[Marshaw]

After you buy it let us all know how it works and how much$$$$

[chet2020]

Originally Posted by blueash

Now there is a useful comment. It used to be that companies had to have evidence to support claims of medical benefit. The requirement was that medications be both safe and effective for OTC sale. And companies could not make a medical claim without support. This rule still exists on paper but there is no enforcement as it has been weakened by allowing weasel words like "supports your immune system" Well sugar is needed by your immune system and I suppose that 5 pound page of sucrose could use that claim.

The requirement for effective still applies to prescription drugs but only safety is required for OTC products that use natural ingredients like leaves and twigs. Additionally there is no requirement for proving safety before marketing. Only if the FDA receives complaints is safety investigated. You can thank the OTC herbal industry and their bought and paid for legislative friends [Orrin Hatch] for this mess. OTC products with real drugs in them have remained regulated. Homeopathic remedies and herbals are buyer beware.

Reading this comment may improve your mental alertness, support your health, and reduced your risk of being struck by lightning.

All of the above is correct. In addition, supplements (homeopathic remedies, herbals, etc.) also are unregulated in terms of content. The NY AG tested random supplements in 2015. 80% of the products contained ZIP ZERO of the supplement claimed on the label. In other words, the ginseng capsule contained zero ginseng. St. John's Wort, nothing. Echinacea - you guessed it. Good money to be made stuffing grass clippings into a capsule and calling it ginseng.

A.G. Schneiderman Asks Major Retailers To Halt Sales Of Certain Herbal Supplements As DNA Tests Fail To Detect Plant Materials Listed On Majority Of Products Tested | New York State Attorney General

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by chet2020

All of the above is correct. In addition, supplements (homeopathic remedies, herbals, etc.) also are unregulated in terms of content. The NY AG tested random supplements in 2015. 80% of the products contained ZIP ZERO of the supplement claimed on the label. In other words, the ginseng capsule contained zero ginseng. St. John's Wort, nothing. Echinacea - you guessed it. Good money to be made stuffing grass clippings into a capsule and calling it ginseng.

A.G. Schneiderman Asks Major Retailers To Halt Sales Of Certain Herbal Supplements As DNA Tests Fail To Detect Plant Materials Listed On Majority Of Products Tested | New York State Attorney General

Look at the good side. If any of the ingredients listed above were harmful you would not be harmed as not in the product.