FDA Letter: astragalus not approved for use for H1N1 flu virus...

[Guest guest]

Mike,

 

You're confusing two separate posts. I'm responding to comments about the FDA,

not the story about the USDA visit. The USDA visit was probably them snooping

around to see if any endangered species were in his pharmacy.

 

- Bill

 

 

 

Chinese Medicine , mike Bowser

<naturaldoc1 wrote:

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> I thought that the business card said USDA and not FDA. I would think this is

more about illegal species trafficking and not about other issues such as

adulterated herbal products.

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> Michael W. Bowser, DC, LAc

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[Guest guest]

I'm certainly not an apologist for the FDA, but it's important to view them in

proper context. They also come down hard on Big Pharma at times. They have a

pro-pharma bias, of course, but they no longer randomly attack innocent herb

companies like they did in the early 90's before DSHEA was passed.

 

- Bill

 

 

Chinese Medicine , acudoc11 wrote:

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> AND lets not forget Bill that at the same time as all the good work they

> do..... the FDA ALSO works for Big Pharma.

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> Richard

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> In a message dated 11/10/09 12:42:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> plantmed2 writes:

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> The FDA makes plenty of mistakes, but they also serve a legitimate

> purpose. For example, they recently closed down an herb supplier who had a

> warehouse full of rodent-infested herbs. That prevented you and your patients

from

> ingesting that garbage. They have also closed down companies who put

> pharmaceuticals in " herb products " , something we all want to be corrected.

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