Herbal Update References

April 3, 2006, Natural Products INSIDER

"Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants" References

1. United States Pharmacopeial Convention. General Chapter <2030> Supplemental Information for Articles of Botanical Origin. In United States Pharmacopeia National Formulary (USP 29th edition NF 24th revision). Rockville, MD: The United States Pharmacopeial Convention Inc. 2006.

2. Oldfield S. "Analysis of trade in parts and derivatives Hydrastis canadensis from Canada and the US." Report prepared for IUCN MPSG. Geneva, Switzerland: CITES. February 2005. Available at:http://www.cites.org/common/com/PC/15/X-PC15-03-Inf.pdf

3. Foster S. "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Montenegro." Market News Service for Medicinal Plants & Extracts. September 2005, No. 16.

4. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. "Cats claw (Uncaria tomentosa and U. guianensis) Proposal for Inclusion in Appendix II." Federal Register. 67, 75:1922419225, 2002. Available at:http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=02-9512-filed.pdf

5. "Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Hoodia species." In: Amendments to Appendices I and II of CITES. Geneva, Switzerland: CITES. October 2004. Available at:http://www.cites.org/common/cop/13/raw_props/BW-NA-ZA-Hoodia.pdf

6. Steering Group for the Development of an ISSC-MAP. "International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP): Concept Paper." Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN), WWF/TRAFFIC and IUCN. January 2006. Available at:http://www.floraweb.de/proxy/floraweb/MAP-pro/concept_paper.pdf

7. Kathe W. "The Revision of the WHO/IUCN/WWF Guidelines on the Conservation of Medicinal Plants." HerbalGram. 66:60-61, 2005.

8. World Health Organization (WHO). "WHO guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants." Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. 2003. Available at:http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241546271.pdf.

9. Steering Group for the Development of an ISSC-MAP. Op cit.

10. IFOAM. Conference Brochure: 1st IFOAM Conference on Organic Wild Production, May 3-4, 2006 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Available at:http://www.ifoam.org/events/ifoam_conferences/pdfs/IFOAM_OW_A4_Web.pdf

11. Manfred-Hermsen-Stiftung. Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Workshop on implementation strategies for the International Standard. 2006. Available at:http://www.ifoam.org/events/ifoam_conferences/ISSC_MAP_Workshop.html