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To: kcvl

That's all well and good, but nowhere have I seen that any agency is going to start regulating herbs. Indeed, from what I've seen, the only thing that's going to get regulated is the ridiculous marketing done using said herbs, roots and -- for all we know -- bat guano.

There's no doubt in my mind that some herbs in their organic state have some beneficial properties. That's just common sense. What bends my crank is when specific herbs are touted as remedying a laundry list of common ailments that normally go away over time anyway. And I have precisely the same reaction to the overmedication of people that's hyped by pharmaceutical companies day-in and day-out in TV, radio and magazine advertisements. Those agencies are restricted from making ridiculous claims about the health benefits of their products. Why should herbalists get a free pass?


23 posted on 06/04/2004 9:19:33 PM PDT by Prime Choice (John Kerry is a butthead! ...or worse, a used car salesman.)
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To: Prime Choice

I don't think they should. That was my point. The claims are ridiculous.


24 posted on 06/04/2004 9:25:45 PM PDT by kcvl
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