Recent News & Publications
Dr. Farnsworth to be honored at Symposium Banquet
We will honor Dr. Farnsworth for his 50+ year career in pharmacognosy and are celebrating his 80th Birthday on March 23
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UIC Botanical Center to Host March 23 Symposium
March 23 Symposium: Developments in Botanical Dietary Supplements Research from 1994 to today.
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Geller SE, Shulman LP, van Breemen RB, Banuvar S, Epstein G, Hedayat S, Nikolic D, Krause EC, Pierson CE, Bolton JL, Pauli GF, Farnsworth NR. Safety and efficacy of black cohosh and red clover for the management of vasomotor symptoms: a randomized controlled trial. Menopause. 2009.
Farnsworth, N.R.; Mahady, G.B. Research highlights from the UIC/NIH Center for Botanical Dietary Supplement Research for Women's Health: Black Cohosh from the field to the clinic. Pharma Bio 2009, 47, (8) 755-560
Faculty Spotlight
Norman R. Farnsworth, PhD
UIC Distinguished Professor
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmocognosy
Norman R. Farnsworth is a UIC Distinguished Professor, Senior University Scholar and Research Professor of Pharmacognosy in the College of Pharmacy. He has been a faculty member since 1970 and served as Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology from 1970-1982. In l982 he assumed the position as...
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Garden Spotlight
The Dorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden is a garden oasis in the midst of the busy University of Illinois at Chicago medical center (west) campus situated in the Illinois Medical District located on the corner of Wood and Polk Streets next to the
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Current Research
Black Cohosh
Red Clover
Women's Health
Prior to being studied in a clinical trial, botanicals must undergo intense scientific scrutiny using basic science methodology...read more
Left - The UIC / NIH Botanical Center is currently studying the two botanicals shown - black cohosh (top) and red clover - in a clinical trial entitled: A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy of Black Cohosh and Red Clover in the Management of Menopausal Symptoms.