Rhizome

Herbal medicinal product: Polypodii rhizomaArray, C: ongoing call for scientific data

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Friday, February 16, 2024
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Overview

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  • Overview
    This is a summary of the scientific conclusions reached by the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) on the medicinal uses of polypody rhizome.
  • The HMPC conclusions are taken into account by EU Member States when evaluating applications for the licensing of herbal medicines containing polypody rhizome.
  • Herbal medicines containing this polypody rhizome preparation are usually available as herbal tea to be drunk or in solid forms to be taken by mouth.
  • Polypody rhizome preparations may also be found in combination with other herbal substances in some herbal medicines.

UPTAKE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL COHORT OF 15 CLIMATETECH STARTUPS

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Uptake Alliance, an emerging venture development program dedicated to fostering breakthrough climate technologies, is thrilled to announce the selection of its inaugural startup cohort. The innovation program, designed to facilitate and propel startups to secure commercial agreements, boost revenue, assemble exceptional teams, and secure funding, launches later this month.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Uptake Alliance , an emerging venture development program dedicated to fostering breakthrough climate technologies, is thrilled to announce the selection of its inaugural startup cohort.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome this exceptional cohort of startups to our venture development program," said Chris Richardson, Executive Director at Uptake Alliance.
  • "These 15 teams of innovators represent a diverse set of cutting-edge solutions that will revolutionize and help shape our sustainable future.
  • Launched in September 2023, Uptake Alliance aims to serve as the gateway to New York State for climatetech startups, facilitating their growth through valuable industry connections, strategic partnerships, and assistance in securing funding for the deployment of GHG-reducing technologies.

Rhizome Raises $2.5 Million, Launches to Ensure a Resilient Grid

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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With ongoing engagements with several major electric utilities, Rhizome is primed to make the electric grid safe, reliable, and resilient by forecasting climate impacts on utility infrastructure and optimizing grid investments.

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  • With ongoing engagements with several major electric utilities, Rhizome is primed to make the electric grid safe, reliable, and resilient by forecasting climate impacts on utility infrastructure and optimizing grid investments.
  • “As climate change escalates and its impacts become more devastating, we must be precise and decisive in modernizing the grid,” said Rhizome co-founder and CEO Mishal Thadani.
  • “Rhizome’s veteran team is focused on helping utilities and regulators make the grid more resilient without significant cost increases for communities.
  • Rhizome pairs resilience research from national labs with infrastructure data and proprietary machine learning to place a “value of resilience” on every proposed grid investment.

ART & TECH INNOVATOR TRLAB ANNOUNCES US$5 MILLION SEED ROUND, LED BY HIVEMIND CAPITAL AND OKX VENTURES

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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TRLab was incubated by Dragonfly Capital and launched in 2021, with early-stage support from major art collectors and tech entrepreneurs, including Pace Gallery, Animoca Brands, BAI Capital, and the founders of Artsy and Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum (RAM).

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  • TRLab was incubated by Dragonfly Capital and launched in 2021, with early-stage support from major art collectors and tech entrepreneurs, including Pace Gallery, Animoca Brands, BAI Capital, and the founders of Artsy and Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum (RAM).
  • From its locations in New York and Hong Kong, TRLab works with artists, estates, and art institutions to conceive, produce and launch digital-first art experiences for new and established collectors.
  • Audrey Ou, TRLab Co-Founder and CEO, said: "We are proud to have the support and commitment of Hivemind and OKX Ventures as we pioneer a new way to conceptualize and collect fine art.
  • Jeff Ren, Partner of OKX Ventures , said, "At OKX Ventures, we recognize the transformative power of Web3 in the world of fine art.

Plants of the boreal forest: Using traditional Indigenous medicine to create modern treatments

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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This article is part of La Conversation Canada’s series The boreal forest: A thousand secrets, a thousand dangers La Conversation Canada invites you to take a virtual walk in the heart of the boreal forest.

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  • This article is part of La Conversation Canada’s series The boreal forest: A thousand secrets, a thousand dangers La Conversation Canada invites you to take a virtual walk in the heart of the boreal forest.
  • These products are deeply rooted in ancestral knowledge and traditions and are passed down from generation to generation in Indigenous communities.
  • Some molecules isolated from plants have become major therapeutic agents in modern medicine.

