Of the 90 DNA test run on 18 bottles of herbal products purchased, DNA matched label representation 18% of the time. Contaminants identified included allium, rice, wheat, palm, daisy, and dracaena ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Bottles of Walmart-brand echinacea, an herb said to ward off colds, were found to contain no echinacea at all. GNC-brand bottles of St. John's wort, touted as a cure for ...

Canadian researchers have found that most herbal products contain ingredients not listed on the label, and are full of contaminants, cheap substitutes and fillers. SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT In the news ...

Although herbal products are often perceived as ‘natural” and therefore safe, many different side effects have been reported owing to active ingredients, side effects caused by contaminants ...

So devotees of the herbal antidepressant St John’s wort may be alarmed by a report showing that the concentration of hypericin, the active ingredient in the product, is not always as stated on ...

Despite inflation pressuring some consumers to trade down or pull back on spending, more than three-quarters of shoppers globally still are willing to pay more for products making natural claims ...