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0BULLETINMNSDecember2009MEDICINALPLANTSANDEXTRACTSMARKETNEWSSERVICE(MNS)QUARTERLYEDITION1DisclaimerThisreporthasbeenpreparedwithoutformalediting,asaservicetoexportersandindustriesindevelopingcountriesbytheMarketNewsService(MNS),DivisionofMarketDevelopment,InternationalTradeCentre,TheJointAgencyoftheWorldTradeOrganizationandTheUnitedNations.
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Coverage:IssueNo.
33includessixregionalreviews:1.
AFRICA:Algeria,Angola,Benin,Botswana,BurkinaFaso,Burundi,Cameroon,CapeVerde,CentralAfricanRepublic,Chad,Comoros,Congo,Cted'Ivoire,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,Djibouti,Egypt,EquatorialGuinea,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Gabon,Gambia,Ghana,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Lesotho,Liberia,Libya,Madagascar,Malawi,Mali,Mauritania,Mauritius,Mayotte,Morocco,Mozambique,Namibia,Niger,Nigeria,Réunion,Rwanda,SahrawiArabDemocraticRepublic,SoToméandPríncipe,Senegal,Seychelles,SierraLeone,Somalia,SouthAfrica,Sudan,Swaziland,Tanzania,Togo,Tunisia,Uganda,Zambia,andZimbabwe.
2.
CHINAandotherEastAsianCountries:Brunei,Cambodia,China,Indonesia,Japan,Laos,Malaysia,Mongolia,Myanmar,NorthKorea,Philippines,Singapore,SouthKorea,Taiwan,Thailand,Timor-Leste,andVietnam.
3.
EUROPE:Albania,Andorra,Austria,Belarus,Belgium,BosniaandHerzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Macedonia,Malta,Moldova,Monaco,Montenegro,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Ukraine,andUnitedKingdom.
4.
INDIAandotherAsianCountries:Afghanistan,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Georgia,India,Iran,Iraq,Israel,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kuwait,Kyrgyzstan,Lebanon,Maldives,Oman,Nepal,Pakistan,Palestine,Qatar,SaudiArabia,SriLanka,Syria,Tajikistan,Turkey,Turkmenistan,UnitedArabEmirates,Uzbekistan,andYemen.
5.
NORTHAMERICA:AntiguaandBarbuda,Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Canada,CostaRica,Cuba,Dominica,DominicanRepublic,ElSalvador,Granada,Guatemala,Haiti,Honduras,Jamaica,Mexico,Nicaragua,Panama,SaintKittsandNevis,SaintLucia,SaintVincentandtheGrenadines,TrinidadandTobago,andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
6.
SOUTHAMERICA:Argentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Chile,Columbia,Ecuador,Guyana,Paraguay,Peru,Suriname,Uruguay,andVenezuela.
Theregionalreviewscoverthesixmainproducingregionsoftheworld.
InformationonOceaniccountrieswillbecoveredfromtimetotimeinaspecialfeaturessectionofthebulletin.
Scope:EachregionalsectionincludesnewsonDemandandsupplytrendsincludingindustrynewsfromthemajorproducersineachregionIndicativepricesofrawmaterialsIndicativepricesofherbalextractsTradespecificationscommonlyusedineachregion.
TradefairsandconferencesPrices:PricesandquotationsareinUSdollarsperkilounlessotherwisestated.
Theyshouldbeconsideredindicativeonlyandreflectthepriceofaproductofaspecificgradeorqualityfromthespecifiedorigin.
Thelevelofmarkercompounds(forchemicalstandardizationofextracts)referredtoinquotesisthosecommonlyfoundintheindustry.
Theydonotimplyanysortof―tradingstandard‖.
Greatcareshouldbetakenwhencomparingpricesofmedicinalplantsandextractsfromdifferingoriginsasformstructureandbiochemicalactivitymaydifferconsiderablybetweenverysimilarproducts.
EDITORSNOTE3Specifications:Theselectedspecificationsheetsgivenareactualindustryspecificationsorspecifiedqualitygrades(e.
g.
PhEur-gradeorUSP-grade)commonlyusedbyexportersandimporters.
Wedonotguaranteetheircontentoraccuracynorwishtoimplythattheyhaveanylegalstatusintrade.
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33includessixregionalreviewseachwithaspecialfocusonthegrowingcommercialavailabilityofmedicinalandaromaticbotanicalingredientswithecologicalandsocialsustainabilitycertificationdesignations.
Eachsectionincludestablesthatlistthespecificbotanicalingredientsthathavebecomeavailableintheglobalmarketwithcertificationsorverificationsincluding,amongothers,EcoCertFairTrade,FairWildCertified,FloCertFairTradeCertified(FTC),ForestStewardshipCouncil(FSC)Certified,IBDEcoSocialCertified,IMOSocialandFairTradeCertified,RainforestAllianceCertified,andUnionforEthicalBioTrade(UEBT)Membership.
Additionally,thereaderwillfindtablesthatprovidecontactdetailsforselectedproducersorsupplierswhoaremakingsignificantcommitmentsandinvestmentstoimplementsustainabilitystandardsandtomarketthesemedicinalplantswithindependentcertificationsandverificationsofconformancetothestandards.
GlobalHerbTradeAssociationDirectory:Eacheditionincludesaregularlyupdateddirectorywithcontactinformationforherbtradeassociations,councilsandexportpromotionorganizationsthatrepresentthegrowers,wildcollectors,processors,andtradersofmedicinalherbsandextracts.
TradeSpecifications:Eacheditioncontainstradespecificationsformedicinalplantsand/ortheirextractivesfromeachofsixcoveredregions.
Inthisissueyouwillfindspecificationsformedicinalplantsandextractsthatarecommerciallyavailablewithecologicalandsocialsustainabilitycertifications:Buchuleaf(Africa;RepublicofSouthAfrica),SaigonCinnamonbark(ChinaandotherEastAsianCountries;SocialistRepublicofVietnam),Stingingnettleleaf(Europe;BosniaandHerzegovina,RepublicofCroatia,RepublicofPoland),Figfruit(IndiaandotherSouthernandCentralAsianCountries;IslamicRepublicofIran),Cranberryfruitliquidpreparation(NorthAmerica;CanadaandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica),andLemonverbenaleaf(SouthAmerica;ArgentineRepublic,FederativeRepublicofBrazil,RepublicofChile,RepublicofParaguay,andRepublicofPeru).
BackIssues:EacheditionalsoincludesanalphabeticalreferencelistoftradespecificationsthatareavailableinbackissuesoftheMNSsince2001.
RatesofExchange:09November2009CURRENCYCODEUNITS1/USDUNITS1/EURBritishPoundGBP0.
59690.
8948CanadianDollarCAD1.
05541.
5821ChineseYuanRenminbiCNY6.
83110.
2398EgyptianPoundEGP5.
4648.
1907EUROEUR0.
66711.
0000HongKongDollarHKD7.
7511.
6174IndianRupeeINR46.
4269.
5848JapaneseYenJPY89.
985134.
8898MalaysianRinggitMYR3.
3725.
0547MexicanPesoMXN13.
30619.
946MoroccanDirhamMAD7.
654511.
4743NepaleseRupeeNPR73.
7110.
4782PeruvianNuevoSolPEN2.
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3397RussianRubleRUB28.
753443.
1021SouthAfricanRandZAR7.
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5116TaiwanDollarTWD32.
33548.
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FinanceCurrencyConverter5SomeUsefulTerminologyAEZ:AgriExportZonesAPI:AyurvedicPharmacopoeiaofIndiaAYUSH:Ayurveda,YogaandNaturopathy,Unani,SiddhaandHomoeopathyBP:BritishPharmacopoeiaBTFP:BioTradeFacilitationProgrammeCBD:ConventiononBiodiversitycfu/g:Colony-formingunitspergramC&F:Cost&Freight;meansthepriceincludescostandfreightchargesCFR:SellerhasthesameresponsibilitiesaswhenshippingFOB,butshippingcostsareprepaidbythesellerCIF:CostInsuranceFreight;meansthepriceincludescost,freightandinsuranceCITES:ConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWildFlora&FaunaC/S:CutandsiftedCOMTRADE:CommodityTradeStatisticsDatabaseCOSEWIC:CommitteeontheStatusofEndangeredWildlifeinCanadaEDQM:EuropeanDirectoratefortheQualityofMedicinesEMEA:EuropeanMedicinesAgencyEssentialOils:Odorousproduct,usuallyofcomplexcomposition,obtainedfromabotanicallydefinedplantrawmaterialbysteamdistillation,drydistillation,orasuitablemechanicalprocesswithoutheatingExtracts:Preparationsofliquid(liquidextractsandtinctures),semi-solid(softextractsandoleoresins)orsolid(dryextracts)consistencyobtainedfromHerbalDrugsoranimalmatterpreparedbysuitablemethodsusingethanolorothersuitablesolventsEXW:Exworks-Buyerarrangesforpickupofgoodsattheseller'slocation.
Sellerisresponsibleforpacking,labeling,andpreparinggoodsforshipmentonaspecifieddateortimeframeFarmGatePrice:ReferstothedollarvalueofagriculturalproductsthatyoureceivefromdirectfarmsalesorthevalueofprimaryproductsusedforprocessingFAS:Freealongsideship-Buyerarrangesforoceantransport.
Sellerisresponsibleforpacking,labeling,preparinggoodsforshipmentanddeliveringthegoodstothedock.
FASValue:Valueofexportsattheseaport,airport,orborderportofexportation,basedonthetransactionpriceincludinginlandfreight,insurance,andotherchargesincurredinplacingthemerchandisealongsidethecarrierattheportofexportFCA:Freecarrier:sellerisresponsibleforcostsuntilthebuyer'snamedfreightcarriertakeschargeFLO:FairtradeLabellingOrganizationsInternationalFOB:FreeOnBoard-meansthatthepriceonlyincludesthecostoftheitem.
Sellerarrangesfortransportofthegoods,preparinggoodsforshipment,andloadingthegoodsontothevesselFOR&FOT:FreeOnRailorFreeonTruck;bothrefertogoodsbeingcarriedbyrailandshouldonlybeusedwhenthegoodsarecarriedbyrail.
Theriskoflossordamageistransferredwhenthegoodsareloadedontotherail.
FSC:ForestStewardshipCouncilFTA:FreeTradeAgreementFTC:FairTradeCertifiedFWC:FairWildCertifiedFWF:FairWildFoundationGACP:GoodAgriculturalandCollectionPracticeGAP:GoodAgriculturalPracticeGMP:GoodManufacturingPracticeha:HectareHerbalDrugPreparations:ObtainedbysubjectingHerbalDrugstotreatmentssuchasextraction,distillation,expression,fractionation,purification,concentrationorfermentation.
Theseincludecomminutedorpowderedherbaldrugs,tinctures,extracts,essentialoils,expressedjuicesandprocessedexudates6HerbalDrugs:Whole,fragmented,orcutplants,partsofplants,algae,fungiorlichen,inanunprocessedstate,usuallyindriedformbutsometimesfresh.
CertainexudatesthathavenotbeensubjectedtoaspecifictreatmentarealsoconsideredtobeherbaldrugsHerbalTeas:ConsistexclusiveofoneormoreHerbalDrugsintendedfororalaqueouspreparationsbymeansofdecoction,infusionormaceration;usuallysuppliedinbulkformorinsachetsHPLC:HighPerformanceLiquidChromatographyHPTLC:HighPerformanceThinLayerChromatographyHSCode:HarmonizedSystemCodeI/S:In-storemeaningtheherb(e.
g.
flaxseed)isinthegrainelevatorISSC-MAP:InternationalStandardforSustainableWildCollectionofMedicinalandAromaticPlantsITC(HS)IndianTradeClassificationHarmonizedSystemITCInternationalTradeCentre/UNCTAD/WTOMAP:MedicinalandAromaticPlantsNLT:NotlessthanNHP:NaturalHealthProduct(Canada)NAICS:NorthAmericanIndustryClassificationSystemNESOI:NotElsewhereSpecifiedOrIncludedNMT:NotmorethanNOP:NationalOrganicProgram(USDA)NTFP:NonTimberForestProductsOTC:OvertheCountermedicines:MedicinessoldwithoutaprescriptionPE:PowderedExtractPhEur:EuropeanPharmacopoeiaPhFr:PharmacopéeFranaiseSE:SoftExtractTBC:TeabagcutTCM:TraditionalChineseMedicineTHM:TraditionalHerbalMedicineTHMP:TraditionalHerbalMedicinalProductTLC:ThinLayerChromatographyUEBT:UnionforEthicalBiotradeUPI:UnaniPharmacopoeiaofIndiaUSD:UnitedStatesDollarUSDA:UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureUSP:UnitedStatesPharmacopeiaVAT:ValueAddedTax7FAIRTRADEMEDICINALPLANTSANDEXTRACTSINTRODUCTIONTOMNS33DECEMBER2009ThiseditionofMNSfeaturesinformationonthefast-growingsupplychainofmedicinalandaromaticplantsandextractsthatarecomingintotheglobalmarketplacewithvalue-addingcertificationsorverificationsthatdemonstrateevidenceofsustainableresourcemanagementandproduction(ecological,economicalandsocialsustainabilitypracticesthroughoutthesupplychain).
Thesebotanicalingredientsarebeingofferedatpremiumpricesmainlybecausethecostsassociatedwithestablishingandmaintainingrigoroussustainableresourcemanagementplans,aswellasthecostsassociatedwithroutineindependentinspections,certificationandsocialinvestmentfundcontributionstotheproducercommunitiesarenotinconsequential,andaboveandbeyondnormalorprevailingaveragemarketprices.
Nonethelessthemarketdemandfornaturalingredientswithmultiplesustainabilitycertificationsisincreasing(e.
g.
organiccultivated+fairtradeororganicwild+fairwildcertified),asconsciouscustomersaroundtheworldaredemandingmoreandmoreinformationabouttheherbalsupplychain,natureconservationandsustainability,inconsiderationoftheincreasingawarenessthatmostmedicinalplantspeciesinglobalcommercearewildharvestedandarenotgrownonfarms.
Infact,mostspeciesincommercewillnotlikelyeverbefarmedwhichnecessitatespayingcloseattentiontosustainableresourcemanagementandbiodiversityconservationinthenaturalhabitatsofwildplants.
Eachofthesixregion-specificsectionsofthiseditionofMNSprovidesthereaderwithcurrentinformationaboutthecommercialavailabilityofmedicinalandaromaticplantsorextractswithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsofcompliancewithcertainsustainabilitystandards.
Additionally,contactdetailsontheproducersand/ordistributorsofthelistedcertifiedbotanicalsareprovidedincorrespondingtables.
AlsointhisintroductorysectionoftheMNS33bulletin,youwillfindlinkstofurtherinformationonthe:varioussustainabilitystandardsbeingimplementedatmedicinalplantharvestsites;standardssettingorganizations;andcertificationorverificationorganizations.
Itisalsopossiblethatwearenotyetawareofalloftheexistingsustainabilitycertificationorverificationsystemspresentlyundergoingimplementationatmedicinalandaromaticplantproductionsitesaroundtheworld.
IfwehavemissedanygrouporprogrammepleaseinformussothatwecanprovideanupdateinafutureeditionofMNS.