The boreal forest: a source of natural medicines

    • The LASEVE team has studied a number of plant species from the boreal forest that are used in traditional Indigenous medicine.
    • The bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), for example, is traditionally used as an antiviral remedy by First Nations peoples.
    • Our research on this species has shown that the leaf extract has therapeutic activity against herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1), a virus responsible for cold sores.
    • This activity is due to the high content of phenolic compounds in the extract.

Adaptogenic plants from the boreal forest

    • Adaptogenic plants are attracting attention from researchers as a response to this challenge.
    • These plants have a regulating effect, particularly on our immune system, which improves the body’s ability to adapt to environmental stress.
    • Echinacea, astragalus and the famous ginseng are just a few examples of adaptogenic plants.
    • In conclusion, our research group has been working for several years to explore the therapeutic potential hidden in boreal forest plants.

How do spices get their flavor?

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Monday, June 19, 2023
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These ingredients come from many different plants and distinct plant parts, including leaves, seeds, bark and plant oils.

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  • These ingredients come from many different plants and distinct plant parts, including leaves, seeds, bark and plant oils.
  • In my recent book, “Lessons from Plants,” I explore how plants use some of those compounds to communicate with one another.
  • Other common spices, such as pepper and red chili, come from the berries or fruits of plants.
  • Saffron is one of the most expensive spices, because harvesting stigmas is very labor-intensive – it’s typically done by hand with tweezers.

Petasites for Migraine Prevention Deemed Safe and Effective

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published in Frontiers in Neurology, one of the most-cited journals in its field, details important data on mode of action, pharmacodynamics, and toxicity data of Petasites for migraine prevention.

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  • Among the various butterbur extracts, Petadolex is a well-established herbal remedy for the prevention of migraine attacks.
  • It is produced from the rhizome of Petasites hybridus and is the only butterbur extract that was extensively evaluated for safety and clinical efficacy in the preventive treatment of migraine.
  • The study, Petasites for Migraine Prevention: New Data on Mode of Action, Pharmacology, and Safety ; is authored by internationally recognized hematologist and toxicologist Jurgen Borlak and renowned Neurologist and headache specialist Stephen Silberstein, among others.
  • Petadolex, a patented, proprietary, and popular natural supplement for migraine prevention, has over 20 years of accumulated clinical data and experience.

Zeller Receives ABC Varro E. Tyler Award for Excellence in Phytomedicinal Research

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Botanical Council (ABC) recently presented the 2022 ABC Varro E. Tyler Commercial Investment in Phytomedicinal Research Award to Max Zeller Shne AG (Zeller), a Swiss company that specializes in the development, production, and marketing of clinically studied herbal medicines.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Botanical Council (ABC) recently presented the 2022 ABC Varro E. Tyler Commercial Investment in Phytomedicinal Research Award to Max Zeller Shne AG (Zeller), a Swiss company that specializes in the development, production, and marketing of clinically studied herbal medicines.
  • The ABC Tyler Award was created to honor one of the most respected US scientists in late-20th century herbal medicine and pharmacognosy (the study of drugs of natural origin, usually from plants).
  • This certainly makes Zeller a worthy recipient of the ABC Varro E. Tyler award.
  • The award was presented at the 17th annual ABC Celebration and Botanical Excellence Awards ceremony on March 9, 2022, in Anaheim, California.

ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes Bulletin on Adulteration of Eleuthero Root and Extracts

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AUSTIN, Texas (January 18, 2022) The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has released a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin on eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) root and extracts.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AUSTIN, Texas (January 18, 2022) The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has released a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin on eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) root and extracts.
  • Additionally, industry experts have confirmed adulteration of eleuthero root with eleuthero aerial parts (fruits, leaves, stems) in commerce.
  • The bulletin summarizes the published data on eleuthero root adulteration and some of the nomenclatural confusion surrounding eleuthero root.
  • BAPP has published 70 peer-reviewed documents, including Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletins, Laboratory Guidance Documents, Botanical Adulterants Monitor e-newsletters, and articles on botanical adulteration inHerbalGram.