Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy
The Herbarium Hour
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The Herbarium Hour is a weekly podcast on medicinal plants from the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy in Cardwell, far north Queensland. Each episode takes one plant or one question and follows it through its history, its chemistry and what the research shows it can do. The series covers herbal medicines used in Australia and around the world: echinacea, kava, pelargonium, turmeric, St John's wort, black cohosh and plenty more. We look at how they work in the body, how their quality is tested, what the TGA has decided about them and where the evidence stands. Ethnobotany and old herbals such as the Picatrix come into it too. We're for herbal medicine, for education and for good science, and we think they belong together. The conversations are pitched so a curious listener can follow them without a science degree. New episodes go out on Mondays at 09:00 AEST. Nothing in the show is a prescription or a dose. If you want to use a herb, consult a degree-qualified herbalist with competencies and adequate training in pharmacognosy. Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy, Cardwell, Queensland. https://www.australian-pharmacognosy.org/podcast/
AIP 2026
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