LINKSTOSUSTAINABILITYSTANDARDSANDGUIDANCEDOCUMENTSRELEVANTTOTHEGLOBALTRADEOFMEDICINALANDAROMATICPLANTSANDEXTRACTSEcoCert:http://www.
ecocert.
comEcoCertFairTradeStandards:http://www.
ecocert.
com/IMG/pdf/EFT-requirements.
pdfEqualExchange:http://www.
equalexchange.
coop/domestic-fair-tradeEqualExchangePrinciplesforDomesticFairTrade:http://www.
equalexchange.
coop/dftfilesv2/dftprinciplesflyer.
pdfFairWildFoundation:http://www.
fairwild.
orgFairWildStandard(EcologicalModuleandSocialModule):http://www.
fairwild.
org/documentsFloCert:http://www.
flo-cert.
netFairTradeStandardsforHerbsandSpicesforSmallProducers'Organizations:http://www.
fairtrade.
net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/standards/documents/July09_EN_Herbs_and_Spices_standard_SPO.
pdf8FairTradeStandardsforTeaforSmallProducers'Organizations:http://www.
fairtrade.
net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/standards/documents/JUL09_Tea_SPO_EN.
pdfFairTradeStandardsforTeaforHiredLabour:http://www.
fairtrade.
net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/Tea_HL_Feb09EN.
pdfForestStewardshipCouncil:http://www.
fsc.
orgFSCInternationalStandard:FSCPrinciplesandCriteriaforForestStewardship:http://www.
fsc.
org/fileadmin/web-data/public/document_center/international_FSC_policies/standards/FSC_STD_01_001_V4_0_EN_FSC_Principles_and_Criteria.
pdfFSCGuidelinesforCertificationBodies:http://www.
fsc.
org/fileadmin/web-data/public/document_center/international_FSC_policies/guidance_documents/FSC-GUI-20-200_EN_FSC_Guidelines_for_Certification_Bodies_2005.
pdfInstituteforMarketEcology:http://www.
imo.
chIMOSocial&FairTradeCertificationProgramme:http://www.
fairforlife.
net/logicio/client/fairforlife/file/IMO_SFT_Programme_Version3_Feb08.
pdfInstitutoBiodinmicoforRuralDevelopment:http://www.
ibd.
com.
brIBDEcoSocialProgram:http://www.
ecosocialnet.
comIBDEcoSocialCertificationProgramforFairRelationshipsinTradingSociallyandEnvironmentallyCertifiedProducts:http://www.
ibd.
com.
br/downloads/dirleg/Diretrizes/8_1_3_IBD_Diretriz_IBD_Ecosocial_English_8thEdition_2009.
pdfNatureLifeInternationalFoundationforEnvironment,EducationandSustainability:http://www.
sun-cert.
comS.
U.
N.
Certificate:http://www.
sun-cert.
com/application.
aspxRainforestAlliance:http://www.
rainforest-alliance.
orgSustainableAgricultureStandard:http://www.
rainforest-alliance.
org/agriculture/documents/sust_ag_standard.
pdfSoilAssociation:http://www.
soilassociation.
orgSoilAssociationEthicalTradeStandards:http://www.
soilassociation.
org/LinkClick.
aspxfileticket=jCN07%2bOg79I%3d&tabid=353UnionforEthicalBioTrade:http://www.
uebt.
chGuidancefortheapplicationoftheBioTradeVerificationFrameworkforNativeNaturalIngredients:http://www.
uebt.
ch/dl/guidance-VF-v3_0-20080728b.
pdfGuidelinesfortheDevelopmentandImplementationofManagementPlansforWild-collectedPlantSpeciesusedbyOrganizationsWorkingwithNaturalIngredients:http://www.
biotrade.
org/biotrade3/unctad_ditc_ted_2007_8_English_final_with%20coverpage.
PDFBioTradeVerificationFrameworkforNativeNaturalIngredients:http://www.
uebt.
ch/dl/Engl-UEBT-Nat-Ingredients-Ver-framework-2007-09-20(rev1)b.
pdfUNCTADBioTradeInitiativeBioTradePrinciplesandCriteria:http://www.
biotrade.
org/BTFP/BTFP-docs/Working_docs/UNCTAD_BT_PC_en.
pdfUTZCertified:http://www.
utzcertified.
orgUTZCertifiedChainofCustodyforTea:http://www.
utzcertified.
org/index.
phppageID=111&showdoc=111_0_82UTZCodeofConductforTeaFarms/UTZCodeofConductforTeaFactories:http://www.
utzcertified.
org/index.
phppageID=111&showdoc=111_0_799Forcompletelistsofcertifiedorverifiedoperationsand/ormembersoffairtradeorganizations,see:CooperationforFairTradeinAfrica(COFTA)memberslist:http://www.
cofta.
org/en/en/members_listing.
aspEcoCertFairTrade(EFT)certifiedproductsandoperators:http://www.
ecocert.
com/IMG/pdf/20091103_Liste_produits_ESR.
pdfFloCertFairTradeCertified(FTC)organizations:http://www.
flo-cert.
net/flo-cert/main.
phpid=10ForestStewardshipCouncil(FSC)CertificateDatabaseofcertifiedproducts,speciesandcertificateholders:http://info.
fsc.
orgIBDEcoSocialCertifiedOperators:http://www.
ecosocialnet.
com/index2.
phparea=projetos&lg=enIMOSocial&FairtradeCertificationProgrammeCertifiedOperators:http://www.
fairforlife.
net/logicio/pmws/indexDOM.
phpclient_id=fairforlife&page_id=operators&lang_iso639=enPhytoTradeAfricamemberslist:http://www.
phytotradeafrica.
com/members/ourmembers.
aspRainforestAllianceCertifiedfarmslist:http://sustainablefarmcert.
com/certified_farms.
cfmUnionforEthicalBioTrade(UEBT)memberslist:http://www.
uebt.
ch/about/members.
htmlUnitedNationsGlobalCompactparticipantslist:http://www.
unglobalcompact.
org/ParticipantsAndStakeholders/search_participant.
htmlUTZCertifiedTeaProducerslist:http://www.
utzcertified.
org/index.
phppageID=227WorldFairTradeOrganization(WFTO)memberslist:http://www.
wfto.
com/index.
phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=3710I.
FOCUSONAFRICANFAIRTRADEBOTANICALINGREDIENTSTable1listsselectedAfricanproducers,distributorsorexportersofmedicinalandaromaticplantsthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
Thelistisbased,inpart,oninformationavailablefromthecertificationbodiesbutislimitedtoselectedsupplierswithinternationalsalesandmarketingcapabilities.
Table2showsbotanicalingredientsharvestedinAfricancountriesthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
TABLE1:Distributor/Country/Contactinfo/SustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsDistributornameCountryContactinfoBotanicalsavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsAfriplexPtyLtdRepublicofSouthAfricaTEL:+27218724976FAX:+27218724930EMAIL:info@afriplex.
co.
zaWEB:http://www.
afriplex.
co.
zaCommercialpartnerofUEBTmember(PhytoTradeAfrica)EEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedBiofreshLtdRepublicofUgandaTEL:+256(0)414-531082EMAIL:info@biofreshltd.
comWEB:http://www.
biofreshltd.
comEECCertifiedOrganicIMOSocial&FairTradeBurkiNAturesarlBurkinaFasoTEL:22650430752FAX:22650430752EMAIL:bunat@cenatrin.
bfWEB:http://burkinature.
ifrance.
comEECOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedEarthoilKenyaPtyEPZLtdRepublicofKenyaTEL:+44(0)1284770077(UK)FAX:+44(0)1543410885(UK)EMAIL:sales@earthoil.
comWEB:http://www.
earthoil.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedIMOSocial&FairTradeCertifiedLotusCo.
(Sekem)ArabRepublicofEgyptTEL:+20559580114-5//0020226564124FAX:+2055958002//0020226564123EMAIL:christophe.
floride@sekem.
comWEB:http://www.
sekem.
comDemeterBiodynamicCertifiedEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedNaturexMarocKingdomofMoroccoTEL:33(0)490239689(France)FAX:33(0)490237340(France)EMAIL:naturex@naturex.
comWEB:http://www.
naturex.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedUNGlobalCompactMemberPhytoTradeAfricaRepublicofZimbabweTEL:+2634740730/806FAX:+2634740476EMAIL:sales@phytotradeafrica.
comWEB:http://www.
phytotradeafrica.
comUEBTMemberWFTOMemberRoyalOttomanCo.
ArabRepublicofEgyptTEL:+2023810335FAX:+2023810568EMAIL:info@royalforherbs.
comWEB:http://www.
ottoman-royal.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedAFRICA11TABLE2:Botanicalingredient/Certification/ProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactnameBotanicalingredientCertificationorVerificationProducerorSupplier/CountryContactnameAloepowderextract(Aloeferox)PhytoTradePartnerAfriplexPtyLtd–SOUTHAFRICA+27218724976,info@afriplex.
co.
zaBaobabfruitextract(Adansoniadigitata)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comBaobabfruitpowder(Adansoniadigitata)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comBaobabseedoil(Adansoniadigitata)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comBuchuleaf(Agathosmaspp)PhytoTradepartnerAfriplexPtyLtd–SOUTHAFRICAhttp://www.
afriplex.
co.
za/docs/buchu_project.
pdfBuchuleafessentialoil(Agathosmaspp)PhytoTradepartnerAfriplexPtyLtd–SOUTHAFRICAhttp://www.
afriplex.
co.
za/docs/buchu_project.
pdfCapsicumfruit(Capsicumfrutescens)IMOSocial&FairTradeDomaineMontsdelaLumesprl–DEMREPOFCONGOhttp://www.
mountains-of-the-moon.
com/contact―COFTAMemberMaceFoods–KENYATel:+254532030540,macefoods@t-online.
deChamomileflower(Matricariarecutita)FloCertFairTradeDeltaSpiceLandCompany–EGYPTFathyMohamedSoliman,sabry@deltaspiceegeco.
com―FloCertFairTradeLotusCo.
(aSekemCompany)–EGYPTChristopheFloride,christophe.
floride@sekem.
com―COFTAMemberMaceFoods–KENYATel:+254532030540,macefoods@t-online.
de―FloCertFairTradeRoyalOttomanCo.
+affiliateOrganicNatureCo.
–EGYPTAhmedMansour,info@royalforherbs.
comCloveflowerbud(Syzygiumaromaticum)EcoCertFairTradeGolgemma–MADAGASCARPatrickCollin,patrickcollin@golgemma.
comDevil'sclawroottuber(Harpagophytumprocumbens)EcoCertFairTradeHerbsInternationalService[France]–NAMIBIANadineBromberger,n.
bromberger@herbs.
fr―UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comEastIndianlemongrassoil(Cymbopogonflexuosus)IMOSocial&FairTradeEarthoilKenyaPtyEPZLtd.
(UK)–KENYATel:+44(0)1284770077,sales@earthoil.
comEssentialoils(Variousspecies)EcoCertFairTradeMillotSA–MADAGASCARAndreasDominique,millotamb@moov.
mgGingerrhizome(Zingiberofficinale)EcoCertFairTradeSigma–MADAGASCARChristianRajaosafara,christian.
rajaosafara@sigma.
mg―IMOSocial&FairTradeBiofreshLtd.
–UGANDATel:+256(0)414-531082,biofresh@utlonline.
co.
ugHerbsandSpices(Variousspecies)FloCertFairTradeDeltaSpiceLandCompany–EGYPTFathyMohamedSoliman,sabry@deltaspiceegeco.
comHibiscusflower(Hibiscussabdariffa)FloCertFairTradeBurkiNAturesarl–BURKINAFASOBoveyClaude,bunat@cenatrin.
bf―FloCertFairTradeLatmingueInter-Groupement–SENEGALAbdoulayeAdara,christian.
p.
poirier@gmail.
com―FloCertFairTradeLotusCo.
(aSekemCompany)–EGYPTChristopheFloride,christophe.
floride@sekem.
com―FloCertFairTradeRoyalOttomanCo.
+affiliateOrganicNatureCo.
–EGYPTAhmedMansour,info@royalforherbs.
comHoodiagordoniiaerialparts(Hoodiagordonii)PhytoTradepartnerAfriplexPtyLtd–SOUTHAFRICAhttp://www.
afriplex.
co.
za/docs/hoodia_project.
pdfKalaharimelonseedoil(Citrulluslanatus)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comKigeliafruitextract(KigeliaafricanaorK.
pinnata)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comMafuraseedbutter(Trichiliaemetica)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comMarulafruitoil(Sclerocaryabirrea)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comMongongoseedoil(Schinziophytonrautanenii)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
comPalmarosaleafessentialoil(Cymbopogonmartinii)IMOSocial&FairTradeEarthoilKenyaPtyEPZLtd.
(UK)–KENYATel:+44(0)1284770077,sales@earthoil.
com12Pelargoniumrootextract(Pelargoniumsidoides)PhytoTradePartnerAfriplexPtyLtd–SOUTHAFRICA+27218724976,info@afriplex.
co.
zaPeppermintleaf(Mentha*piperita)FloCertFairTradeLotusCo.
(aSekemCompany)–EGYPTChristopheFloride,christophe.
floride@sekem.
com―FloCertFairTradeRoyalOttomanCo.
+affiliateOrganicNatureCo.
–EGYPTAhmedMansour,info@royalforherbs.
comRooibosherb(Aspalathuslinearis)FloCertFairTradeCapeNaturalTeaProductsPtyLtd.
–SOUTHAFRICADawiedeVilliers,dawie@rooibostea.
co.
za―FloCertFairTradeCarmienTeaPtyLtd.
–SOUTHAFRICAMientjieMounton,carmientea@moutoncitrus.
co.
za―FloCertFairTradeCitrusdal-BergendalBoerderyFarm–SOUTHAFRICAPotgietervanZyl,pot@ber.
co.
za―FloCertFairTradeHeiveldCo-operativeLtd.
–SOUTHAFRICAHendrikA.
Hesselman,marketing@heiveld.
co.
zaFloCertFairTradeKhoisanTea–SOUTHAFRICABeritElmau,belmau@khoisantea.
comFloCertFairTradeRooibosLimited–SOUTHAFRICAMartinBergh,martin@rooibosltd.
co.
zaSheanutbutter(Vitellariaparadoxa)FloCertFairTradeAkomaCoOperativeMultipurposeSociety–GHANATel:+233(0)244732406,Ghana@akomacooperative.
com―IMOSocial&FairTradeAlaffiaAgbangaKariteSARL–TOGOTel:228-551-01-11,service@agbangakarite.
com―FloCertFairTradeUniondesGroupementsdeProductricesdeProduitsdeKarité–BURKINAFASOTel:+22650413481,tagnanaboudradin@ugppk.
comSpearmintleaf(Menthaspicata)FloCertFairTradeLotusCo.
(aSekemCompany)–EGYPTChristopheFloride,christophe.
floride@sekem.
com―FloCertFairTradeRoyalOttomanCo.
&affiliateOrganicNatureCo.
–EGYPTAhmedMansour,info@royalforherbs.
comSpices(Variousspecies)EcoCertFairTradeMillotSA–MADAGASCARAndreasDominique,millotamb@moov.
mg―IMOSocial&FairTradeBiofreshLtd.
–UGANDATel:+256(0)414-531082,biofresh@utlonline.
co.
ugTealeaf(Camelliasinensis)FloCertFairTrade+UTZCertifiedEasternProduceMalawiLimited–MALAWIR.
Illingworth,rillingworth@easternproduce.
co.
mw―FloCertFairTrade+RainforestAllianceKenyaTeaDevelopmentAgencyLtd–KENYACharlesMbui,cmbui@ktdateas.
com―FloCertFairTradeRungweSmallHolderTeaGrowersAssoc.
–TANZANIAJumaLiganja,juma.
rstga@yahoo.
com―RainforestAllianceCertWilliamsonTeaKenyaLimited–KENYATel:01582813810,sales@williamsonfineteas.
comTeatreeessentialoil(Melaleucaalternifolia)IMOSocial&FairTradeEarthoilKenyaPtyEPZLtd.
(UK)–KENYATel:+44(0)1284770077,sales@earthoil.
comVanillabean(Vanillaplanifolia)FloCertFairTradeAssociationdesPlanteursdeMananara–MADAGASCARCelestinToto,brand@wanadoo.
mg―IMOSocial&FairTradeBiofreshLtd.
–UGANDATel:+256(0)414-531082,biofresh@utlonline.
co.
ug―IMOSocial&FairTradeDomaineMontsdelaLumesprl–DEMREPOFCONGOhttp://www.
mountains-of-the-moon.
com/contact―FloCertFairTradeEtsRanjanoro–MADAGASCARRomainAlbert,romainalbert@hotmail.
fr―FloCertFairTradeFloribis–MADAGASCARThierryBruyere,floribis@floribis-mg.
com―EcoCertFairTradeGolgemma–MADAGASCARPatrickCollin,patrickcollin@golgemma.
com―FloCertFairTradeSyndicatNationaldesAgriculteursComoriens-COMORESMhadjiIssa,snac-fm@snpt.
km―EcoCertFairTradeVanilleMad–MADAGASCARRenéTiazara,rene@trimeta.
mgXimeniaseedoil(Ximeniaspp.
