Oleander supplements NOT illegal in US

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In general, the FDA does not regulate herbal supplements so long as there are no specific health benefits claimed for the product. For that reason you will see the OPC 100 caps listed as an "immune support" product, with no reputed specific health benefits listed.

At one time, the American Cancer Society's information page for oleander, though extremely mainstream and unsupportive as it is to any alternative to mainstream approved drugs and therapies, specifically stated that supplements containing oleander were not regulated due to the reasons stated above. I note that such information has been deleted, more than likely as a result of those who control and influence the ACS not wanting that information to be known, and they have added some additional warnings - all based on the raw plant's toxicity and improperly prepared oleander tea type extracts - but there nevertheless is no information whatsoever about it being illegal in supplement form, and you can rest assured that if such were the case it would be boldly displayed!

While the FDA has denied applications for products seeking FDA approval which contain oleander, it has not made the supplements illegal and thus there have been no problems with he importation of Suthrelandia OPC supplements. I might also add that the FDA regularly allows the patented medicine Anvirzel to be imported to the US for use as a stand alone or CAM medicine, though not as a supplement but rather via FDA exception rules.

oleander soup , "sunlovernv" <Marcia_Grogan wrote:>> :> > I'm anxious to order the oleander caps from Utopia Silver. I'm not completely sure, but I thought that the FDA made oleander supplements illegal in this country. If so, how can Utopia sell it?> > Thanks, Marcia> > > > oleander soup , "luellamay129" luellamay129@ wrote:> >> > > > Hi Jan,> > > > Welcome to the group.> > > > There is no problem in receiving Sutherlandia OPC shipments in the> > United States. However, it does take about 10 days to two weeks for> > delivery from South Africa. In the next few weeks, Oleander capsules> > will be available through Utopia Silver, which is based in Texas and> > this will facilitate delivery.> > > > > > > > > > oleander soup , "waikikilights" <waikikilights@>> > wrote:> > >> > > Hi - I just joined this group, and hope to order Sutherlandia OPC. I> > live in Panama, where they do not have residential mail delivery. The> > only way I have to get anything is to have it first sent to a mail> > forwarder in Florida, and then they send it to their office in Panama,> > where I pick it up. I'm not too concerned about Panama customs, because> > we've ordered all kinds of supplements and nothing has been stopped so> > far, but is there any problem getting it to the US? I realize this is> > likely a crazy question, but I've been reading traditional medicine's> > warnings about not using this and it not being allowed in the US except> > in clinical trials, so now I'm paranoid. Thanks in advance, Jan> > >> >>