For Immediate Release
Contact: Terry Jinks
773.342.7808
TJinks@Ameritech.net

(Woodbine, IA) Phyto-Technologies, Inc., (www.phyto-tech.com) the nation's rising leader in herbal technology has announced the availability of new Representative Botanical Reference/Research Materials (RBRMs™) for research and manufacture of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM).   RBRMs are the first line of botanical reference materials produced using modern science combined with TCM tradition.  They differ from other botanical reference materials in that they are more representative of Chinese herbs as they have been known, used and documented for centuries.  Correctly identified botanically and traditionally, these RBRMs come with physico-chemical profiles ('fingerprints') developed using appropriate modern technologies (as a by-product of an SBIR grant awarded to Phyto-Technologies by NCCAM to identify and characterize feverfew extracts for clinical trial), which assure the inclusion of all chemical components relevant to traditional practice.

"Many herbal products do not work because there are presently no meaningful standards for herbs and their extracts, resulting in the current general lack of uniform quality of herbal products. Our RBRMs will, for the first time in the history of herbal medicine, provide a meaningful and workable model to control the quality of herbal products," stated Dr. Albert Leung, founder and President of Phyto-Technologies, Inc. "A botanical reference/research material must be representative of the herb as it has been traditionally used, if applications (commercial or research) are meant to retain the well-documented properties of Chinese herbs or other traditional medicines."

Where and how Chinese herbs have been traditionally grown, harvested and prepared plays a vital role in their identification and characterization.  A Chinese herb grown outside its indigenous region(s) most likely will not have all the same properties as the same herb grown in its indigenous regions(s) in and around China, even if it has been harvested and processed according to tradition.  And, an herb from a particular field of an indigenous region also does not represent its counterparts elsewhere.

"Half a dozen such RBRMs are now available, exclusively through ChromaDex (Santa Ana, CA), (www.chromadex.com) for use in research, quality control, product development, and manufacture," stated Frank Jaksch, President and CEO of ChromaDex, an international leader in the creation and supply of botanical reference materials and standards.

Phyto-Technologies is a custom formulator and manufacturer of herbal extracts and formulas, specializing in Chinese herbs, for private label distribution.  "Our approach to herbal technology is one that meshes modern science required in today's world with classical and traditional methodologies necessary to retain the total benefits of traditional herbs," stated Dr. Leung.  "Consistent success in defining herb quality has made Phyto-Technologies a recognized leader in the proper modernization of TCM."

For further information on RBRMs or Dr. Leung, please check out www.phyto-tech.com or call Terry Jinks at 773.342.7808.   For products supported with RBRM technology, go to www.earthpower.com