)UEBTMemberPhytoTradeAfrica–ZIMBABWETel:+2634740730/806,sales@phytotradeafrica.
com13BOTANICALRAWMATERIALS(indicativebulkprices)ProductBotanicalnameGradeCultorwildOriginUSD/kgBasisBuchuleafAgathosmabetulinaPhFrCultivatedSouthAfrica56FOBSACloveflowerbudSyzygiumaromaticumNKCultivatedMadagascar6.
06SpotNYFennelfruitFoeniculumvulgareNKCultivatedEgypt1.
98SpotNYGotukolaherbCentellaasiaticaPhEurWildMadagascar11.
7CIFCARooibosherb**AspalathuslinearisNKCultivatedSouthAfrica17.
75FOBUSASpearmintleaf**MenthaspicataPhFrCultivatedEgypt7.
34FOBEgyptVanillafruitVanillaplanifoliaNKCultivatedMadagascar19.
96CIFUSAVanillafruitVanillaplanifoliaNKCultivatedUganda20.
97CIFUSA*Certifiedorganic/**Certifiedorganic&FairTrade/NK–GradenotknownQualityStandards:OfficialqualitystandardsmonographsformosttheabovelistedbotanicalrawmaterialscanbefoundineithertheEgyptianPharmacopoeia(3rdedition,1984;availableinArabicandEnglisheditions),theGhanaHerbalPharmacopoeia(1stEdition1992;2ndEdition2007),and/ortheEuropeanPharmacopoeia(PhEur6thedition2009)orFrenchPharmacopoeia(PhFr).
BOTANICALPRODUCTSPECIFICATIONSBUCHULEAFaproductofSouthAfricaPRODUCTBuchuPhFr1BotanicalnameAgathosmabetulina(P.
J.
Bergius)Pillans(shortbuchu),Agathosmacrenulata(L.
)Pillans(ovatebuchu),orAgathosmaserratifolia(Curtis)Spreeth(longbuchu);Fam.
RutaceaePharmacopoeialnameBarosmaefoliumPhFrPlantpartusedDriedleavesCultivatedorwildCultivatedandwildPackagingandstoragePreserveintightlysealedcontainerprotectedfromlightandmoisture.
AppearanceColour:olivegreentoyellowish-green,becomingyellowovertimeOdour:strongaromaticodourreminiscentofblackcurrent(cassis)Taste:acridandcamphoraceousIdentificationA.
MacroscopicB.
MicroscopicC.
ColorreactiontestAssay:TLCoftheessentialoilEssentialoilNLT1.
3%(V/m)ForeignmatterNMT8.
0%LossondryingNMT7.
5%TotalashNMT5.
0%MicrobiologicaltestsTotalaerobicmicrobialcountTotalcombinedyeasts/mouldscountPhEurTable5.
1.
4.
1HerbalmedicinalproductstowhichboilingwaterisaddedbeforeuseNMT107cfu/gNMT105cfu/gMEDICINALUSESTraditionallyusedtopromotetherenaleliminationofwaterandasanadjuvantofdiuresistreatmentsforbenignurinaryinfections.
21CommissionnationaledePharmacopée.
Buchu.
In:Pharmacopéefranaise.
SaintDeniscedex:Agencefranaisedesécuritésanitairedesproduitsdesanté.
2009.
2Buchu,feuille.
In:BulletinOfficielNo.
90/22.
14MEETINGSANDTRADESHOWSAFRICAMarch22-26,2010MEETINGOFTHEINTERNATIONALCOCOACOUNCILANDITSSUBSIDARYBODIESVenue:Yaounde,CameroonOrganizer:InternationalCocoaOrganizationContact:ICCO,CommonwealthHouse,1-19NewOxfordStreetLondonWC1A1NU,UnitedKingdomTEL:+44(0)2074005050FAX:+44(0)2074215500E-MAIL:info@icco.
orgWEB:http://www.
icco.
org/about/press2.
aspxId=3pz11218September26-30,2010IFEAT2010CONFERENCEVenue:Marrakech,MoroccoOrganizer:TheInternationalFederationofEssentialOilsandAromaTrades(IFEAT):http://www.
ifeat.
org/contactContact:Chairman,IFEATMarrakechConferenceCommitteeAlainFrixE-MAIL:Alain.
Frix@lyondellbasell.
comWEB:http://www.
ifeat.
org/conferences_and_eventsConferencetheme:NorthAfricanandMediterraneanessentialoilsandaromas2010:TalesandRealitiesofourindustry–anewdecadeofchallengesandopportunities.
15FOCUSONFAIRTRADEBOTANICALINGREDIENTSFROMCHINAANDOTHEREASTASIANCOUNTRIESTable1listsselectedChineseandotherEastAsianproducers,distributorsorexportersofmedicinalandaromaticplantsorextractsthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
Thelistisbased,inpart,oninformationavailablefromthecertificationbodiesbutislimitedtoselectedsupplierswithinternationalsalesandmarketingcapabilities.
Table2showsbotanicalingredientsharvestedinChinaandotherEastAsiancountriesthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
TABLE1:Distributor/Country/Contactinfo/SustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsDistributornameCountryContactinfoBotanicalsavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsBaiheForestBureauPeople'sRepublicofChinaTEL:+864335718204EMAIL:atbhmcc@public.
fj.
jl.
cnWEB:http://www.
bhlyj.
com.
cnFSCCertifiedBatiengProducts(Bapro)LaoPeople'sDemocraticRepublicTEL:+856(0)21312886FAX:+856(0)21314425EMAILBapro.
direction@gmail.
comWEB:http://laofarmersproducts.
comEECOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedForesTradeRepublicofIndonesiaFAX:+802-257-7619(USA)EMAIL:spices@forestrade.
comWEB:http://www.
forestrade.
com/about/indonesia.
phpEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedJiangxiWuyuanDazhangshanOrganicFoodCoLtdPeople'sRepublicofChinaTEL:0086-793-7351573FAX:0086-793-7351197EMAIL:zhouyan@dazhangshan.
comWEB:http://www.
dazhangshan.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedMDIJSCSocialistRepublicofVietnamTEL:(844)62583511FAX:(844)62583512EMAIL:minh.
nt@mdivietnam.
comWEB:http://www.
mdivietnam.
comFloCertFairTradeCertifiedUTZCertifiedCHINAandotherEastAsianCountries16TABLE2:Botanicalingredient/Certification/ProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactnameBotanicalingredientCertificationProducerorSupplier/CountryContactnameCinnamonbark(Cinnamomumspp.
)FloCertFairTradeViVangCompany–VIETNAMHuaThuHien,kwt@netnam.
vnGingerrhizome(Zingiberofficinale)FloCertFairTradeViVangCompany–VIETNAMHuaThuHien,kwt@netnam.
vnHerbs&Spices(Variousspecies)FloCertFairTradeViVangCompany–VIETNAMHuaThuHien,kwt@netnam.
vnHibiscusflower(Hibiscussabdariffa)FloCertFairTradeBatiengProducts(Bapro)Ltd–LAOPDRThouBountarath,guegan.
lao@gmail.
comJasmineflower/leaf(Jasminumofficinale)FloCertFairTradeJiangxiWuyuanDazhangshanOrganicFoodCoLtd–CHINAJaneZhou,zhouyan@dazhangshan.
com―FloCertFairTradeMDIJSC–VIETNAMDominicSmith,dominic@mdivietnam.
com―FloCertFairTradeWuyuanXitouOrganicTeaCo.
Ltd–CHINAYuGuangZhong,xitotea@hotmail.
comMedicinalplants(wild)(Variousspecies)FSCCertifiedBaiheForestBureau–CHINAMr.
JingyiTANG,atbhmcc@public.
fj.
jl.
cnMushrooms(wild)(Variousspecies)FSCCertifiedBaiheForestBureau–CHINAMr.
JingyiTANG,atbhmcc@public.
fj.
jl.
cnPhellodendronstembark(Phellodendronamurense)FSCCertifiedBaiheForestBureau–CHINAMr.
JingyiTANG,atbhmcc@public.
fj.
jl.
cnTealeaf(Camelliasinensis)FloCertFairTradeBatiengProducts(Bapro)Ltd–LAOPDRThouBountarath,guegan.
lao@gmail.
com―RainforestAllianceCertDawataTeaEstate–INDONESIAMr.
NugrohoB.
,nugroho_bk@chakratea.
com―FloCertFairTradeJiangxiWuyuanDazhangshanOrganicFoodCoLtd–CHINAJaneZhou,zhouyan@dazhangshan.
com―FloCertFairTradeMDIJSC–VIETNAMDominicSmith,dominic@mdivietnam.
com―RainforestAllianceCertNegaraKanaanEstate–INDONESIANugrohoB.
Koesnohadi,nugroho_bk@chakratea.
com―FloCertFairTradeViVangCompany–VIETNAMHuaThuHien,kwt@netnam.
vn―FloCertFairTradeWuyuanXitouOrganicTeaCo.
Ltd–CHINAYuGuangZhong,xitotea@hotmail.
com―FloCertFairTradeZhejiangShanshanTeaCo.
Ltd–CHINAHuangZhe,hz@shanshantea.
comBOTANICALRAWMATERIALS(indicativebulkprices)ProductBotanicalNameGradeCultorWildOriginUSD/kgBasisAsianGinsengrootPanaxginsengMediumCultivatedChina61.
73FOBSFEleutherorootEleutherococcussenticosusNKWildJilin8.
8FOBSFGarlicbulbAlliumsativumNKCultivatedChina1.
63SpotNYGingerwholepeeledZingiberofficinaleNKCultivatedChina2.
98SpotNYLyciumfruitLyciumbarbarumNKWildShaanxi11FOBSFSafflower*CarthamustinctoriusPPRCCultivatedChina16FOBChinaSchisandrafruitSchisandrachinensisNKWildChina19.
82FOBSF*Certifiedorganic/**Organic+FairTrade/NK–NotknownNote:MonographsprovidingqualitystandardsandtestsfortheabovelistedChineseherbsarepublishedinthePharmacopoeiaofthePeoplesRepublicofChina(PPRCEnglishEdition2005).
ManyarealsopublishedintheJapanesePharmacopoeia(JPXVEnglishEdition2007),availableat:http://jpdb.
nihs.
go.
jp/jp15eand/orintheKoreanHerbalPharmacopoeia(KHP2002EnglishEdition):http://www.
kfda.
go.
kr/open_content/english/board/board_view.
phpav_seq=19&av_pg=1&board_id=ENG_NEWS&textfield=herbal&keyfield=v_all17BOTANICALEXTRACTS(Indicativebulkprices)ProductStandardOriginUSD/kgBasisBitterorangefruitPE(Citrusaurantium)6%synephrineChina9FOBUSABitterorangefruitPE(Citrusaurantium)20%synephrineChina21FOBUSAEpimediumherbPE(Epimediumspp.
)20%flavonoidsasicariinChina49FOBUSAGinkgoleafPE(Ginkgobiloba)24%flavonesglycosides6%terpenelactonesChina25FOBUSAGreentealeafPE(Camelliasinensis)50%EGCGChina28FOBUSASchisandrafruitPE(Schisandrachinensis)2%schisandrinsChina19FOBUSABOTANICALPRODUCTSPECIFICATIONSSAIGONCINNAMONBARKAproductofVietnamPRODUCTVietnameseCinnamonISO63583BotanicalnameCinnamomumloureiriiNees[Lauraceae]PharmacopoeialnameCortexCinnamomiloureiriiPartusedBark,principallyofthesmallerbranches,consistingofsingleordoublequills.
Thewholequillisthescrapedepidermoftheinternalbarkofshootsthathavereachedmaturity,rolledintoasingleordoublequillCultivatedorwildWildandcultivatedGradesThereare4gradesofVietnamesecinnamonbark:Grade1thinwholerolls;Grade2mediumwholerolls;Grade3thickwholerolls;Grade4brokenpiecesPackagingPackedinclean,soundanddrycontainersmadeofamaterialwhichdoesnotaffecttheproductoritsflavourandprotectsitagainsttheingressofmoistureandlossofvolatilematter.
StorageStoredincoveredpremises,wellprotectedfromthesun,rainandexcessiveheat.
IDENTIFICATIONAppearanceGreyish-brownbarkinsingleordoublequills,varyinginlengthfromabout150mmto300mm,about10mmto38mmindiameter,andupto6mmthick.
ColourGreyish-brown(Grade3)todarkbrown(Grade1)OdourFreshandcharacteristic.
TasteFreshandcharacteristic;freefromforeignflavoursincludingmustiness.
TESTSInsects,MouldFreefromliveinsects,practicallyfreefrommouldgrowth,deadinsects,insectfragmentsandrodentcontaminationvisibletothenakedeye.
(ISOmethod1208)ExtraneousmatterNMT1.
0%(m/m)includingleaves,stems,chaffandothervegetablematter,togetherwithsand,earthanddust.
(ISOmethod927)MoistureNMT15.
0%(m/m)(ISOmethod939)TotalashNMT4.
5%(m/m)(ISOmethod928)Acid-insolubleashNMT2.
0%(m/m)(ISOmethod930)EssentialoilNLT3.
0ml/100g(ISOmethod6751)3InternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO).
ISO6538:Cassia,Chinesetype,IndonesiantypeandVietnamesetype[Cinnamomumaromaticum(Nees)syn.
Cinnamomumcassia(Nees)exBlume,Cinnamomumburmanii(C.
G.
Nees)BlumeandCinnamomumloureiriiNees]—Specification.
Geneva,Switzerland,ISO.
1997.
18MEETINGSANDTRADESHOWSCHINA&OTHEREASTERNASIANCOUNTRIESDecember1-5,20094THGLOBALSUMMITONMEDICINALANDAROMATICPLANTSVenue:FourPointsbySheratonKuching,Sarawak,Malaysia,Lot3186–3187Block16,KCLD,JalanLapanganTerbangBaru93350Kuching,Sarawak,EastMalaysiaOrganizers:CenturyFoundationBangaloreSupporters:SocietyforMedicinalPlantandNaturalProductResearchGermany,SarawakConventionBureau,Kuching,SarawakBiodiversityCentreE-MAIL:sivaram900@gmail.
comWEB:http://www.
gosmap.
inTechnicalsessionswillinclude―CultivationandQualityStandardizationofMedicinalandAromaticPlants,‖amongothersandtherewillbeanexhibitionwithsuppliersofherbsandmedicinalherbalproducts.
May27-29,2010BIO-FACHWORLDTRADEFAIRFORORGANICFOODANDNATURALPRODUCTSVenue:INTEXShanghai,ChinaPatron:InternationalFederationofOrganicAgricultureMovements(IFOAM)Contact:NurnbergGlobalAffairsGmbH,Messezentrum90471NurnbergGermany,Mrs.
MiriamHempelTEL:+49(0)911.
8606-8692FAX:+49(0)911.
86.
06-8694E-MAIL:biofach@nuernbergmesse.
deWEB:http://www.
biofach-china.
comAlthoughtheBIO-FACHtradeshowisprimarilyforbuyers&sellersofcertifiedorganicfinishedproducts,therewillbemanyexhibitorsofbulkbotanicalrawmaterialsandextracts.
June2-4,2010HEALTHINGREDIENTS(Hi)/NATURALINGREDIENTS(Ni)CHINA2010Venue:Shanghai,ChinaOrganizer:UnitedBusinessMedia(UBM)InternationalContact:Mr.
JonathonVis,UBM,POBox200,3600AEMaarssen,TheNetherlands.
TEL:+31346559444FAX:+31346573811E-MAIL:Jonathon.
vis@ubm.
comWEB:http://fiasiachina.
ingredientsnetwork.
com/homeExhibitorprofile:companiesthatcultivate,extract,processorsupplyhealth,nutraceutical,organicorfunctionalingredients,naturalingredientsusedinfood&beverages,medicalremediesandnutraceuticals.
