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Our commitment
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MediHerb was co-founded in 1986 by Professor Kerry Bone; Our philosophy
one of the world’s most inspiring herbal practitioners,
scientists and academics whose reputation is cemented
by his significant contribution to education, research and
advocacy for the profession.
Today the genuine passion of our team continually
upholds the values and commitment of our
founder and drives our benchmark of quality,
safety and efficacy in natural health care. This is
supported by our focus to combine the
time-honored wisdom of traditional knowledge
with sound clinical experience, the rigor of
scientific research and power of education to
ensure we continue to deliver unparalleled quality
in our products.
Every day patients worldwide will experience
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the MediHerb way in natural health—our unique Skullcap: championing Bilberry: changing global
manufacturing processes, unrivaled testing
regimes, focus on research; and commitment to authenticity in herbs safety standards
our practitioners, growers and suppliers; herb
sourcing expertise, clinical formulations and of Our stringent testing regimes are In 2003, we received samples of
course, the passion of our people. renowned for guarding against Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry fruit extracts),
To quality substitution of species, adulteration of which showed differing behaviors.
Using the industry standard method
herbs and poor quality. It is of paramount
Our unique approach to quality is unsurpassed in importance to us that the herbs approved (spectrophotometric assay) to determine
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the world today. It is paramount to everything we for use in MediHerb products are of the the anthocyanin (color quality marker)
do and evident across our entire business. Herbal correct species and plant part, have the content, we found that two extracts
products in Australia are regulated by the legitimate active constituent profile had 25% levels as claimed by the
Australian government’s Therapeutic Goods and are free from contamination. Due to manufacturers, but when we applied our
Administration (TGA), a body similar to the U.S. our rigorous testing processes, we have high-performance liquid chromatography
Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
found many issues relating to quality (HPLC) testing, one extract was found to
The TGA also applies the same standards to over the years. contain just 9%.
pharmaceutical manufacturing in Australia.
There is a vast difference between the U.S. Current One of our most notable discoveries was Further testing identified the addition
Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) for dietary the substitution of Scutellaria lateriflora of an adulterant—amaranth, which is
supplements, and Australia’s pharmaceutical GMP (Skullcap) with other Scutellaria spp. and a synthetic dark red dye. The testing
(which is equivalent to the U.S. FDA drug CGMP). Teucrium spp. We also identified that the also revealed that when deliberate
As an exporter to the United States and a substitution of Stephania tetrandra by adulteration occurs in an extract, a
manufacturer in Australia, we comply with both. Aristolochia spp. has the potential to spectrophotometric assay is inadequate
At MediHerb , we rigorously source and test all cause kidney failure. Amongst many to accurately determine the levels of
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raw materials in our TGA-certified laboratories, and other examples we also found that compounds such as anthocyanins.
research and develop herb active constituents and Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn), One of our proudest achievements is
clinical applications. Our precisely engineered Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste Tree) and that this work was published and led
manufacturing and extraction processes are
revolutionary while our unique “Quantified Turnera diffusa (Damiana) extracts were to a change in global regulatory testing
Activity” (QA) system ensures consistent quality adulterated with rutin, and samples of standards for Bilberry.
extracts with guaranteed minimum levels of Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) contained
active constituents. Only when all quality aspects a coloring agent used to imitate
of raw materials are confirmed does the anthocyanins (the compounds
manufacturing process begin. responsible for the ripe blue color of the
berries).
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