Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi Everybody! Are the expiration dates on Chinese Herbal Patent pills significant? Do you die if you use expired meds, or do they do you no good, or is the expiration date just a marketing tool? All comments welcome. I have 256 bottles never opened, out of date between 8 months and 2 years. And more on the way! Would this be useful to the third world practitioners who have no meds at all? Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Depends if they contain something like Xi Xin, which can have aristolochic acid build up over time. Mind you, this doesnt help any if you dont know how long the raw herb sat around in the first place, before being manufactured into pills. I would say if you wanted to take them yourself, you'd probably be OK, but I wouldnt sell them to your patients. (Most patients get a bit freaked or at least feel ripped off if they get sold out of date meds.) Lea. Chinese Medicine , Pete Theisen <petetheisen wrote: > > Hi Everybody! > > Are the expiration dates on Chinese Herbal Patent pills significant? Do you > die if you use expired meds, or do they do you no good, or is the expiration > date just a marketing tool? All comments welcome. > > I have 256 bottles never opened, out of date between 8 months and 2 years. And > more on the way! Would this be useful to the third world practitioners who > have no meds at all? > > Regards, > > Pete > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 On Tuesday 10 October 2006 00:08, Lea Starck wrote: Hi Lea! Problem solved! I called the Sarasota (FL) County Haz-mat facility. Bring it over 8 to 4 Wednesday through Saturday, no charge. Price is right, $5 in gas and it's gone. Regards, Pete > Depends if they contain something like Xi Xin, which can have > aristolochic acid build up over time. Mind you, this doesnt help any if > you dont know how long the raw herb sat around in the first place, > before being manufactured into pills. > I would say if you wanted to take them yourself, you'd probably be OK, > but I wouldnt sell them to your patients. (Most patients get a bit freaked > or at least feel ripped off if they get sold out of date meds.) > Lea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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