August12-15,2010INTERNATIONALCONFERENCEANDEXHIBITIONOFTHEMODERINIZATIONOFCHINESEMEDICINEANDHEALTHPRODUCTS2010ConcurrentEvent:HongKongInternationalTeaFairVenue:HongKongConventionandExhibitionCentre,1ExpoDrive,WanChai,HongKong(HarbourRoadEntrance)Organizers:HongKongTradeDevelopmentCouncil,ModernizedChineseMedicineInternationalAssociationLtd(MCMIA)WEB:http://gbcode.
hktdc.
com/uniS/icmcm.
hktdc.
comExhibitorprofile:Suppliersofmedicinalplants&extracts,traditionalChinesemedicinalproducts,healthsupplements,andtradeassociations.
19August26-28,2010THE8THNATURALPRODUCTSEXPOASIAVenue:HongKongConvention&ExhibitionCentre,HongKongSupporters:HongKongHealthFoodAssociation(HKHFA),HongKongOrganicFarmingAssociation(HOFA),InternationalAllianceofDietary/FoodSupplementAssociation(IADSA),KHSA,NASAACertifiedOrganic,NipponPharmacyAssociation(NphA),NaturalProductsNZ,OrganicFederationofAustralia,InternationalFederationofOrganicAgricultureMovements(IFOAM).
Organizer:NewHopeNaturalMedia,adivisionofPentonMediaAsiaLimitedContact:1302WanchaiCentralBuilding,89,LockhartRoad,WanChai,China(HongKongS.
A.
R.
)Mr.
AngelNgTEL:+(852)(852)34025013/+(852)29759051E-MAIL:Sales&Sponsorship-alan.
lam@penton.
com,rkidder@newhope.
com.
Marketing&PR-ychang@penton.
com.
Seminar&Conference-ang@penton.
com.
WEB:http://www.
naturalproductsasia.
comExhibitorProfile:Herbsandspices,plantextracts,dietarysupplements,traditionalremediesandmedicines,coffeeandtea,ecologicalproducts,organicfoodsandbeverages,rawmaterials.
September21-23,2010BIO-FACHWORLDTRADEFAIRFORORGANICFOODANDNATURALPRODUCTSVenue:TheTokyoInternationalExhibitionCenter(TokyoBigSight),WestHall4,TokyoPatron:InternationalFederationofOrganicAgricultureMovements(IFOAM)Acknowledgedby:MinistryofAgricultureForestryandFisheries(MAFF),MinistryoftheEnvironment,JapanExternalTradeOrganization(JETRO),Asean-JapanCentre,TokyoMetropolitanGvt.
,DelegationoftheEuropeanCommissioninJapan,EmbassyoftheFederalRepublicofGermany.
Supportedby:JapanSelf-ServiceAss.
,JapanRetailersAssociation,JapanChainStoresAss.
,NihonWellnessMovement,OrganicCottonAssociation.
ContactNürnbergGlobalAffairsGmbH,Messezentrum90471NurnbergGermany,Mrs.
MiriamStahelTEL:+49(0)911.
8606-8692FAX:+49(0)911.
86.
06-8694E-MAIL:biofach@ngfmail.
comWEB:www.
biofach-japan.
comAlthoughtheBIO-FACHtradeshowisprimarilyforbuyers&sellersofcertifiedorganicfinishedproducts,therewillbemanyexhibitorsofbulkbotanicalrawmaterialsandextracts.
October13-15,2010HEALTHINGREDIENTS(Hi)JAPAN2010Venue:TokyoBigSightExhibitionCenter,EastHalls4.
5.
6.
,JapanSupportedby:MinistryofAgriculture,ForestryandFisheries,MinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfare,JapanExternalTradeOrganization(JETRO),TokyoMetropolitanGovernment,JapanHealth&NutritionFoodAssociationOrganizer:UnitedBusinessMedia(UBM)InternationalContact:Mr.
TakuroAzuma,UBM,Kanda91bldg,1-8-3Kajicho,Chiyodaku,Tokyo1010044Japan.
TEL:+81352961017FAX:+81352961018.
E-MAIL:f-expo@cmpjapan.
comWEB:http://www.
hijapan.
info/eng/index.
php20November7-9,2010HERBALWORLD2010:INTERNATIONALCONFERENCEANDEXHIBITIONONMEDICINALPLANTS,HERBALPRODUCTSANDNATURALHEALTHVenue:MatradeExhibition&ConventionCentre(MECC),MenaraMATRADE,JalanKhidmatUsaha,OffJalanDuta50480KualaLumpur,MalaysiaOrganizers:CynrixInnovationsSdn.
BhdandMalaysianHerbalCorporation(MHC).
Co-organizedbyHalalIndustryDevelopmentCorporation(HDC),HerbalMedicineResearchCentre(HMRC),ForestResearchInstituteofMalaysia(FRIM),MinistryofScience,TechnologyandInnovation,Malaysia(MOSTI),JohorBiotechnology&BiodiversityCorporation(J-BioTech).
Contact:CynrixInnovationsSdn.
Bhd.
TowerB,15-3,WismaPantai,PlazaPantai59200KualaLumpur,MalaysiaTEL:+603-22827542FAX:+603-22829152EMAIL:info@herbalworldexpo.
comWEB:http://www.
herbalworldexpo.
comObjectives:Toprovideadistinctiveplatformfortradepromotion,marketing,andsourcingofherbalproductsandnaturalhealtheducation.
Topromotecommercialfarmingofmedicinal,aromaticandspiceplants.
ToestablishaGlobalHerbalHubandcreateaplatformforscientists,activists,andnaturalhealthprofessionalsthatutilizemedicinal,aromatic,spiceplantsandherbalproducts.
ExhibitorsProfile:Producersandsuppliersofmedicinalandaromaticplants&extracts(aromas&fragrances,essentialoils,gums&resins,herbs,naturalcolors,oleoresins,spices),finishedtraditionalherbalmedicinalproductsandothernaturalhealthproducts(Ayurvedic,Siddha,andUnanimedicines;homoeopathicmedicines;cosmetics;nutraceuticalproducts),medicinalplantfarmers,nurseries,seeddealers,forestcorporations,physicians&naturalhealthprofessionals.
2011(datestobedetermined)5thINTERNATIONALSEABUCKTHORNASSOCIATIONCONFERENCE(ISA2011)Venue:Tsinghua,QinghaiProvince,PRCOrganizers:InternationalSeabuckthornAssociation(ISA)Sponsors:ChamberofCommerce,QinghaiProvinceWEB:http://www.
isahome.
net21`FOCUSONFAIRTRADEBOTANICALINGREDIENTSINEUROPEANCOUNTRIESTable1listsselectedproducers,distributorsorexportersofmedicinalandaromaticplantsorextractsthatarecommerciallyavailableinEuropewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
Thelistisbased,inpart,oninformationavailablefromthecertificationbodiesbutislimitedtoselectedsupplierswithinternationalsalesandmarketingcapabilities.
Table2showsbotanicalingredientsharvestedinEuropeancountriesthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
TABLE1Distributor/Country/Contactinfo/SustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsDistributornameCountryContactinfoBotanicalsavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsAldiviaS.
A.
FrenchRepublicTEL:+33472666690/FAX:+33472666699EMAIL:info@aldivia.
comWEB:http://www.
aldivia.
comMemberofUEBTA.
M.
ToddIngredients-FlavorsFrenchRepublicTEL:+33(0)155350600/FAX:+33(0)155353759EMAIL:hwtoddjr@amtodd.
comWEB:http://www.
moorelab.
com/contact.
aspEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedBlueSkyBotanicsUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTEL:+44(0)1989780486/FAX:+44(0)1989780598EMAIL:extracts@blueskybotanics.
comWEB:http://www.
blueskybotanics.
comCommercialpartnerofPhytoTradeAfrica(UEBTmember)EECOrganicCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
BosniaandHerzegovinaTEL:+387066199450/FAX:387(0)33421170EMAIL:salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuWEB:http://www.
boletus.
nuEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedEarthoilPlantationsUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTEL:+44(0)1284770077/FAX:+44(0)1543410885EMAIL:sales@earthoil.
comWEB:http://www.
earthoil.
comEEC&NOPOrganicCertifiedIMOSocial&FairTradeCertifiedElmard.
o.
o.
BosniaandHerzegovinaTEL:+387(0)59260411/FAX:+387(0)59225218EMAIL:elmar@teol.
netWEB:http://www.
elmartb.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedForesTradeEuropaBVKingdomoftheNetherlandsTEL:+31104518334/FAX:+31104517845EMAIL:ForesTrade-Europa@planet.
nlWEB:http://www.
forestrade.
com/about/europa.
phpEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKGFederalRepublicofGermanyTEL:+49(0)36081/684-0/FAX:+49(0)36081/684-28EMAIL:info@herbacut.
deWEB:http://www.
herb-service.
com/hcEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedl'HerbierduDioisFrenchRepublicTEL:+33(0)4.
75.
21.
25.
77FAX:+33(0)4.
75.
21.
25.
76EMAIL:info@herbier-du-diois.
comWEB:http://www.
herbier-du-diois.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedMartinBauerGmbH&CoKGFederalRepublicGermanyTEL:+49916388-0/FAX:+49916388-312EMAIL:welcome@martin-bauer.
deWEB:http://www.
martin-bauer.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedNaturexSAFrenchRepublicTEL:33(0)490239689/FAX:33(0)490237340EMAIL:naturex@naturex.
comWEB:http://www.
naturex.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedUNGlobalCompactMemberOrganicHerbTradeUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:+1775971-8550EMAIL:kevin@organicherbtrade.
comWEB:http://www.
organicherbtrade.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedEUROPE22OrganicHerbTradingCoUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTEL:+44(0)1823401205/FAX:+44(0)1823401001EMAIL:jonathan@organicherbtrading.
comWEB:http://www.
organicherbtrading.
co.
ukEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedUEBTMemberPh.
SeyfriedGewürzmühleGmbH&Co.
KGFederalRepublicofGermanyTEL:49(0)621/3289899–0/FAX:49(0)621/317753EMAIL:info@seyma.
deWEB:http://www.
seyma.
deEECOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedRDVProductionsFrenchRepublicTEL/FAX:33(0)2.
47.
27.
41.
14EMAIL:vero@rdvproducts.
comWEB:http://www.
rdvproducts.
comEECOrganicCertifiedEcoCertFairTradeCertifiedS&PLendiErboristiS.
A.
SwissConfederationTEL:+41(0)916067170/FAX:+41(0)916067174EMAIL:info@erboristi.
chWEB:http://www.
erboristi.
chEEC&NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedIMOSocial&FairTradeCertifiedW.
Kündig&CieAGSwissConfederationTEL:+41(0)443682525/FAX:+41(0)443682505EMAIL:info@kuendig.
comWEB:http://www.
kuendig.
comEECOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertified(inprocess)WorléeNaturProdukteGmbHFederalRepublicofGermanyTEL:+49(40)73333-0/FAX:+49(40)73333-1170EMAIL:naturprodukte@nr.
worlee.
deWEB:http://www.
worlee.
deEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedTABLE2:Botanicalingredient/Certifications/ProducerorSupplier/CountryBotanicalIngredientCertificationsProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactBilberryfruit(Vacciniummyrtillus)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuBilberryfruit,herb&leaf(Vacciniummyrtillus)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comBirchleaf(Betulapendula)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuBlackberryleaf(Rubusfruticosus)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]–CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deOrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comComfreyroot(Symphytumofficinale)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)Mr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comCowslipflower(Primulaveris)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuDandelionherb,leaf&root(Taraxacumofficinale)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comDandelionroot(Taraxacumofficinale)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]-CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deDogrosehip(Rosacanina)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]-CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deEnglishivyleaf(Hederahelix)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuEuropeanelderflower(Sambucusnigra)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nu―OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]-CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deEuropeanelderfruit(Sambucusnigra)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comEuropeanmistletoeleaf(Viscumalbum)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuFrangulabark(Frangulaalnus)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)-POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comHawthornfruitOrganicWild+Boletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINA23(Crataegusmonogyna)FairWildCertifiedMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuHawthornfruit(Crataegusoxyacantha)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comHeatherflower(Callunavulgaris)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comHorsetailherb(Equisetumarvense)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comLady'sMantleherb(Alchemillavulgaris)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comLinden(Limetree)flower(Tiliacordata)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nu―OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]–CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deMeadowsweetherb(Filipendulaulmaria)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comMotherwortherb(Leonuruscardiaca)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comRamsonsleaf,dried(Alliumursinum)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedElmard.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
DjordjoMaric,elmar@teol.
netRamsonsleaf,frozen(Alliumursinum)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuRaspberryleaf(Rubusidaeus)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]–CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deOrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comRibwortplantainleaf(Plantagolanceolata)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comSageleaf(Salviaofficinalis)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedElmard.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
DjordjoMaric,elmar@teol.
net―OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuSt.
John'swortherb(Hypericumperforatum)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comStingingnettleleaf(Urticadioica)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]–CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deStingingnettleleaf&root(Urticadioica)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comStrawberryleaf(Fragariavesca)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedHerbaCutGmbH&CoKG[Germany]–CROATIAMr.
NorbertMüller-Kluge,info@herbacut.
deSweetvioletflower(Violaodorata)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nuYarrowflower(Achilleamillefolium)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedBoletusd.
o.
o.
–BOSNIAHERZEGOVINAMr.
SalkoPai,salko.
pasic@boletus.
nu―OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
comYellowchasteweedflower(Helichrysumarenarium)OrganicWild+FairWildCertifiedOrganicHerbTrade(USA)–POLANDMr.
KevinLindseth,kevin@organicherbtrade.
com24BOTANICALEXTRACTS(Indicativebulkprices)ProductStandardPrice(USD/kg)BasisAndrographisherbdryextract(Andrographispaniculata)10%andrographolides45-60FOBUSADevil'sclawrootdryextract(Harpagophytumprocumbens)5%harpagoside(UV)65-75FOBUSAGinkgoleafdryextractPhEur-grade(Ginkgobiloba)min24%ginkgoflavoneglycosides;2.
6-3.
2%bilobalide;2.
8-3.
4%ginkgolidesA,B&C175-275FOBUSAGinkgoleafdryextractUSP-grade(Ginkgobiloba)22-27%flavonoids;5.
4-12.
0%terpenelactones;2.
8-6.
2%ginkgolidesA,B&C115FOBUSAMilkthistlefruitdryextract(Silybummarianum)min.
80%silymarincalculatedassilybin70-150FOBUSANettlerootdryextract(Urticadioica)min30ppmscopoletinmin0.
8%-sitosterol65-85FOBUSASt.
John'swortherbdryextract(Hypericumperforatum)min.
0.
3%hypericin17.
5-35FOBUSASt.
John'swortherbdryextract(Hypericumperforatum)min.
0.
3%hypericinsexpressedashypericin1.
0-4.
0%Hyperforin30-55FOBUSAValerianrootdryextract(Valerianaofficinalis)min.
0.
8%valerenicacids60-80FOBUSABOTANICALPRODUCTSPECIFICATIONSSTINGINGNETTLELEAFProductofBosniaandHerzegovina,Croatia,PolandandotherEuropeanCountriesPRODUCTNettleLeafPhEur4BotanicalnameUrticadioicaL.
UrticaurensL.
,oramixtureofthese2speciesPharmacopoeialnameUrticaefoliumPhEurPlantpartusedWholeorcut,driedleavesCultivatedorwildWildIDENTIFICATIONMacroscopicAsperPhEurmonographdescriptionMicroscopicAsperPhEurmonographdescriptionThin-layerChromatographyAsperPhEurmonographmethodTESTSForeignmatterNMT5%ofstemsandNMT5%ofotherforeignmatterincludinginflorescences(PhEur2.
8.
2)TotalashNMT20.
0%(PhEur2.
4.
16)AshinsolubleinhydrochloricacidNMT4.
0%(PhEur2.
8.
1)LossondryingNMT12.
0%(PhEur2.
2.
32)ContentNLT0.
3%forthesumofcaffeoylmalicandchlorogenicacidexpressedaschlorogenicacid(drieddrug)MICROBIOLOGICALTESTSPhEurCategory4.
