fake herbs

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An article about fake Chinese herbs in Hong Kong:

 

" Chinese medicine fakes `pose big risk' "

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail

asp?pp_cat=11 & art_id=3061 & sid=4927425 & con_type=1

 

There's indeed lots of dong chong xia cao fakes on sale in China.

We can only hope that Western herb importers rigourously test their batches.

Those tests are very expensive though - one wholesaler told me he spends 10

000 EUR per month to have his granules tested (heavy metals, pesticides,

mold, authenticity,...) I believe he's the only one in Europe doing these

tests...

 

Tom.