aristolochic acid - supplier testing

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I don't want to plug a particular company, so I have edited this note to

obscure that information. I suggest you contact your herb supplier to see if

they meet these standards. Major powder suppliers are KPC, sun ten, qualiherb

and min tong. raw herbs mainly come from Springwind, Mayway and Asia

Naturals. I hope someone can pass this info on to the CCAOM before they cause

too much alarm.

 

 

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> A major supplier of powdered extract herbs to Europe has been testing

> their Mu Tong and Fang Ji for quite some time now. They contain no

> aristolochic acid.

>

> Ma Dou Ling does of course,so that has not been sold to Europe and in fact

> we sell very little of that herb (in the US) and have ceased importation. We

> have

> researched Xi Xin and found that the species we use is not the one listed

> by the FDA. We are currently testing it but doubt that it contains

> aristolochic acid.

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> There is no reason to test Wei Ling Xian since it is Clematis and the only

> reason it is on the list is because Mu Tong is often labeled Cematis

> (correctly, by the way, but a different species) and thus if someone was

> confusing Mu Tong with Wei Ling Xian they might be exposed to Guang Fang Ji

> (Aristolochia). This is simply ignorance on the part of some people who

> sell and buy herbs.

>

> We stopped selling raw Fang Ji (Stephania) about a year ago until we got

> some that had been tested by KPC for Aristolochic acid. We currently test

> our Mu Tong as well even though it is just a formality because one can

> differentiate visually between Guan Mu Tong (Aristolochia) and Chuan Mu

> Tong (Clematis). We will also test the other herbs even though it is easy

> to tell the correct species by sight. Also, we will investigate further the

> accusation against Xi Xin.

>

> Our corporate customers all recieve test information about these agents for

> their records. In the near future we will mark herbs that have been tested

> for aristolochic acid with a lot # and a declaration that they are free of

> aristolochic acid. We currently have begun doing that with pesticides,

> herbicides and fungicides.

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It might be useful TO post names of companies that test. Others may be

inspired to get on the list.

 

Karen Vaughan

CreationsGarden

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I wanted to add that Spring Wind Herbs and Andy Ellis, a major supplier, is

also testing batches of mu tong, fang ji, and xi xin for artistochlic acid,

so that their herbs and product lines such as Kan Herbs will continue to

have full availability of these ingredients.

 

 

 

 

>I don't want to plug a particular company, so I have edited this note to

>obscure that information. I suggest you contact your herb supplier to see if

>they meet these standards. Major powder suppliers are KPC, sun ten, qualiherb

>and min tong. raw herbs mainly come from Springwind, Mayway and Asia

>Naturals. I hope someone can pass this info on to the CCAOM before they cause

>too much alarm.

>

>Todd

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>> A major supplier of powdered extract herbs to Europe has been testing

>> their Mu Tong and Fang Ji for quite some time now. They contain no

>> aristolochic acid.

>>

>> Ma Dou Ling does of course,so that has not been sold to Europe and in fact

>> we sell very little of that herb (in the US) and have ceased importation. We

>> have

>> researched Xi Xin and found that the species we use is not the one listed

>> by the FDA. We are currently testing it but doubt that it contains

>> aristolochic acid.

>>

>> There is no reason to test Wei Ling Xian since it is Clematis and the only

>> reason it is on the list is because Mu Tong is often labeled Cematis

>> (correctly, by the way, but a different species) and thus if someone was

>> confusing Mu Tong with Wei Ling Xian they might be exposed to Guang Fang Ji

>> (Aristolochia). This is simply ignorance on the part of some people who

>> sell and buy herbs.

>>

>> We stopped selling raw Fang Ji (Stephania) about a year ago until we got

>> some that had been tested by KPC for Aristolochic acid. We currently test

>> our Mu Tong as well even though it is just a formality because one can

>> differentiate visually between Guan Mu Tong (Aristolochia) and Chuan Mu

>> Tong (Clematis). We will also test the other herbs even though it is easy

>> to tell the correct species by sight. Also, we will investigate further the

>> accusation against Xi Xin.

>>

>> Our corporate customers all recieve test information about these agents for

>> their records. In the near future we will mark herbs that have been tested

>> for aristolochic acid with a lot # and a declaration that they are free of

>> aristolochic acid. We currently have begun doing that with pesticides,

>> herbicides and fungicides.

>>

>>

>>

>>

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[Guest guest]

Also wasn't Andy Ellis - Spring Wind - a major proponent of using the

correct Mu Tong and attempting to educate professionals on the dangers.

Its not Spam when one recognizes an individual achievement and leadership.

Personally I want to applaud Andy and others who have been out front on

this.

Kudu's

 

Ed Kasper L.Ac., Santa Cruz, California