrounding the bee hive. The plants chosen by the bees seem to exhibit activity to protect the hive from the surrounding environmental pressures which include protozoal attack....
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Analysis of sugars in bee pollen and propolis by ligand exchange chromatography in combination with pulsed amperometric detection and mass spectrometry
Read nowThe analysis of sugars in the natural products propolis and bee pollen was carried by high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC), high-performance ligand exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPLEC-PAD) and HPLEC coupled to liquid chromatography–electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (LC–ESI-MS) in...