Issue
3 – December 1996
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 herb. 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;
Sichuan peppercorn; Wild Ginger
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;
Sichuan
peppercorn
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;
Sichuan lovage (chuanxiong)
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 info 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 CAM therapeutics.
A migraine remedy.
Featured herbs:
Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae);
ST. John’s wort
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); I.
anisatum; I.
lanceolatum;
Illicium spp.; Star anise (Illicium verum)
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
