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Herbs In American Fields: A Horticultural Perspective Of Herb And Medicinal Plant Production In The United States, Lyle E. Craker, Zoë Gardner, Selma C. Etter
Herbs In American Fields: A Horticultural Perspective Of Herb And Medicinal Plant Production In The United States, Lyle E. Craker, Zoë Gardner, Selma C. Etter
Lyle E. Craker
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Dietary Supplements: The New Herbalism, Lyle E. Craker, Zoë Gardner
Dietary Supplements: The New Herbalism, Lyle E. Craker, Zoë Gardner
Lyle E. Craker
The passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act in 1994 made the use of supplements more acceptable in the U.S., increasing demand for botanicals to use in health care and maintenance. These botanicals, primarily medicinal and aromatic plants, currently represent about 25% of the dietary supplement market in the U.S. Although much of the market for botanicals traditionally has been met through collection of plants in the wild, enhanced cultivation of several species will be essential to bring standardized, quality plant materials into the marketplace.