About the Authors

Karen L. Denzler

Affiliation Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Robert Waters

Affiliations Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Naturopathic Research, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Bertram L. Jacobs

Affiliation Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Yvan Rochon

Affiliations Department of Naturopathic Research, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Herbal Vitality, Inc., Sedona, Arizona, United States of America

Jeffrey O. Langland

Jeffrey.Langland@asu.edu

Affiliations Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Naturopathic Research, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Yvan Rochon, owner of Herbal Vitality Inc., did not provide any financial support for this project. Dr. Rochon's role in the project was to obtain and provide verified botanical products and prepare the botanical extracts used in the study. The results presented and extracts prepared are not related to any patent submissions nor related to the development of marketed products. This affiliation does not affect the sharing of presented data nor the sharing of materials described.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RFW BJ JL. Performed the experiments: KLD JL. Analyzed the data: KLD RFW BJ YR JL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YR. Wrote the paper: KLD JL.