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Presented by: UT El Paso / Austin Cooperative Pharmacy Program & Paso del Norte Health Foundation
 
  Herbal Safety  
   
  INTRODUCTION  TO HERBAL SAFETY
  INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC MONOGRAPHS
  HOW POPULAR IS HERBAL MEDICINE IN THE UNITED STATES?
  THE TOP SELLING HERBAL PRODUCTS IN THE U.S.
  WHY IS THE TRUE IDENTITY OF HERBS IMPORTANT?
  HOW MUCH SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICINAL PLANTS DO WE HAVE AT THIS TIME?
  THE CASE OF THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF MEXICO
   

 

 

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THE TOP SELLING HERBAL PRODUCTS IN THE U.S.

According to Karch (1999), the following are the 30 top selling medicinal plant species in the United States, in order of importance related to annual sales:

 

  1. Echinacea

  2. St. John’s Wort

  3. Ginkgo biloba

  4. Garlic

  5. Saw Palmetto

  6. Ginseng (Korean)

  7. Goldenseal

  8. Aloe

  9. Eleuthero (“Siberian Ginseng”)

  10. Valerian

  11. Cranberry

  12. Milk Thistle

  13. Cat’s Claw (Uña de Gato, Uncaria tomentosa )

  14. Grape seed extract

  15. Bilberry

  16. Cascara Sagrada

  17. Cayenne pepper (Chile)

  18. Dong Quai (“Chinese Angelica”)

  19. Psyllium seed

  20. Ma Huang (Chinese Ephedra)

  21. Feverfew

  22. Kava kava

  23. Green tea

  24. Ginger

  25. Pine bark extract (pycnogenol)

  26. Atragalus (“Chinese Tragacanth”)

  27. Primrose

  28. Yohimbine

  29. Chamomile (“Roman” and “German”)

  30. Pau  D’ Arco

Literature Cited for "Introduction to Scientific Monographs"