About the Herbs & Dietary Supplements SIG

The purpose of the Herbs & Dietary Supplements Special Interest Group (SPIG) is to foster the interest of its members in the study of herbs and dietary supplements through an exchange of ideas, resources, and expertise. Domains of knowledge regarding herbs and dietary supplements that include topics such as their history, cultural and ethnic diversity considerations, epidemiology, basic science, pharmacology and kinetics, clinical efficacy, clinical toxicology, and drug-herb/dietary supplement interactions. Public health policy implications for efficacy, safety, and poisoning prevention would also be within the group’s scope of interests.

Activities of the SPIG includes:

1. Organizing periodic symposia on herbs & dietary supplements at regional and/or national meetings such as the NACCT,
2. Developing mechanisms to inform members of new information concerning herbs and dietary supplements,
3. Encouraging intellectual discourse regarding herbs and dietary supplements,
4. Enhancing of the ability of poison control center personnel to respond effectively to queries about or toxic exposures involving herbs & dietary supplements,
5. Encouraging new research initiatives related to the evolving science of herbs and dietary supplements,
6. Developing a wide variety of resources (e.g. literature, Internet, network of professional) nationally so as disseminate useful and requisite expertise regarding specific herbs and dietary supplements,
7. Promoting academic, scholarly, and research partnerships and liaisons between AACT members and individuals, organizations, and institutions internationally, whose interests include herbs and dietary supplements.

Publications

CDC Health Advisory (PDF) CDC Alert on Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula” - Monday, April 14, 2008 Current Awareness Service   Abstracting service of recent scientific articles - Feb 2, 2008 Case Wire - August 15, 2006   Request from our colleagues at China -Shanghai Poison Center to identify this mushroom News Wire - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids illegal and pose unreasonable risk to users NAACT Symposium - Monday, October 9, 2006 In Touch

Abstracts
The Herbs & Dietary Supplements SIG of the AACT will periodically provide to its members a new abstracting service of recent scientific articles that may be of interest to the membership. Enjoy.

July 17, 2010 January 31, 2009 February 2, 2008 March 1, 2009   March 8, 2008 April 6, 2009   April 13, 2008 July 12, 2009   May 13, 2008 August 30, 2009   June 14, 2008 September 27, 2009   July 21, 2008 November 25, 2009   August 24, 2008 February 7, 2010   October 30, 2008 April 20, 2010   December, 2008