Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 A patient of mine is about to go to Paris for a month. She and I would like her to keep taking her formula during this time. One option is to send her with a month's worth of granules. However, raw herbs have been working well for her and she will have a kitchen there to cook. Anyone know of a good pharmacy in Paris? Do you think they'd fill a prescription from an American practioner? Are herbs that are generally available in the U.S. also available in France? I know there have been recent regulatory changes in the E.U. How expensive are raw herbs in France? Also, if I do send her with granules anyone know of problems with international customs? Many thanks, Sarah Rivkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 On 10/30/05, saydit <saydit wrote: > > Also, if I do send her with granules anyone know of problems with > international customs? I've had lots of patients travel with my granules. None have reported any problems with customs going in or out of the USA. I type up an ingredient list for them too, but I've never heard from even one of them that every felt compelled to show it to anybody. -al. -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 Hi, I am from Barcelona, Spain and my sister lived in Paris for years. It was very hard to get any chinese herbs at all in both places. In Spain is almost they are almost forbidden and the owner of one of the pharmacies who was dispensing some tinctures from Belgium was arrested and taking to trial. This was 2-3 years ago. It might have changed. I have sent many times packages with patents and powders to my family and never had any problems Ferran > " saydit " <saydit > > > raw herbal pharmacy in Paris? >Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:05:16 -0000 > >A patient of mine is about to go to Paris for a month. She and I would like >her to keep >taking her formula during this time. One option is to send her with a >month's worth of >granules. > >However, raw herbs have been working well for her and she will have a >kitchen there to >cook. Anyone know of a good pharmacy in Paris? Do you think they'd fill a >prescription >from an American practioner? Are herbs that are generally available in the >U.S. also >available in France? I know there have been recent regulatory changes in >the E.U. How >expensive are raw herbs in France? > >Also, if I do send her with granules anyone know of problems with >international customs? > >Many thanks, > >Sarah Rivkin > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 I have a funny story to share. About 2 weeks after 9/11 I travelled from LA to Boston. Back then they had someone checking into everyone's carry-on. As the security woman was checking into my bag she found a container of Long Dan Xie Gan granules. The container's writing was all in Chinese. She asked me about it, I told her it was an herbal formula and I had practitioner's credentials to show her if needed. I told her that I would taste it for her. She was very suspicious and told me she was going to taste it. One of the other guards yelled that she did not know what it was so don't do it!! But she insisted on tasting it and you should have seen her face after putting the small spoonful in her mouth!!! I finally did get on the plane but I don't think the guard's first experience with herbs will be forgotten! Al Stone <al wrote:On 10/30/05, saydit <saydit wrote: > > Also, if I do send her with granules anyone know of problems with > international customs? I've had lots of patients travel with my granules. None have reported any problems with customs going in or out of the USA. I type up an ingredient list for them too, but I've never heard from even one of them that every felt compelled to show it to anybody. -al. -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Just tell them that the granules are instant tea. Don't bother saying it is medicine, especially Chinese medicine. I once told a Dutch customs official that I had some ginseng and they got all excited because I said I had some American ginseng. Since it is endangered in the wild, they said that normally they would have to confiscate it and issue a fine, which they didn't do because I'm " not an EU citizen. " Any educated person could tell at a glance that the roots were cultivated and not wild, but it is always better not to tell them anything. Mention the word " Chinese herbs " and you'll instantly get attention, since they'll be on the alert for rhino horns, etc. That being said, you should have no problem sending raw herbs or granules with your patient. Raw herbs in European Chinatowns can be expensive, and typically few animal products or toxic medicinals are available. If you have access to a Korean cooking machine, decoct a month's worth at a time and travel with the tea (it is heavy, though). Granules are the easiest. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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