A.
TotalviableaerobiccountNMT107bacteriaandNMT105fungipergramorpermilliliterEscherichiacoliNMT102cfu/gorcfu/mlMEDICINALUSESTraditionalherbalmedicineforreliefofminorarticularpain;andtoincreasetheamountofurinetoachieveflushingoftheurinarytractasanadjuvantinminorurinarycomplaints.
54EuropeanPharmacopoeialCommission.
NettleLeaf.
In:EuropeanPharmacopoeia,6thEdition.
Strasbourg,France:EuropeanDirectorateforQualityofMedicines(EDQM).
2009;2493-2494.
5EuropeanMedicinesAgency(EMEA)CommitteeonHerbalMedicinalProducts(HMPC).
DraftCommunityHerbalMonographonUrticadioicaL.
,UrticaurensL.
,Folium.
London,UK:EMEA.
08May2008.
Availableat:http://www.
emea.
europa.
eu/pdfs/human/hmpc/urticae_folium/50801507en.
pdf25MEETINGSANDTRADESHOWSEUROPEANCOUNTRIESJanuary11-15,2010MEETINGOFTHEWORKINGGROUPFORAFUTUREINTERNATIONALCOCOAAGREEMENTVenue:InternationalCocoaOrganization(ICCO)Headquarters,CommonwealthHouse,1-19NewOxfordStreet,LondonWC1A1NUUnitedKingdomOrganizer:ICCOContact:Chair:Dr.
VictorIyama,NigeriaTEL:+44(0)2074005050FAX:+44(0)2074215500E-MAIL:info@icco.
orgWEB:http://www.
icco.
org/about/press2.
aspxId=l3511403February17-20,2010BIO-FACHWORLDTRADEFAIRFORORGANICFOODANDNATURALPRODUCTSVenue:ExhibitionCentreNuremberg,GermanyPatron:InternationalFederationofOrganicAgricultureMovements(IFOAM)TEL:+49(0)911.
8606-0FAX:+49(0)911.
86.
06-82-28E-MAIL:biofach@nuernbergmesse.
deWEB:http://www.
biofach.
deAlthoughtheBIO-FACHtradeshowisprimarilyforbuyers&sellersofcertifiedorganicfinishedproducts,therewillbemanyexhibitorsofbulkbotanicalrawmaterialsandextracts.
February19-20,20105THFORUMSULLEPIANTEOFFICINALIINONTROFRAPRODUTTORIEACQUIRENTI[5THMEDICINALPLANTSFORUMorganizedbyFIPPO:BuyersandSellersMeet]Venue:CentroMons.
CarraroLungadigeAttiraglio,45,VeronaItalyOrganizer:FederazioneItalianadeiProduttoridiPianteOfficinali(FIPPO)Contact:FIPPOc/oCRA-MPF,PiazzaNicolini6,38123Villazzano,TN.
TEL:+39(0)461381141FAX:+39(0)461381131E-MAIL:fippo@pianteofficinali.
orgWEB:http://www.
pianteofficinali.
org/main/FIPPO/Fippo_NEWS.
htmFebruary23-24,201020.
BERNBURGERWINTERSEMINARFUERARZNEI-UNDGEWUERZPFLANZEN[20thAnnualBernburgWinterSeminarforMedicinalandAromaticPlants]Venue:LandesanstaltfürLandwirtschaft,ForstenundGartenbauSachsen-Anhaltbzw.
MensaderFachhochschuleAnhalt,Bernburg-Strenzfeld,Sachsen-AnhaltOrganizers:DeutscherFachausschussfürArznei-,Gewürz-undAromapflanzen,MinisteriumfürLandwirtschaftundUmweltSachsen-Anhalt,LandesanstaltfürLandwirtschaft,ForstenundGartenbauSachsen-Anhalt,SALUPLANTAe.
V.
Contact:SALUPLANTAe.
V,Prof.
-Oberdorf-Siedlung16,D-06406BernburgTEL:+49(0)3471-352833FAX:+49(0)3471-640332E-MAIL:saluplanta@t-online.
deWEB:http://www.
saluplanta.
deThescientificprogrammewillencompassallareasofmedicinalandaromaticplantproductionwithmainthemesincludingplantbreeding,cultivationtechniques,mechanizationandpost-harvesttechnologies,regulations,qualityassuranceandapplications.
26March24-25,2010Phytopharmaka-Symposium2010Venue:BarcelóHotelCologneCityCenter,Habsburgring9-13,50674Kln,GermanyContact:ConceptHeidelbergGmbH,Dr.
GünterBrendelbergerTEL:+49(0)6221/844440E-Mail:brendelberger@concept-heidelberg.
deWEB:http://www.
gmp-navigator.
com/daten/training/Phytopharmaka_Symp_2010.
pdfSymposiumtopicsofrelevancetoproducersandsuppliersofmedicinalplantsincludeapresentationbyDr.
Hans-JürgenHannig,managerofthecultivationandplantbreedingdepartmentatMartinBauerGmbH&CoKG,speakingonthespecificsofsourcingherbaldrugsandherbaldrugpreparations:SourcingherbaldrugsfromcultivationandwildcollectionQualityrequirementsforbotanicalrawmaterials(botanicalidentity,composition,contaminants)DocumentationandtraceabilitySustainablesourcingpracticesandethicalsourcingTheborderlinebetweenGoodAgriculturalandCollectionPractices(GACP)andGoodManufacturingPractices(GMP)AuditingofrawmaterialsuppliersForeseeabletrendsinbotanicalrawmaterialsourcing.
April19-23,2010UNITEDNATIONSCOCOACONFERENCEGENEVEVenue:PalaisdesNations,GenevaSwitzerlandOrganizers:InternationalCocoaOrganization&UNCTADContact:ICCO,CommonwealthHouse,1-19NewOxfordStreet,LondonWC1A1NUUnitedKingdomTEL:+44(0)2074005050FAX:+44(0)2074215500.
E-MAIL:info@icco.
orgWEB:http://www.
icco.
org/about/press2.
aspxId=4gw11690May5-8,2010INTERNATIONALCONFERENCEONCONSERVATIONANDSUSTAINABLEUSEOFWILDPLANTDIVERSITY(CSUWPD2010)Venue:OrthodoxAcademyofCrete,MuseumofCretanFlora,ChaniaGreeceOrganizer:KonstantinosKenanidisSponsor:InstituteofTheologyandEcologyattheOrthodoxAcademyofCreteE-MAIL:oac@otenet.
grWEB:http://ithe.
webs.
com,http://www.
oac.
grConferencetopic:Modelsandissuesofsustainableutilizationofwildplants:edible,commercial,medicinal,aromaticandpharmaceuticalwildplants.
SpecialEvent:TherewillbeaninaugurationforthenewbotanicgardenoftheMuseumofCretanFloraattheOrthodoxAcademyofCrete.
May18-20,2010VITAFOODSINTERNATIONAL2010Venue:GenevaPalexpo,SwitzerlandOrganizer:VictoriaEmerton,TechnicalInformationResearchManagerLeatherheadFoodResearch,TEL:+44(0)1372822313Contacts:NickyMason,ManagingDirectorTEL:+44(0)20.
70177019FAX:+44(0)20.
70177818E-MAIL:nmason@iirx.
co.
ukWEB:http://www.
vitafoods.
eu.
com27Attendeeprofile:Executivemanagersofingredientpurchasingandprocurement,researchanddevelopment,foodandpharmaceuticaltechnology,salesandexport,etc.
fromtheherbal,dietarysupplement,nutritional,andpharmaceuticalindustries,respectively.
Exhibitorprofile:Suppliersofbotanicalrawmaterialsandextracts,essentialoilsandoleoresins,phytochemicals,algae,nutraceuticalandcosmeceuticalingredients,nutritionalandfunctionalfoodingredients,andOTCpharmaceuticalingredients.
August29-September2,201058THINTERNATIONALCONGRESSANDANNUALMEETINGOFTHESOCIETYFORMEDICINALPLANTANDNATURALPRODUCTRESEARCHVenue:FreieUniversittBerlin,Henry-Ford-Bau,Garystr,35,14195Berlin-DahlemContact:CongressOrganisationThomasWieseGmbHHohenzollerndamm125,14199Berlin,GermanyTEL:+49(0)30-859962-2FAX:+49(0)30-85079826E-MAIL:ga2010@ctw-congress.
deWEB:http://www.
ga2010.
deTopics:Conservationandbiodiversityissues,Qualitycontrolandsafetyassessmentsofphytomedicines,andCosmetics,flavorsandaromas,amongothers.
Workshopsinclude:RegulatoryAffairsofHerbalMedicinalProducts,ManufacturingandQualityControlofHerbalRemedies,andBreedingandCultivationofMedicinalPlants.
November16-18,2010HEALTHINGREDIENTSEUROPE2010Venue:Madrid,SpainOrganizer:CMPInformation,adivisionofUnitedBusinessMediaContact:CMPInformation,POBox200,3600AEMaarssen,TheNetherlandsTEL:+31346559444FAX:+31346573811E-MAIL:Fi@cmpi.
bizWEB:http://www.
hi-events.
comExhibitorprofile:Companiesthatcultivate,extract,processorsupplyhealth,nutraceuticals,organicandfunctionalingredients,andnaturalingredientsthatareusedincosmetics,healthfoodproducts,medicinalherbalproducts,andnutraceuticalproducts.
28FOCUSONFAIRTRADEBOTANICALINGREDIENTSFROMINDIAANDOTHERSOUTHERN,CENTRALANDWESTERNASIANCOUNTRIESTable1listsselectedIndianandotherSouthern,CentralandWesternAsianproducers,distributorsorexportersofmedicinalandaromaticplantsorextractsthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
Thelistisbased,inpart,oninformationavailablefromthecertificationbodiesbutislimitedtoselectedsupplierswithinternationalsalesandmarketingcapabilities.
Table2showsbotanicalingredientsharvestedinSouthern,CentralandWesternAsiancountriesthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
TABLE1:Distributor/Country/Contactinfo/SustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsDistributornameCountryContactInfoBotanicalsavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsBioFoodsLtdDemocraticSocialistRepublicofSriLankaTEL:+94(0)812201491–4/FAX:+94(0)812201489EMAIL:info@biofoodslk.
comWEB:http://www.
biofoodslk.
comDemeterBiodynamicCertifiedEEC&NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedBirlikS.
A.
RepublicofTurkeyTEL:+902328770170/FAX:+902328770172EMAIL:birlik@birlikas.
comWEB:http://www.
birlikas.
comIMOSocial&FairTradeCertifiedEarthoilIndiaPVTLtd.
RepublicofIndia(andUnitedKingdomofGreatBritain)TEL:+44(0)1284770077/FAX:+44(0)1543410885EMAIL:sales@earthoil.
comWEB:http://www.
earthoil.
comEEC&NOPOrganicCertifiedIMOSocial&FairTradeCertifiedKrasnogorskleksredstvaOAO(MartinBauer)RussianFederation(andFederalRepublicofGermany)TEL:+49916388-0/FAX:+49916388-312EMAIL:welcome@martin-bauer.
deWEB:http://www.
martin-bauer.
comEEC&NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedNomadePalizeIslamicRepublicofIranTEL:+33(0)630710931EMAIL:nomadepalize@aol.
comWEB:http://www.
nomadepalize.
comEECOrganicCertifiedEcoCertFairTradeCertifiedPeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpicesRepublicofIndiaTEL:+914869233990/FAX:+914869233875EMAIL:pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comWEB:http://www.
pdsorganicspice.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedPhaladaAgroResearchFoundationPvt.
LtdRepublicofIndiaTEL:+918022730995EMAIL:info@phaladaagro.
comWEB:http://www.
phaladaagro.
comFloCertFairTradeCertifiedSynthiteIndustrialChemicalsLtdRepublicofIndiaTEL:+914843051200/FAX:+914843051351EMAIL:tommy@synthite.
comWEB:http://www.
synthite.
comFloCertFairTradeCertifiedNOPOrganicCertifiedINDIAandotherAsianCountries29TABLE2:Botanicalingredient/Certifications/ProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactBotanicalIngredientCertificationProducerorSupplier/CountryContactnameAnisefruit(Pimpinellaanisum)IMOSocial&FairTradeBirlikS.
A.
–TURKEYTel:902328770170,birlik@birlikas.
comBlackpepperfruit(Pipernigrum)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradeElementsHomesteadProductsPvtLtd–INDIATomyMathew,tomy@elementsindia.
net―FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comCardamomseed(Elettariacardamomum)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
com―FloCertFairTradePhaladaAgroResearchFoundationPvt.
Ltd–INDIACMNShastry,info@phaladaagro.
comChamomileflowerextract(Matricariarecutita)FloCertFairTradeSynthiteIndustrialChemicalsLtd-INDIATommyJoseph,tommy@synthite.
comCinnamonbark(Cinnamomumverum)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
comCloveflowerbud(Syzygiumaromaticum)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comCornmintessentialoil(Menthaarvensis)IMOSocial&FairTradeEarthoilIndiaPVTLtd.
(UK)–INDIATel:+44(0)1284770077,sales@earthoil.
comFennelfruit(Foeniculumvulgare)IMOSocial&FairTradeBirlikS.
A.
–TURKEYTel:902328770170,birlik@birlikas.
comFigfruit(Ficuscarica)EcoCertFairTradeNomadePalize–IRANSiamakMOZAFARI,nomadepalize@aol.
comGarciniafruit(Garciniacambogia)FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comGingerrhizome(Zingiberofficinale)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comHerbs&Spices(Variousspecies)FloCertFairTradeElementsHomesteadProductsPvtLtd–INDIATomyMathew,tomy@elementsindia.
netLemongrassleaf(Cymbopogonspp.
)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
comLiquoriceroot(Glycyrrhizaglabra)FairWIldCertifiedMartinBauerGmbH&CoKG(Germany)–KAZAKHSTANMarkusWehr,markus.
wehr@martin-bauer.
deMacearil(Myristicafragrans)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comMenthol(fromMentha*piperita)IMOSocial&FairTradeEarthoilIndiaPVTLtd.
(UK)–INDIATel:+44(0)1284770077,sales@earthoil.
comNutmegseed(Myristicafragrans)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comPeppermintessentialoil(Mentha*piperita)IMOSocial&FairTradeEarthoilIndiaPVTLtd.
(UK)–INDIATel:+44(0)1284770077,sales@earthoil.
com―FloCertFairTradeSynthiteIndustrialChemicalsLtd-INDIATommyJoseph,tommy@synthite.
comRooibosherbextract(Aspalathuslinearis)FloCertFairTradeSynthiteIndustrialChemicalsLtd-INDIATommyJoseph,tommy@synthite.
com30Saffronstyle&stigma(Crocussativus)EcoCertFairTradeNomadePalize–IRANSiamakMOZAFARI,nomadepalize@aol.
comSpearmintessentialoil(Menthaspicata)IMOSocial&FairTradeEarthoilIndiaPVTLtd.
(UK)–INDIATel:+44(0)1284770077,sales@earthoil.
com―FloCertFairTradeSynthiteIndustrialChemicalsLtd-INDIATommyJoseph,tommy@synthite.
comTealeaf(Camelliasinensis)FloCertFairTradeAmbootiaTeaGroup–INDIAKrishnenduChatterjee,ambootia@vsnl.
com―FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradeTeaPromoters(India)Pvt.
Ltd–INDIAPraveenPeriwal,premtamang@gmail.
com―FloCertFairTradeTheBombayBurmahTradingCorp.
Ltd–INDIAK.
A.
BharathMandanna,bharathmandanna@gmail.
com―UtzCertifiedTeaWayanadAgroMovementTeaCo.
Ltd–INDIAImkevanGasselt,imke.
vangasselt@utzcertified.
orgTurmericrhizome(Curcumalonga)FloCertFairTradeBioFoodsPvt.
Ltd–SRILANKAA.
S.
