herb regulation

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, <alonmarcus@w...> wrote:

e millions of dollars at stake by

> companies such as GNC and so on.

> >>>>The real problem it classification. If we classify herbs as meds that we

have to go though fda evaluation on each herb.

> alon

 

We need a new category other than food supplements or drugs to cover

chinese herbs, such as natural medicines or some such thing. The

substances would be available only from licensed healthcare pros, but

the substances would not be approved for the treatment of specific

diseases, so theywould not need clinical studies. The FDA is open to

this, but the national congress would have to legislate it, I think.

Never happen, because the republicans want open access for high profits

and the dems want the whole thing shut down for " public safety " . In

case anyone hasn't noticed, politics is clearly not the forte of our

country. Until campaign finance reform eliminates special interest

money, nothing will get accomplished in this area or any other of

signficance. I believe this is the single most important political

cause of the era and without it, the whole country may very well go to

hell in our lifetimes (finance that is, not herbs).