herbs being held

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According to a reliable, confidential source, here's the deal on da fu pi,

bing lang and fu xiao mai. Shipments of these herbs are currently being

held by the FDA for testing under various shifting pretenses. Every few

weeks or so the FDA issues a new letter explaining why they are holding

these herbs. the reasons change every week. However they are not yet

banned. If your supplier has stocks of these herbs, they are currently

legal to sell and dispense. But they may be banned if we don't act. Call

or write your congressman and tell them the same thing we did about ma

huang.

 

If they have valid reasons to withhold the substance from the general

public, then I would support that. But also argue for an exemption for

TCM because of our long history of using these herbs safely. and if the

issue with fu xiao mai is agricultural as Monica suggests, then we should

also be exempt if we keep certain records accounting for all our fu xiao

mai if this truly is some threat to american crops. There are possibly

ways out of all these things. However I am quite concerned about bing

lang, an herb I use regularly. Since it is a substance of abuse, its

going to be a hard fight. Imagine getting the feds to let us prescribe

marijuana flowers because its in the shen nong ben cao jing. I think one

thing that should be clear from the outset is that betel nut (bing lang)

is not a psychedelic like mushrooms or peyote. It is something much more

mundane in its effects, on the order of tobacco or coffee and its

worldwide use is as widespread. It is NOT hallucinogenic and we should

restate this fact at every turn of this battle.

 

from drugscope.org.uk

 

The nut of the Betel or Areca catechu tree contains arecoline, a mild

central nervous system stimulant. Its widespread use and availability

across India, Thailand, Indonesia and other Asian cultures, makes the

betel nut the most widely used stimulant in the world. Arecoline can

improve learning and memory as well as counteracting intestinal parasites.

 

Regular use stains the mouth, gums and teeth a deep red. Excessive use can

cause inebriation and dizziness. Long-term use may damage the teeth and

soft tissue of the mouth.

 

 

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