Ranaweera,md@biofoodslk.
com―FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comVanillafruit(Vanillaplanifolia)FloCertFairTradePeermadeDevelopmentSocietyOrganicSpices–INDIASabuJohn,pdsorganicspices@gmail.
comVanillafruitextract(Vanillaplanifolia)FloCertFairTradeSynthiteIndustrialChemicalsLtd-INDIATommyJoseph,tommy@synthite.
comBOTANICALRAWMATERIALS(indicativebulkprices)CAD=CanadianDollars/INR=IndianRupees/USD=UnitedStatesDollarsProductBotanicalNameCult/WildOriginPrice/kgMarketAmlafruit(dried)PhyllanthusemblicaWildIndiaINR34-36Mandi/DelhiAshwagandharootWithaniasomniferaCultivatedIndiaINR82-92Delhi/Kullu/MandiAshwagandharootWithaniasomniferaCultivatedIndiaCAD24FOBCanadaBacopaherbBacopamonnieriWildIndiaINR40-45Kullu/Mandi/ChambaCardamomseedElettariacardamomumCultivatedIndiaINR708.
16VandanmettuCassiabarkCinnamomumaromaticumWild/CultIndiaINR85ChennaiCinnamonbarkCinnamomumaromaticumCultivatedSriLankaUSD7.
28SpotNYCloveflowerbudSyzygiumaromaticumCultivatedIndiaINR310CochinCorianderfruitCoriandrumsativumCultivatedIndiaINR46.
25-49.
50MumbaiFennelfruitFoeniculumvulgareCultivatedIndiaINR113.
75MumbaiFenugreekseedTrigonellafoenum-graecumCultivatedIndiaINR33.
25MumbaiGarlicbulbAlliumsativumCultivatedIndiaINR52.
50MumbaiGingerrhizomeZingiberofficinaleCultivatedIndiaINR123-133.
33CochinIndiancardamomseedAmomumsubulatumCultivatedIndiaINR281.
25GangtokNutmegkernel(shell)MyristicafragransCultivatedIndiaINR190CochinNutmegkernel(withoutshell)MyristicafragransCultivatedIndiaINR324CochinPsylliumseedPlantagoovataCultivatedIndiaINR50-60Delhi/Kullu/MandhiPsylliumhuskpowderPlantagoovataCultivatedIndiaCAD8.
00FOBCanadaSaffronstyle+stigmaCrocussativusCultivatedKashmirUSD3050-4580C&F/AirSaffronstyle=stigma*CrocussativusCultivatedKashmirUSD3240-4780C&FAirSennaleaf(prime3)CassiaangustifoliaCultivatedIndiaUSD0.
71C&FNYorLASennaleaf*CassiaangustifoliaCultivatedIndiaUSD1FOBIndiaSennapodCassiaangustifoliaCultivatedIndiaINR29-30Mandhi/ChambaSennapodCassiaangustifoliaCultivatedIndiaUSD0.
895C&FNYorLASennapod*CassiaangustifoliaCultivatedIndiaUSD1FOBIndiaTurmericrhizomeCurcumalongaCultivatedIndiaINR95-158.
8Cochin/MumbaiVanillafruit(cured)VanillaplanifoliaCultivatedIndiaINR1510FOBexport*CertifiedOrganic/**CertifiedOrganic&FairTrade31QualityStandards:MonographsprovidingqualitystandardsandtestsformostalloftheabovelistedherbscanbefoundeitherintheAyurvedicPharmacopoeiaofIndia(VolumesIthroughV),theSiddhaPharmacopoeiaofIndia(PartI,VolumeI),theUnaniPharmacopoeiaofIndia(VolumesIthroughV),theIndianPharmacopoeia2007,and/ortheIndianHerbalPharmacopoeia2002.
BOTANICALPRODUCTSPECIFICATIONSFIGFRUITAproductofIranPRODUCTFigBP6BotanicalnameFicuscaricaL.
(Fam.
Moraceae)PharmacopoeialnameFructusFiciCaricaeBPPartusedSun-driedsucculentfruitCultivatedorwildCultivatedStorageStoreinadryplaceIDENTIFICATIONMacroscopicAsperBP2010monographmacroscopicaldescriptionMicroscopicAsperBP2010monographmicroscopicaldescriptionOrganolepticColour:brownoryellowish-brownOdour:pleasantlyfruityTaste:sweetTESTSWater-solubleextractiveNLT60.
0%PREPARATIONSTomakeFigLiquidSyrupforuseinSyrupofFigsMEDICINALUSESLaxativeforoccasionalconstipation.
MEETINGSANDTRADESHOWSINDIAandotherSouthernandCentralAsianCountriesDecember2-4,2009INDO-USSYMPOSIUMONAYURVEDIC,SIDDHA&UNANI(ASU)DRUGS:DEVELOPMENTANDMARKETINGVenue:InternationalGuestHouse,NASCComplex,DevPrakashSastriMarg,Pusa,NewDelhi,IndiaOrganizer:CentreforResearchonIndianSystemofMedicine(CRISM),IndianInstituteofIntegrativeMedicine(CSIRJammuTawiIndia),NationalCenterforNaturalProductsResearch(TheUniversityofMississippiUSA).
Sponsor:DepartmentofAYUSH,MinistryofHealth&FW,NewDelhiCouncilofScientific&IndustrialResearch,NewDelhi.
Contact:Dr.
Y.
S.
Bedi,Convener,IndianInstituteofIntegrativeMedicine(CSIR),CanalRoad,JammuTawi-180001TEL:01912569030FAX:01912569333,2569030E-MAIL:ysbrrljm@gmail.
comWEB:http://crism.
net/news/091113_indo_us_symposium.
htmFocus:CurrentprocedureforASU/Naturalplantproducts–sustainablesupplyofqualityrawmaterial,qualitycontrol,standardizationandproductionoffinishedmarketableproducts.
6BritishPharmacopoeiaCommission.
Fig.
In:BritishPharmacopoeia2010.
London,UK:TheStationeryOfficeonbehalfoftheMedicinesandHealthcareproductsRegulatoryAgency(MHRA).
2010.
32December7-9,2009The7thMIDDLEEASTNATURAL&ORGANICPRODUCTSEXPO(MENOPE)2009Venue:DubaiInternationalExhibition&ConventionCentre,Dubai,UAEOrganizer:GlobalLinksDubaiLLC,adivisionofConexExhibitionsLLC.
Supporters:UnitedArabEmiratesMinistryofEnvironment&Water,UAEMinistryofHealth,InternationalFederationofOrganicAgricultureMovements(IFOAM),ChamberofHerbalIndustriesofthePhilippines,KoreaHealthSupplementAssociations(KHSA),InternationalCompetenceCentreofAgriculture.
Contact:GlobalLinksDubaiLLCP.
O.
Box34351,Dubai,U.
A.
ETEL:+97143322283,3327274FAX:+97143322253E-MAIL:info@naturalproductme.
comWEB:http://www.
naturalproductme.
comExhibitorProfile:Herbs&spices,herbalextracts,herbalteas&coffees,phytopharmaceuticalproducts,traditionalmedicines(Ayurveda,Homeopathic,Naturopathic),dietarysupplements,organicfoods,naturaljuice,aromatherapyproductsDecember11-13,2009OSHADHI2009HERBALEXPOEXHIBITIONONFOODS,DIETARYSUPPLEMENTS,MEDICINES,COSMETICS&OTHERPRODUCTSOFHERBALORIGIN&NATIONALSEMINARONMEDICINALPLANTS&HERBALPRODUCTSVenue:PeoplesPlaza,NecklaceRoad,HyderabadIndiaOrganizer:A.
P.
Medicinal&AromaticPlantsBoardContact:Health,Medical&FamilyWelfareDept.
,GovtofAP.
,6thFloor,A.
P.
G.
L.
I.
Building,TilakRoad,Abids,Hyderabad–500001TEL:040-66364094,40047795/FAX:0404-66364094.
E-MAIL:apmaboard@gmail.
comWEB:http://pharmexcil.
com/data/uploads/Herbal_Expo-2009.
pdfFebruary21-24,2010AROMEDINTERNATIONALSYMPOSIUMONCURRENTSTATUSANDOPPORTUNITIESINAROMATICANDMEDICINALPLANTSVenue:CentralInstituteofMedicinalandAromaticPlants,LucknowIndiaOrganizer:CentralInstituteofMedicinalandAromaticPlants(CIMAP)Contact:AROMEDSecretariat,CIMAP,PO:CIMAP,KukrailPicnicSpotRoad,Lucknow,226015,IndiaTEL:+91-522-2716141(Secretariat),2359623(Director)FAX:+91-522-2342666E-MAIL:aromed2009@cimap.
res.
inWEB:http://aromed.
cimap.
res.
inMarch13-14,2010FIRSTINTERNATIONALCONFERENCEONCONSERVATION,MARKETINGANDPATENTINGOFMEDICINALPLANTS(ICCMP),CHHATTISGARHHERBFEST2010Venue:Raipur,Chhattisgarh,IndiaHost:I.
K.
FoundationofIndia,VRMFoundation,CouncilforTribalandRuralDevelopmentandSocietyforInternationalDevelopment.
Contact:Dr.
R.
N.
Pati,ConferenceDirectorandConsultantUNDPProject,ChhattisgarhStateMedicinalPlantsBoard,JailRoad,Raipur,Chhattisgarh,IndiaTEL:+91-771-2522056/FAX:+91-771-2522057E-MAIL:drpati54@gmail.
comWEB:http://www.
herbfest2009.
orgConferenceaims:ToaddressawiderangeofissuesrelatingtotheimplementationofGlobalStrategyforPlantConservation(GSPC).
Exhibitorprofile:InternationalandDomesticcompanies,firmsandorganizationsthatareproducing,processing,exporting,importingmedicinalherbs,certifiedorganicingredients,essentialoils,equipmentforpackagingherbalproducts.
33April18-22,20106THCONFERENCEONMEDICINALANDAROMATICPLANTSOFSOUTHEASTEUROPEANCOUNTRIES(CMAPSEEC)Venue:HotelKervansarayLaraConventionCenter,Antalya,TurkeyOrganizer:TheAssociationforMedicinalandAromaticPlantsofSoutheastEuropeanCountries-AMAPSEECContact:Assoc.
Prof.
IlkayOrhanDepartmentofPharmacognosy,FacultyofPharmacy,GaziUniversity,Ankara,TurkeyTEL:+903122023186FAX:+903122235018E-MAIL:6thcmapseec@trigaturizm.
comWEB:http://www.
6thcmapseec.
orgExhibitorprofile:Growers,processorsandsuppliersofmedicinal,aromaticandspiceplants.
Conferencetopics:Naturalproductchemistry,pharmacologyofnaturalproducts,plantbiotechnology,cultivation,processingandmarketingofmedicinalplants,ethnobotanyandethnomedicineandculinaryherbs.
April19-21,2010INTERNATIONALMEDICINALANDAROMATICPLANTSSYMPOSIUM2010:IMAPS20102ndIRANIANPHYTOCHEMISTRYSEMINARVenue:ShirazUniversity,IranPatron:InternationalSocietyforHorticulturalScience(ISHS)Organizer:ShirazUniversity,DepartmentofHorticulture,CollegeofAgricultureContact:Prof.
MortezaKhosh-KhuiTEL:(98)7116243978FAX:(98)7116289017WEB:http://www.
imaps2010.
comThesymposiumwilloffersessionsonMedicinalPlantCultivation(MPC),MarketDevelopment,EfficacyandSafety,LocalandInternationalMarketDevelopment.
June15,2010MEDIHERBALEXPO2010Venue:PragatiMaidan,NewDelhi,IndiaOrganizer:MediaTodayPvt.
Ltd.
,NewDelhi,India,T-30,FirstFloor,KhirkiExtention,MalviyaNagar,NewDelhi,India-110017TEL:+(91)-(11)-26682045/26681671FAX:+(91)-(11)-26680153WEB:http://www.
bvents.
com/event/325785-medi-herbal-expoExhibitorprofile:HerbalandMedicinalPlants,HerbalFoodsProducts,HerbalTea,HerbalSupplements,Biotechnology,TissueCulture,GreenhouseTechnology,ValueAddedProducts,HealthProducts,Drinks,Seeds,Crops,Compost,BioManures,Biofertilizers,andmore.
November20-24,20102ndINTERNATIONALBIENNIALCONFERENCEONNEWDEVELOPMENTSINDRUGDISCOVERYFROMNATURALPRODUCTSANDTRADITIONALMEDICINESVenue:NIPER,SASNagar(Mohali),Punjab,IndiaOrganizers:NationalInstituteofPharmaceuticalEducationandResearch(NIPER)SASNager,Mohali,PunjabContact:Prof.
K.
K.
Bhutani,DepartmentofNaturalProductsNIPER,Sector67,SASNagar-160062,PunjabIndiaE-MAIL:kkbhutani@niper.
ac.
inWEB:http://www.
niper-ddnptm.
comCo-locatedwiththeinternationalcongresstherewillbeanopportunityforexhibitionboothsshowcasingnewproductsandrecenttechnologies.
34FOCUSONFAIRTRADEBOTANICALINGREDIENTSINNORTHAMERICANCOUNTRIESTable1listsselecteddistributorsofmedicinalandaromaticplantsorextractsthatarecommerciallyavailableinNorthAmericawithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
Thelistisbased,inpart,oninformationavailablefromthecertificationbodiesbutislimitedtoselectedsupplierswithinternationalsalesandmarketingcapabilities.
Table2showsbotanicalingredientsharvestedorproducedinNorthAmericancountriesthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
NOTE:InsomecasestherawmaterialsusedtomanufacturetheextractareimportedfromoutsideofNorthAmerica.
TABLE1:Distributor/Country/Contactinfo/SustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsDistributornameCountryContactinfoBotanicalsavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsA.
M.
ToddIngredients/FlavorsUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:513.
881.
7144/FAX:513.
881.
7145EMAIL:mooreganicsinfo@amtodd.
comWEB:http://www.
moorelab.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedCarrubbaIncUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:203-878-0605/FAX:203-877-0361EMAIL:customerservice@carrubba.
comWEB:http://www.
carrubba.
comNOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedClefdesChampsCanadaTEL:819.
322.
1561EMAIL:info@clefdeschamps.
netWEB:http://www.
clefdeschamps.
netEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedForesTradeUnitedStatesofAmericaFAX:+802-257-7619EMAIL:spices@forestrade.
comWEB:http://www.
forestrade.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedFrontierNaturalProductsCo-opUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:800-669-3275/FAX:800.
717.
4372EMAIL:customercare@frontiercoop.
comWEB:http://www.
frontiercoop.
com/products/fairtrade.
phpNOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedG.
S.
HalyCo.
UnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:650.
367.
7601/FAX:650.
367.
0291EMAIL:teainfo@gshaly.
comWEB:http://www.
gshaly.
com/teas/fairtradeteas.
htmNOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedHerbTeasInternationalUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:949-461-0213/FAX:949-461-0214WEB:http://www.
rooibosdirect.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedDistributorofPhytoTradeAfrica(UEBTMember)MartinBauerInc.
UnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:+12016593100/FAX:+12016593180EMAIL:welcome@martin-bauer-group.
usWEB:http://www.
martin-bauer.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedMountainRoseHerbsUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:(541)741-7307/FAX:(510)217-4012EMAIL:customerservice@mountainroseherbs.
comWEB:http://mountainroseherbs.
comNOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedNaturexIncUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:+1201-440-5000/FAX:+1201-342-8000EMAIL:naturex@naturex.
usWEB:http://www.
naturex.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedUNGlobalCompactMemberOrganicHerbTradeUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:+1775971-8550EMAIL:info@organicherbtrade.
comWEB:http://www.
organicherbtrade.
comEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedFairWildCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedNORTHAMERICA35QTradeTeasandHerbsUnitedStatesofAmericaTEL:+19497660070/FAX:+19497660090EMAIL:info@qtradeteas.
comWEB:http://www.
qtradeteas.
comNOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedTABLE2:Botanicalingredient/Certification/ProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactnameBotanicalingredientCertificationsProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactnameBlackteaextract(Camelliasinensis)FloCertFairTradeA.
M.
ToddIngredients/Flavors–USAMariaMerlin,mmerlin@amtodd.
comChaispiceextractWONF(Variousspecies)FloCertFairTradeA.
M.
