Healthier Solutions from NATURE.

Herbanext Laboratories, Inc. is the country’s leader in spray-dried medicinal plant extracts derived from Philippine biodiversity. Using modern and advanced processing technology, Herbanext provides local health and wellness companies a market edge through a novel portfolio of standardized therapeutic-grade botanicals.

Founded in 2001 as a small agricultural enterprise focused on the cultivation and processing of the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, Herbanext underwent major transformation in 2006 expanding to other medicinal plants and tapping into the country’s vast botanical diversity. With assistance from the Philippine Department of Science and Technology, the company expanded and modernized its manufacturing plant in 2011 putting up the country’s first purpose-built extraction and spray-drying facility. This state-of-the-art and GMP accredited facility is now paving the way to an industry shift from the traditional use of powdered herbs to the use of more potent herbal extracts. Based in Bago City, Negros Occidental, Herbanext is the brainchild of multiawarded agri-entrepreneur and 2005 TOYM Awardee Philip S. Cruz.

A Unique and Novel Portfolio of Philippine Herbal Ingredients

Herbanext currently offers the widest portfolio of locally produced herbal ingredients, in the form of standardized herbal extracts, powdered herbs, herbal teas, and botanical oils. These export quality products are suitable for use in functional foods and beverages, nutraceuticals, herbal drugs, herbal cosmetics, and animal health products. Among the spray-dried ingredients that Herbanext pioneered are roselle, banaba, luyang dilaw, ampalaya, serpentina, balbas pusa, mangosteen, tsaang gubat, sambong, lagundi, and recently bignay. The company is also the first to introduce standardized extracts for important phytochemical marker compounds such as curcumin in turmeric, corosolic acid in banaba, α-mangostin in mangosteen. Newest in the product lines of Herbanext are essential oils of ginger, turmeric, holy basil, calamansi, dalandan, eucalyptus, lemongrass, and Manila elemi.

GMP-Certified Toll Manufacturing Facility

Complementing Herbanext’s ingredient manufacturing expertise are GMP-certified production lines for the toll manufacturing of functional foods, nutraceuticals, and herbal drugs. Manufacturing capabilities include: instant granulated beverages, loose teas and teas in teabag, tablets in strip foil, capsules in blisters, and herbal syrups. Herbanext is also an FDA-licensed manufacturer of herbal cosmetic products including creams, ointments, massage oils, soaps, and shampoos. Herbanext maintains an advanced pharmaceutical QC laboratory with in-housecapabilities for HPLC, HPTLC, and UV-Vis analysis.
Herbanext now on its second year of GMP accreditation
Herbanext Botanical Garden

Organic and Fully Traceable Raw Materials

Herbanext currently over 18 hectares of organic farms in Bago City, Negros Occidental, producing over 20 different species of medicinal herbs. Herbs produced in these farms are certified to be chemical-free by the Organic Certification Council of the Philippines. From these nucleus farms, Herbanext supplies traceable planting materials to marginalized farming communities for its contract farming operations. The farming of medicinal herbs generate sustainable livelihood for small farmers in Negros islands.

Innovative and Customized Solutions

Herbanext’s product development team consists of experienced food technologists, pharmacists, chemists, and chemical engineers. A strong research and development team and an ability to control raw materials and ingredient manufacturing processes allow Herbanext to deliver innovative and customized solutions to suit the unique need of each client. Herbanext products have already won recognitions and awards for innovation from the International Food Exhibition Philippines (IFEX), the Department of Science and Technology, and the Association of Negros Producers (ANP).

Committed to Science

Herbanext is committed to advancing the scientific understanding and industrial development of Philippine medicinal plants. In 2009, the company established one of the largest in-situ gene bank of medicinal and aromatic plants in the country with over 200 species in its collection to date. In 2013, Herbanext became the first private company to join the academe-led “Tuklas Lunas” drug discovery research consortium funded by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD). To date, the consortium has screened over 1,000 species of Philippine medicinal plants for its safety, efficacy, and potential application for drug development. Recently, the Herbanext launched the state-of-the-art Applied Research and Innovation Laboratory for Natural Products (ARIL) with funding support from the DOST Business Innovation through Science and Technology Program. ARIL is a dedicated research facility for the scale-up production of pharmaceutical-grade medicinal plant extracts — a first in the Philippines.

OUR MISSION / VISION

Harnessing medicinal herbs through science and technology

Industry: Be the leading manufacturer of Philippine nutraceutical products through science-based formulas, customized raw materials, and modern processing technology.

Products: Develop a portfolio of effective, affordable, and safe ingredients and products for the health needs of our clients, primarily the Filipino public.

Research: Advance the scientific understanding of Philippine medicinal herbs through evidence-based research and through collaboration with other researchers from the academe, government, and private sector.

Country: Help in nation building by providing sustainable livelihood to marginalized communities through the cultivation of medicinal herbs and the development of a socially and environmentally responsible supply chain.

Environment: Help protect Philippine biodiversity by making valuable and sustainble economic use of its resources.

Humanity: Create awareness on the holistic concept of wellness – mind, body and spirit – and influence society with such.

  1. Quality: What we do, we do well
  2. Leadership: Building a better tomorrow today
  3. Integrity: Trust and confidence is what we live for
  4. Innovation: There is always a better way
  5. Passion: Committed in heart and mind
  6. Productivity: Move fast and waste little
  7. Teamwork: Together we achieve more
  8. Caring for nature:  Nature is the repository of our future discoveries
  1. We work with farmers to supply us the highest quality herbs.
  2. We maintain our own research farm for developing greener farming technologies.
  3. We carefully evaluate each ingredient we use and every supplier we work with.
  4. We are committed to products that have proven efficacy and are free of artificial substances and potentially harmful ingredients.
  5. We invest in our own manufacturing facilities and do not rely on the services of others.
  6. We invest in people and in research to attain and surpass our quality standards.