I'm going to put on my insurance nerd pocket protector again and just let everyone know that, in general terms, herbal remedies are considered very high hazard by the insurance industry. The two largest writers of commercial insurance in the US will not offer liability coverage at any price for this class of manufacturer/importer/distributor. Boys and girls, that means that they're afraid of what's in there and what it will actually do to the body since, as a rule, none of these herbs have ever been through a comprehensive medical trial. I am by no means passing judgement over the whole of herbal remedies and I do actually take one supplement regularly (siberian ginseng), but as we've seen with ephedra and pseudoephedra, there can be serious health risks. Ask the estate of Darrell Kile.
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