HerbalGram 114 • May – July 2017 114 • May HerbalGram Modern TCM in Hong Kong • Remembering Fredi Kronenberg • Curcumin Medicinal Chemistry Rose Aroma & Pain Reduction • Garlic & Blood Pressure • Psilocybin & Patients with Cancer Nigella Profile • Venus Flytrap Conservation • Psilocybin & Patients with Cancer • Curcumin Medicinal Chemistry • Modern TCM in Hong Kong • Remembering Fredi Kronenberg in Hong Kong • Remembering Fredi MedicinalTCM Chemistry • Curcumin • Modern with Cancer Conservation & Patients • Psilocybin Flytrap Venus • Nigella Profile The Journal of the American Botanical Council Number 114 | May — July 2017 www.herbalgram.org Venus Flytrap Conservation Nigella Profile US/CAN $6.95 Join more than 190 responsible companies, laboratories, nonprofits, trade associations, media outlets, and others in the international herb and natural products/natural medicine community. 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Our cover story this issue features the amazing Venus Janie Carter flytrap, the inspiration for the man-eating plant in the original 1960 Membership Coordinator movie The Little Shop of Horrors. Although they have limited docu- Caroline Caswell mented medicinal value — some have claimed anti-cancer effects of a Assistant Gardener proprietary extract of the plant — Venus flytraps are considered threat- Gayle Engels ened in their habitats in a relatively small area of the eastern United States. HerbalGram Assistant Special Projects Director Editor Connor Yearsley documents the current vulnerability of these curious creatures. Stefan Gafner, PhD ABC’s Gayle Engels and Traditional Medicinals’ Josef Brinckmann provide an extensive profile Chief Science Officer on nigella, or black cumin, an herb that has been used as both food and medicine since ancient Tanya Garduño times. As nigella becomes increasingly popular in the United States and elsewhere, new research is Communications & emerging on its potential use for a variety of conditions, including asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Marketing Coordinator According to our annual herb market reports, turmeric has been the top-selling herbal dietary Lori Glenn supplement in the US natural food retail channel for the past four years. Turmeric supplements HerbClip Managing Editor often consist of extracts standardized to certain levels of compounds collectively referred to as Matthew Magruder curcuminoids, or simply “curcumin,” and sales have been driven by reports of anti-inflammatory Art Director effects and other potential benefits as shown in a growing body of published clinical trials. A critical Denise Meikel review