ToddIngredients/Flavors–USAMariaMerlin,mmerlin@amtodd.
comCocoabutter(Theobromacacao)FloCertFairTradeConfederaciónNacionaldeCacaocultoresDominicanos,Inc(CONACADO)-DOMINICANREPUBLICTel:809-957-6203,conacado.
inc@codetel.
net.
doCocoanibextract(Theobromacacao)FloCertFairTradeA.
M.
ToddIngredients/Flavors–USAMariaMerlin,mmerlin@amtodd.
comCranberryfruit,dried(Vacciniummacrocarpon)EqualExchangeFairlyTradedSandhillCranberry–USADanWandler,dan@sandhillcranberry.
com―EqualExchangeFairlyTradedMannFarms–USAKeithMann,TEL:508-759-5283Greenteaextract(Camelliasinensis)FloCertFairTradeA.
M.
ToddIngredients/Flavors–USAMariaMerlin,mmerlin@amtodd.
comRedrooibosextract(Aspalathuslinearis)FloCertFairTradeA.
M.
ToddIngredients/Flavors–USAMariaMerlin,mmerlin@amtodd.
comVanillafruit(Vanillaplanifolia)RainforestAllianceCertifiedVanillaExportCompany,S.
A.
/FincaRainRanch–COSTARICADavidSGardella,gardellasr@vanillaexport.
comVanillafruitextractWONF(Vanillaplanifolia)FloCertFairTradeA.
M.
ToddIngredients/Flavors–USAMariaMerlin,mmerlin@amtodd.
comWhiteteaextract(Camelliasinensis)FloCertFairTradeA.
M.
ToddIngredients/Flavors–USAMariaMerlin,mmerlin@amtodd.
comBOTANICALRAWMATERIALS(indicativebulkprices)ProductBotanicalNameGradeCultivatedOrWildOriginPriceUSD/kgBasisAmericanginsengrootPanaxquinquefoliusSmalllegsCultivatedMinnesota44.
1FOBSFAmericanginsengrootPanaxquinquefoliusUSP-gradeCultivatedWisconsin48FarmgateAmericanginsengroot*PanaxquinquefoliusUSP-gradeCultivatedCanada50FarmgateAmericanginsengrootPanaxquinquefoliusHongKongtopWildUSA936FOBBlackcohoshrhizomeActaearacemosaExtractqualityWildUSA11.
5EXWCorianderfruitCoriandrumsativumNotknownCultivatedCanada1.
5SpotNYEchinaceaherb*EchinaceapurpureaPhEur-gradeCultivatedPacificNW5.
95FOBPacNWEchinacearoot*EchinaceapurpureaPhEur-gradeCultivatedPacificNW20.
9FOBPacNWEchinacearoot*EchinaceapurpureaUSP-gradeCultivatedCalifornia12.
1FarmgateGoldensealrhizomeHydrastiscanadensisNotknownWildUSA66EXWGoldensealrhizomeHydrastiscanadensisExtractqualityCultivatedWisconsin83FarmgatePeppermintleaf*Mentha*piperitaPhEur-gradeCultivatedUSA7.
16-8.
16FOBUSASawpalmettofruitSerenoarepensUSP-gradeWildFlorida6.
83EXW-FLSlipperyelmbark*UlmusrubraUSP-gradeWildUSA28.
66FOBUSA*CertifiedorganicQualityStandards:StandardsfortheabovelistedmedicinalplantsarepublishedintheUnitedStatesPharmacopeiaandNationalFormulary(USP-NF).
SomealsohasqualitystandardspublishedintheFarmacopeaHerbolariadelosEstadosUnidosMexicanos(FHEUM)and/orintheEuropeanPharmacopoeia(PhEur).
36BOTANICALEXTRACTS&OILS(Indicativebulkprices)ProductStandardPriceUSD/kgBasisBlackcohoshrhizomedryextract(Actaearacemosa)min2.
5%triterpeneglycosidesas27-deoxyactein65-85FOBUSAEchinaceapurpureaherbdryextract(Echinaceapurpurea)min4%phenolsexpressedaschlorogenicacid24-48FOBUSAGinkgoleafdryextractUSP-grade(Ginkgobiloba)22-27%flavonoids;5.
4-12.
0%terpenelactones;2.
8-6.
2%ginkgolidesA,B&C115FOBUSASawpalmettofruitextractUSP-grade(Serenoarepens)min70%andmax95%fattyacidsmin0.
2%andmax0.
5%sterols78FOBUSASawpalmettofruitextract(EUstandard)(Serenoarepens)min85%andmax95%fattyacids55-67FOBUSABOTANICALPRODUCTSPECIFICATIONSCRANBERRYLIQUIDPREPARATIONProductofCanadaandUnitedStatesofAmericaPRODUCTCRANBERRYLIQUIDPREPARATIONUSP7BotanicalnameVacciniummacrocarponAit.
orVacciniumoxycoccosLinné(Fam.
Ericaceae)PharmacopoeialnameVacciniimacrocarpifructusliquidumPlantpartusedBrightredjuicederivedfromthefruitsCultivatedorwildCultivatedPackagingandstoragePreserveinwell-closedcontainers,andstoreinarefrigeratorIDENTIFICATIONIDTestAAsdeterminedbyHPLCmethodinUSPmonographAbsenceofadulterantsAsdeterminedbyHPLCmethodinUSPmonographTESTSDextroseandfructoseNLT2.
4%dextroseandNLT0.
7%offructosebyHPLCOrganicacidsNLT0.
9%eachofquinicacidandcitricacid;NLT0.
7%ofmalicacid;ratioofquinicacidtomalicacidisNLT1.
0byHPLCAdulterantsNMT0.
05%eachofsorbitolandsucrosebyHPLCRefractiveindex1.
3435–1.
3445(USP831)pH2.
5±0.
1(USP791)MEDICINALUSES8TraditionallyusedinHerbalMedicinetohelpprevent(recurrent)urinarytractinfections(UTIs);UsedinHerbalMedicinetohelppreventrecurrentUTIsinwomen;Sourceofantioxidantsforthemaintenanceofgoodhealth.
7UnitedStatesPharmacopeialConvention.
CranberryLiquidPreparation.
In:UnitedStatesPharmacopeia–NationalFormulary(USP33-NF28).
Rockville,MD:UnitedStatesPharmacopeialConvention.
2009;1082.
8HealthCanadaNaturalHealthProductsDirectorate(NHPD).
Monograph:Cranberry.
In:NaturalHealthProductsIngredientsDatabase.
Ottawa,Ontario:NHPD.
19June2009.
Availableat:http://webprod.
hc-sc.
gc.
ca/nhpid-bdipsn/monoReq.
doid=52&lang=eng37MEETINGSANDTRADESHOWSNORTHAMERICANCOUNTRIESMarch11-14,2010SUPPLYEXPO2010Venue:AnaheimConventionCenter,Anaheim,CaliforniaUSAProducer:NewHopeNaturalMedia,Boulder,ColoradoUSAContact:NewHopeNaturalMedia,1401PearlStreet,Suite200,BoulderCO80302USA.
TEL:3039398440WEB:http://www.
supplyexpo.
comExhibitorProfile:Exhibitorsofnaturalhealthingredientsandmedicinalherbs&extracts.
April12-15,20109thANNUALOXFORDINTERNATIONALCONFERENCEONTHESCIENCEOFBOTANICALSVenue:OxfordConferenceCenter,MississippiUSAOrganizers:TheNationalCenterforNaturalProductsResearch(NCNPR),SchoolofPharmacyattheUniversityofMississippiSponsors:NCNPRandtheCenterforFoodSafetyandAppliedNutrition(CFSAN)oftheU.
S.
FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA),ShanghaiInstituteofMateriaMedica/CAS,China,TheCouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch(CSIR–India),MinistryofIndigenousMedicine,SriLanka,AmericanSocietyofPharmacognosy(ASP),andtheSocietyforMedicinalPlantResearch(GA).
Contact:ICSB@olemiss.
eduWEB:http://www.
oxfordicsb.
orgTopics:Cultivation,collectionandpost-harvestpracticestoproducequalitybotanicalmaterial,authentication,identificationandpurityofbotanicals,approachestowardestablishingthesafetyandqualityofbotanicals,regulatoryaspectsofbotanicalproducts.
April25-28,2010AMERICANSPICETRADEASSOCIATION2010ANNUALMEETING&EXHIBITSVenue:NaplesGrandeBeachResort,NaplesFloridaContact:AmericanSpiceTradeAssociation(ASTA),2025MStreet,NW,Suite800,Washington,DC20036-3309TEL:202.
367.
1127WEB:http://www.
astaspice.
org/i4a/pages/index.
cfmpageid=3295Attendeeprofile:Agents,blenders,brokers,dehydrators,distributors,extractors,growers,importers,processors,traders,customhousebrokers,laboratories,manufacturers,samplers/weighers,sterilizers,suppliersandusersofspicesinfinishedfoodproducts.
April26-28,2010SUPPLYSIDEEASTINTERNATIONALTRADESHOWANDCONFERENCEVenue:MeadowlandsExhibitionCenter,Secaucus,NewJerseyUSAOrganizer:VirgoPublishing,Phoenix,ArizonaUSAContact:ToddWillisTEL:4809901101ext1171E-MAIL:twillis@vpico.
comWEB:http://www.
supplysideshow.
com/east/2010ExhibitorProfile:Exhibitorsofnaturalhealthingredientsandmedicinalherbs&extracts.
June6-10,2010SOCIETYFORECONOMICBOTANY51stANNUALMEETINGANDEXHIBITION:Agrobiodiversity,lessonsforconservationandlocaldevelopment.
Venue:CrownePlazaHotel,Xalapa,Veracruz,MéxicoHosts:CentrodeInvestigacionesTropicales(Citro)attheUniversidadVeracruzanaandtheInstitutodeEcología,A.
C.
(INECOL).
Contact:ValentinaMartínezValdésTEL/FAX:+52(228)8108263E-MAIL:vamartinez@uv.
mx/valmar_75@hotmail.
comWEB:http://www.
econbot.
org/_organization_/index.
phpsm=07|meetings_by_year/201038July16-18,201014THANNUALSEQUIMLAVENDERFESTIVALVenue:Sequim,WashingtonUSASponsor:SequimLavenderGrowersAssociationContact:SequimLavenderFestival,105EastFirstStreet,PortAngelesWA98362TEL:360-681-3035or877-681-3035E-MAIL:info@lavenderfestival.
comWEB:http://www.
lavenderfestival.
comOctoberorNovember2010[datestobedetermined]SUPPLYSIDEWESTINTERNATIONALTRADESHOWANDCONFERENCEVenue:VenetianHotelandSandsExpositionCenter,LasVegas,USAOrganizer:VirgoPublishing,Phoenix,ArizonaUSAWEB:http://www.
supplysideshow.
com/westExhibitorProfile:Exhibitorsofnaturalhealthingredientsandmedicinalherbs&extracts.
June11-16,201112thNORTHAMERICANAGROFORESTRYCONFERENCEAProfitableLandUseVenue:StoneyCreekInn,Columbia,Missouri,USAHosts:UniversityofGeorgiaandtheAssociationforTemperateAgroforestrySponsors:CollegeofAgriculturalandEnvironmentalSciences,FortValleyStateUniversity,OdumSchoolofEcology,GeorgiaOrganics,WarnellSchoolofForestryandNaturalResources.
Contact:CarlaWood,ConferenceOfficeDirector,UniversityofGeorgia,CollegeofAgriculturalandEnvironmentalSciences,AthensConferenceOffice,202HokeSmithBuildingAthensGeorgia,30602TEL:7065830347E-MAIL:carlam@uga.
eduWEB:http://www.
centerforagroforestry.
org39BRAZILANDARGENTINAFOCUSONFAIRTRADEBOTANICALINGREDIENTSFROMSOUTHAMERICANCOUNTRIESTable1listsselectedSouthAmericanproducers,distributorsorexportersofmedicinalandaromaticplantingredientsthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverifications.
Thelistisbased,inpart,oninformationavailablefromthecertificationbodiesbutislimitedtoselectedsupplierswithinternationalsalesandmarketingcapabilities.
Table2showsbotanicalingredientsharvestedorproducedinSouthAmericancountriesthatarecommerciallyavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsTABLE1:Distributor/Country/Contactinfo/SustainabilitycertificationsDistributornameCountryContactinfoBotanicalsavailablewithsustainabilitycertificationsorverificationsAssociaodeMoradoreseAgroextrativistasdoRemansodeCapixaba,Acre(AMARCO)FederativeRepublicofBrazilTEL:+556832227252EMAIL:cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brFSCCertifiedAssociatióndeProductoresdePlantasMedicinalesdelChimborazoRepublicofEcuadorTEL:+59332614318FAX:+59332951026EMAIL:jambikiwa@ch.
pro.
ecNOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedCentrofloraGroupFederativeRepublicofBrazilTEL:+55(11)4193-2260FAX:+55(11)4193-1166EMAIL:comercial@centroflora.
com.
brWEB:http://www.
centroflora.
com.
brEEC+NOPOrganicCertifiedPartnershipforaBetterWorldProgrammeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,TuctumpayayUbiRepublicofPeru(salesinSwissConfederation)TEL:+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)FAX:+41(0)916067174EMAIL:info@erboristi.
chWEB:http://www.
erboristi.
chEEC&NOPOrganicCertifiedFloCertFairTradeCertifiedIMOSocial&FairTradeCertifiedRDVProductionsFederativeRepublicofBrazil(salesinRepublicofFrance)TEL/FAX:+3302.
47.
27.
41.
14(France)EMAIL:vero@rdvproducts.
comWEB:http://www.
rdvproducts.
comEECOrganicCertifiedEcoCertFairTradeCertifiedSOUTHAMERICA40TABLE2:Botanicalingredient/Certification/ProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactBotanicalingredientCertificationProducerorSupplier/Country/ContactAaifruit(Euterpeoleracea)EcoCertFairTradeAaídoAmapáAgroIndustrialLtda–Sambazon–BRAZILMiguelJorge,miguel@sambazon.
com―IBDEcoSocialCertifiedAmazonOrganic–BRAZILLeonildaFagundes,lfagundes@amazonorganic.
com.
br―RainforestAllianceCertAssociaoDosPequenosAgrossilvicultoresdoProjetoReca–BRAZIL;EuniceSordo,projetoreca@yahoo.
com.
brAaipulp,frozen(Euterpeoleracea)IBDEcoSocialCertifiedAmazonOrganic–BRAZILLeonildaFagundes,lfagundes@amazonorganic.
com.
brAguaíbark(Chrysophyllumgonocarpum)FSCCertifiedAssociaodeMoradoreseAgroextrativistasdoRemansodeCapixaba,Acre(AMARCA)–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brAguaíessentialoil(Chrysophyllumgonocarpum)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brAngelimbark(Hymenolobiumspp).
FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brAngelimessentialoil(Hymenolobiumspp).
FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brAstroniumbark(Astroniumspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brAstroniumessentialoil(Astroniumspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brBraziliancopalbark(Hymenaeacourbaril)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brBraziliancopalessentialoil(Hymenaeacourbaril)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brCalendulaflower(Calendulaofficinalis)IMOSocial&FairTradeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,TuctumpayayUbi–PERU+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)info@erboristi.
chCeibabark(Ceibapentandra)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brCeibabarkessentialoil(Ceibapentandra)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brCocoabutter(Theobromacacao)FloCertFairTradeAgroindustriasElCeibo–BOLIVIA(5912)2841078,exportaciones@elceibo.
org―FloCertFairTradeMachuPiccuTradingS.
A.
C.
