Developing Medicine from Ancient Herbal Medicine to Treat Cancer

Oct 262 min read

How one company filed a marketing authorization in Europe for a botanical drug to treat alopecia areata

Many early pharmaceutical drugs, including codeine, quinine, and digoxin, were derived from plants. While traditional drug development...

Oct 2636 min read

Fermentation: improvement of pharmacological effects and applications of botanical drugs

Fermentation is an important concoction technique for botanical drugs. Fermentation transforms and enhances the active ingredients of botani

Jan 313 min read

Pharmaceutical Giants Brace for Revenue Plunge as Blockbuster Drug Patents Near Expiry

As the top 20 biopharma companies collectively have a staggering $180 billion in sales at risk due to patent expiration slated to occur arou

Jan 193 min read

A Clinical Trial Showed that a TCM Product Reduced Heart Failure Hospitalizations

The TCM qiliqiangxin reduces hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death in patients with heart fail

Jan 163 min read

A plant-based, oral delivery of insulin regulates blood sugar levels similar to natural insulin

A plant-based, oral delivery of proinsulin lowers the risk of hypoglycemia when compared to current diabetes treatments, according to a new

Jan 132 min read

British American Tobacco Invests $10 Million in the Hemp Industry to Develop Botanical Drugs

British American Tobacco (BAT), a major player in the global cigarette market, made a surprising move by announcing a significant...

Dec 31, 20232 min read

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases Announces FDA Approval of FILSUVEZ® for Epidermolysis Bullosa Wounds

FDA has granted approval for FILSUVEZ®, a topical gel containing birch triterpenes, designed to address the treatment of partial thickness w

Dec 15, 20232 min read

ABDA Partnership Launches Digital HPLC Database to Elevate Botanical Drug Standards

The American Botanical Drug Association (ABDA) is advancing an unprecedented initiative through its affiliated analytical laboratory,...

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Maye Musk Inspires at a Hong Kong Entrepreneur Event

Maye Musk, the renowned model, dietitian, and mother of entrepreneur Elon Musk, added star power to a high-profile entrepreneur gathering by

Nov 15, 20232 min read

OnTarget Study Innovates Cancer Therapy-Related Diarrhea Management with Crofelemer

Napo Pharmaceuticals's pivotal phase 3 OnTarget trial for prophylaxis of diarrhea in adult cancer patients is a 12-week trial targets cancer

Oct 25, 20232 min read

FDA Approves NexoBrid, a Revolutionary Topical Gel for Burn Care

In what is being hailed as a major advancement in the field of burn care, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently...

Oct 25, 20232 min read

RCT: Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound (Tongxinluo) for Acute Myocardial Infarction

In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the traditional Chinese medicine Tongxinluo, as an adjunctive therapy

Sep 25, 20231 min read

Botanical Drug for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata in Children

At the forefront of groundbreaking research, Coacillium, a plant-based drug developed by Legacy Healthcare, has emerged as a potential...

Aug 30, 20238 min read

Botanical drug clinical trial: common issues and future options

Abstract: botanical drug clinical trials registered at ClinicalTrial.gov were analyzed. Trends in current trials were discovered and guide f

Jul 21, 20232 min read

Alphyn Biologics Phase 2a Trial for Atopic Dermatitis with Secondary Bacterial Infection

Alphyn Biologics, a clinical-stage dermatology company developing first-in-class Multi-Target Therapeutics, released interim results...

Jul 21, 20231 min read

Sinoveda's Botanical Drug Approach to Treat Long Covid

Sinoveda is a health brand that is bringing innovative, herbally-based precision to drug discovery. The company's research team, led by...

Jul 15, 20231 min read

CASE STUDY: Mytesi

A showcase of the first botanical drug approved by the US FDA for treating diarrheal caused by HIV/AIDS antiretroviral therapy, about the wh

Jul 12, 20232 min read

Napo Pharmaceuticals Submits Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to FDA

Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc announced the submission of an IND application to the U.S. FDA for a new crofelemer powder for oral solution formul

Jun 10, 20232 min read

Baptist University Advanced a Botanical Drug to Phase I

Hong Kong Baptist University is set to conduct the first phase of clinical trials for a novel Chinese medicine targeting chronic constipatio

Jun 8, 20221 min read

REHEVA BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES FIRST PATIENT ENROLLED IN RH324 PHASE I SAFETY TRIAL

ReHeva Biosciences is announcing the first patient enrolled and dosed in the Phase I Safety Trial for the company's drug, RH324.

Nov 22, 20211 min read

Paper: Coronavirus disease 2019: The prospect for botanical drug’s polymolecular approach

by Dr. Andre Boultet, Chairman and CEO of Devonian Health Group, Canada's largest botanical drug company ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease...

Sep 27, 20211 min read

A public known TCM formula opens phase 1 enrollment for US FDA botanical drug IND

In 2020, a joined force by UCLA, USC, UCSD was formed to develop scientific data on a well-known Chinese herbal medicine formula, Qing...

Sep 8, 20211 min read

Yeast probiotic designed to treat diarrhea and strengthen healthy digestive and immune systems

“Saccharomyces boulardii (S. boulardii) is a kind of probiotic that has been considered a crucial nutritional intervention in treating...

Jul 30, 20211 min read

Yiviva Advances its Botanical Cancer Drug into the Clinical Development

Yiviva, a pharmaceutical company focused on developing botanical drugs, has moved its lead candidate further into an international phase...

Mar 1, 20212 min read

Tetra Bio-Pharma To Monetize Its Dronabinol And Botanical Product Portfolios

Subject to registration with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), DanCann Pharma will handle the exclusive sales and distribution in the...

Dec 22, 20201 min read

Brilacidin Received FDA IND Approval for Phase 2 Trial for Covid-19

Pharmaceuticals (OTCQB:IPIX) (“the Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing Brilacidin, a Host Defense Protein...

Nov 30, 20202 min read

Mytesi is in development for follow-on indications including Covid-19 induced diarrhea

Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) ("Jaguar" or the "Company") and the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc....

Nov 10, 20202 min read

GW Pharma Develops a Botanical Drug to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

California-based GW said it will launch the first Phase III trial studying nabiximols, which is known as Sativex outside the United...

Nov 4, 20202 min read

Developing Medicine from Ancient Herbal Medicine to Treat Cancer

University of Houston professor of pharmaceutics Ming Hu is developing and testing an ancient Chinese herbal medicine formula, first...

Sep 1, 20201 min read

COVID-19 IND Moves to Phase 2

An Ivestigational New Drug Application (IND) for the use of FSD201 (ultramicronized palm itoylethanolamide, or ultramicronized PEA) to...

Industry News