–PERUTel:(511)421-9797,machupicchu@mpt.
com.
peCopaibabark(Copaiferaofficinalis)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brCopaibaoil(Copaiferaofficinalis)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brCupuaufruit(Theobromagrandiflorum)RainforestAllianceCertAssociaoDosPequenosAgrossilvicultoresdoProjetoReca–BRAZIL;EuniceSordo,projetoreca@yahoo.
com.
brEpeaoil(Virolaspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brGrápiabark(Apuleialeiocarpa)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brGrápiaessentialoil(Apuleialeiocarpa)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brGuaranáseed(Paulliniacupana)EcoCertFairTradeRDVProductions[France]–BRAZILVéroniqueEspeso,vero@rdvproducts.
comItaúbabark(Mezilaurusspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brItaúbaessentialoil(Mezilaurusspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brJacarandabark(Jacarandacopaia)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brJacarandaessentialoil(Jacarandacopaia)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brJequitibábark(Carinianaspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brJequitibáessentialoil(Carinianaspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brLemonverbenaleafIMOSocial&FairTradeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,41(Aloysiacitriodora)TuctumpayayUbi–PERU+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)info@erboristi.
chMatéleaf(Ilexparaguariensis)IMOSocial&FairTradeCháMateTriunfo–BRAZILexportacao@chamatetriunfo.
com.
br―IMOSocial&FairTradeComunidadAchéKoeTuvy(Guayaki)–PARAGUAYRichardBruehl,rbruehl@guayaki.
com―IMOSocial&FairTradeGuayaki–Coopaflora–BRAZILRichardBruehl,rbruehl@guayaki.
com―IMOSocial&FairTradeGuayakiLatinAmericaS.
A.
–ARGENTINARichardBruehl,rbruehl@guayaki.
com―IMOSocial&FairTradeKrausS.
A.
Farm–ARGENTINAinfo@kraus.
com.
arMedicinalplants(wild)(Variousspecies)FSCCertifiedKlabinS/A(KlabinFlorestalParana)–BRAZILIvoneSatsukiNamikawaFier,namikawa@klabin.
com.
brMururébark(Brosimumspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brOreganoherb(Origanumvulgare)IMOSocial&FairTradeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,TuctumpayayUbi–PERU+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)info@erboristi.
chPacaraearpodtreebark(Enterolobiumcontortisiliquum)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brPaud'arcobark(Tabebuiaspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brPauterra(Qualeaspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brPeroba-rosabark(Aspidospermapolyneuron)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brPeroba-rosaessentialoil(Aspidospermapolyneuron)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brPeruvianpeppertreefruit(Schinusmolle)IMOSocial&FairTradeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,TuctumpayayUbi–PERU+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)info@erboristi.
chRosemaryleaf(Rosmarinusofficinalis)IMOSocial&FairTradeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,TuctumpayayUbi–PERU+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)info@erboristi.
chSapodilla(Manilkaraspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brSpanishcedarbark(Cedrelaodorata;C.
fissilis)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brSpanishcedaressentialoil(Cedrelaodorata;C.
fissilis)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brSweetmarjoramherb(Origanummarjoram)IMOSocial&FairTradeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,TuctumpayayUbi–PERU+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)info@erboristi.
chTauaribark(Couratarispp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brTealeaf(Camelliasinensis)RainforestAllianceCertAgriculturaSostenibleLasTreinta(ASoLT)–ARGENTINAGuillermoLillieskold,Lillieskold_guillermo@yahoo.
com.
ar―RainforestAllianceCertCasaFuentesS.
A.
C.
I.
F.
I.
–ARGENTINARicardoBerardi,ricber@casafuentes.
com.
ar―RainforestAllianceCertDonBasilioSRL–ARGENTINADorianRevak,grupodbras@gmail.
com―RainforestAllianceCertGrupoElVasco–ARGENTINAJoséEduardoMoreira,josemoreira@elvascosa.
com.
ar―RainforestAllianceCertKochTschirschSacifeI–ARGENTINAVitorHugoTschirsch,ktexportacion@nodoalem.
com.
arThymeherb(Thymusvulgaris)IMOSocial&FairTradeErboristiLendiAsociacióndeProductoresdePuquina,Chiguata,TuctumpayayUbi–PERU+41(0)916067170(Switzerland)info@erboristi.
chTolubalsamtreebark(Myroxylonspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brTolubalsamoil(Myroxylonspp.
)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brTonkabean(Dipteryxodorata)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
brTonkabeanessentialoil(Dipteryxodorata)FSCCertifiedAMARCA–BRAZILAdrianoTrentiniFassini,cooperfloresta@yahoo.
com.
br42BOTANICALEXTRACTS(indicativebulkprices)ProductBotanicalNameStandardOriginUSD/kgBasisAaífruitdryextractEuterpeoleracea>0.
5%PolyphenolsBrazil25.
81FOBexportBoldoleafdryextractPeumusboldus0.
11-1.
15%boldinHPLCBrazil18.
55FOBexportCamucamufruitdryextractMyrciariadubia>20%vitaminCBrazil19.
18FOBexportCamucamufruitdryextractMyrciariadubia>10%vitaminCBrazil20.
25C&FNJCatsClawbarkfreezedriedextractUncariatomentosa1.
0-1.
5%totalalkaloidsBrazil52.
85FOBexportCatuababarkdryextractTrichiliacatigua>10%tannins(AOAC)Brazil21.
45FOBexportChadeBugreCordiasalifolia4:1Brazil17.
86C&FNJGuaranaseeddryextract*Paulinacupana9-11%caffeineBrazil37.
50FOBexportMarapuamabarkdryextractPtychopetalumolacoides>3.
5-4.
5%totaltanninsBrazil53.
90FOBexportMatéleafdryextractIlexparaguariensis8.
0-10%caffeine>0.
15%theobromineBrazil20-21.
43C&FNJ,FOBexportPassifloraIncarnataherbdryextractPassifloraincarnate3.
5-3.
9%totalflavonoidsBrazil67.
85FOBexport*CertifiedorganicQualityStandards:StandardsforsomeofthebotanicalrawmaterialsthatareusedtomanufacturetheabovelistedextractsmaybepublishedintheFarmacopeaArgentina,FarmacopéiaBrasileira,FarmacopeaHerbolariadelosEstadosUnidosMexicanos(FHEUM),and/orinUnitedStatesPharmacopeiaandNationalFormulary(USP-NF).
BOTANICALPRODUCTSPECIFICATIONSLEMONVERBENALEAFAPRODUCTOFARGENTINA,BRAZIL,CHILE,PARAGUAYandPERUPRODUCTLemonVerbenaLeafPhEur9BotanicalnameAloysiacitriodoraPalau(syn.
Aloysiatriphylla(L'Hér.
)Kuntze;VerbenatriphyllaL'Hér.
;LippiacitriodoraKunth.
)[Fam.
:Verbenaceae]PharmacopoeialnameVerbenaecitriodorataefoliumPhEurPlantpartusedWholeorfragmented,driedleavesCultivatedorwildCultivatedIDENTIFICATIONCharactersAftergrinding,ithasacharacteristicodourreminiscentoflemonMacroscopicAsperPhEurmonographdescriptionAMicroscopicAsperPhEurmonographdescriptionBThin-layerChromatographyAsperPhEurmonographidentificationtestCTESTSLossondryingNMT10.
0%(PhEur2.
2.
32)TotalashNMT13.
0%(PhEur2.
4.
16)AshinsolubleinhydrochloricacidNMT3.
5%(PhEur2.
8.
1)EssentialoilNLT3.
0ml/kgforthewholedrugandNLT2.
0ml/kgforthefragmenteddrug(drieddrug)(PhEur2.
8.
12)ActeosideNLT2.
5%,expressedasferulicacid(drieddrug)asdeterminedbyHPLC(PhEur2.
2.
29)MICROBIOLOGICALTESTSPhEurTable5.
1.
4.
1HerbalmedicinalproductstowhichboilingwaterisaddedbeforeuseTotalaerobicmicrobialcountNMT107cfu/gTotalcombinedyeasts/mouldscountNMT105cfu/gMEDICINALUSESTraditionallyusedforsymptomatictreatmentofdigestiveproblems(epigastricpain,slowdigestion,eructation,flatulence),nervousnessandmildsleepdisturbances(neurotonicstates).
9EuropeanPharmacopoeialCommission.
LemonVerbenaLeaf.
In:EuropeanPharmacopoeia,6thEdition,3rdSupplement.
Strasbourg,France:EuropeanDirectorateforQualityofMedicines(EDQM).
2009;4199-4200.
43MEETINGSANDTRADESHOWSSOUTHAMERICANCOUNTRIES2010[datestobedetermined]BIOFACHAMERICALATINA2010Venue:TransaméricaExpoCenter,Av.
Dr.
MarioVillasBoasRodrigues,387-SantoAmaro,SoPaulo,BrazilWEB:http://www.
biofach-americalatina.
com.
brExhibitorprofile:AlthoughBioFachisprimarilyatradeshowwithexhibitorsoforganicfinishednaturalproducts,thereareafewsuppliersofbulknaturalingredientsincludingorganicherbsandspices,essentialoils,aaípulp,cacaopowder,coffee,tea,driedfruitsandfruitjuiceconcentrates,nuts,honey,pollenandpropolis.
September2011[datestobedetermined]HEALTHINGREDIENTS(Hi)SOUTHAMERICASUMMITVenue:NovotelCenterNorte,SoPauloBrazilOrganizer:UnitedBusinessMediaContact:VincentBrain,EventManagerTEL:+31346559427E-MAIL:Vincent.
brain@ubm.
comWEB:http://hi-events.
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br/enExhibitorprofile:Companiesthatcultivate,extract,processorsupplyhealth,nutraceuticals,organicandfunctionalingredients,andnaturalingredientsthatareusedincosmetics,healthfoodproducts,medicinalherbalproducts,andnutraceuticalproducts.
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herbamalNEPALHerbs&NTFPCoordinationCommitteeoftheAsiaNetworkforSustainableAgricultureandBioresources(ANSAB),Mr.
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Box11035,Kathmandu,Nepal.
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TEL:+8447648426E-MAIL:htqt-imm@hn.
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TEL:+32(0)2.
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TEL:+387.
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292,E-MAIL:faveda@bih.
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37.
300.
887E-MAIL:alma012@bih.
net.
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TEL:(+3592)9862990/TEL/FAX:(+3592)9862816BulgarianExchangeforSpices,4-8Prof.
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TEL:00359/2/9744986/FAX:00359/2/8763459,E-MAIL:office@bg-spices.
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545.
133302,E-MAIL:blanka@mendelu.
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TEL:+358-8-61555590,+358-8-61555591/FAX:+358-8-61555592,E-MAIL:info@arctic-flavours.
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38.
09,FAX:04.
92.
72.
72.
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23.
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1615/FAX:++49-40.
23.
60.
1610E-MAIL:vdc@wga-hh.
de/WEB:http://www.
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orgEuropeanHerbalInfusionsAssociation(EHIA),Sonninstr.
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TEL:++49.
40.
2360.
1614,E-MAIL:info@ehia-online.
org/WEB:http://www.
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TEL:06147-93225/FAX:06147-57091,E-MAIL:agrimed.
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de/WEnglisch.
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icmap.
orgInternationalKavaExecutiveCouncil(IKEC),Dr.
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V.
(HARZVEREIN),Gotenstrae21D-20097HamburgCitySüd.
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de/54WKFWirtschaftsvereinigungKruter-undFrüchteteee.
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deHUNGARYMedicinalPlantAssociationandProductCouncil,AkosMathe,Secretary,H-1118Budapest,Menesiut44.
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kertnet.
hu/HungarianHorticulture/gb/110fr.
htmTheManagementAssociationandProductBoardforHerbs,Dr.
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hu/HungarianHorticulture/gb/111fr.
htmITALYFederazioneItalianadeiProduttoridiPianteOfficinali(FIPPO),c/oIstitutoSperimentaleperl'AssestamentoForestaleeperl'Alpicoltura(ISAFA),PiazzaNicolini,6,38050VillazzanodiTrento.
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I.
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htmItalianassociationoffarmers,harvesters,transformers,importers,exporters,wholesalersandagentsofmedicinalandaromaticplantsandspices(Assoerbe),UnionedelCommercio,delTurismoedeiServizidellaProvinciadiMila,CorsoVenezia,47/49–2021Milano(MM1–Palestro).
TEL:+39.
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7750575/FAX:+39.
02.
76005543,E-MAIL:info@assoerbe.
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TEL/FAX:+40(268)273766,E-MAIL:dlazurca@deltanet.
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TEL:(+38111)3031-653/FAX:(+38111)3031-649E-MAIL:office@amapseec.
org/WEB:http://www.
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org55SLOVENIAInternationalHopGrowersConvention(IHGC),Malgajeva18,SI-3000CelijeSlovenia.
TEL:+3863712-16-00/FAX:+3863712-16-20,E-MAIL:martin.
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TEL:93.
454.
87.
25/FAX:93.
451.
31.
55,E-MAIL:afepadi@afepadi.
org/WEB:http://www.
afepadi.
orgEuropeanSteviaAssociation(EUSTAS),Secretary'soffice:MónicaLorenzoTejedorCalleMaladeta,20,22300BARBASTRO(Huesca).
Tel:+34-974-311478/Fax:+34-974-311359E-MAIL:info@eustas.
org,WEB:http://www.
eustas.
orgTHENETHERLANDSEuropeanHerbGrowersAssociation(EHGA),Clakenweg132,8081LZElburg.
FAX:+31(0)525680851,E-MAIL:ottens.
bart@hetnet.
nl/WEB:http://www.
europam.
net/index.
htmUNITEDKINGDOMBritishHerbTradeAssociation(BHTA),133Eastgate,Louth,Lincolnshire,LN119QG.
TEL:+44(0)1507602427/FAX:+44(0)1507600101,E-MAIL:info@bhta.
org.
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co.
uk/WEB:http://www.
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TEL:+442077295904/FAX:+442078148383E-MAIL:secretariat@ifeat.
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org.
ukWEB:http://www.
seasoningandspice.
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444.
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TEL:(250)545-4737/FAX:(250)545-0479,E-MAIL:info@bcginsenggrowers.
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V1V2K7.
TEL/FAX:604.
504.
5990,E-MAIL:info@bcherbgrowers.
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TEL:250.
542.
1816,E-MAIL:panaxqas@junction.
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TEL:306.
694.
4622/FAX:306.
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2182E-MAIL:shsa@imagewireless.
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caWEB:http://www.
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TEL:(204)766-2669/FAX:(204)482-8667NationalHerbandSpiceCoalition(NHSC),c/oSHSA,Box18Phippen,Saskatchewan.
S0k3E0Canada.
TEL:306-694-4622/FAX:306-694-2182,E-MAIL:shsa@imagewireless.
caNorthernAlbertaHerbGrowers,8716-112Street,FortSask.
,ABT8L2S8Canada.
TEL:(780)997-4372)/FAX:(780)998-0078OntarioGinsengGrowersAssociation(OGGA),1283BluelineRoad,Simcoe,OntarioN3Y2N5Canada.
TEL:(519)426-7046/FAX:(519)426-9087,E-MAIL:admin@ginsenggrowers.
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TEL:306-694-4622/FAX:206-694-2182,E-MAIL:lonewolf@sasktel.
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827.
1659,E-MAIL:info@argousier.
qc.
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TEL:(780)909-1634/FAX:(780)942-3992,E-MAIL:wcdnherb@telusplanet.
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comTRINIDADCaribbeanHerbalBusinessAssociation(CHBA),c/oCARDIPOBOX212UWICampus,St.
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TEL:301.
588.
1171/FAX:301.
588.
1174,E-MAIL:ahpa@ahpa.
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TEL:202-367-1127,E-MAIL:info@astaspice.
org/WEB:http://www.
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256.
5605/FAX:808.
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3772,E-MAIL:hcbitt@hawaii.
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TEL:843-397-1502;E-MAIL:ghyman@sccoast.
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20thTerrace,POBox4422,Lawrence,Kansas66046.
TEL:785-841-9241/FAX:785-841-4975,E-MAIL:herbgrowers@sunflower.
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TEL:509.
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TEL:301-588-2420/FAX:301-588-1174,WEB:http://www.
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TEL:828-684-3562,E-MAIL:jeanine_davis@ncsu.
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TEL:7407674938,E-MAIL:tanner@ruralaction.
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TEL:304.
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482.
6780,E-MAIL:david@yerbamateassociation.
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TEL:+61359681877,FAX:byarrangement,E-MAIL:info@ginseng.
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auAustralianTeaTreeIndustryAssociation(ATTIA),POBox1990,KingscliffNSW2487.
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