Answer to your question on the commercial preparation of herb

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

List of herb in your formula:

Click on the herb to see the complete information.

1. ba ji tian

2. di huang

3. dan pi

4. da zao

5. du zhong

6. fu ling

7. fu zi

8. gan cao

9. qi zi

10. ren shen

11. rou cong rong

12. rou gui

13. shi chang pu

14. shan zhu yu

15. shan yao

16. xiao hui xiang (fennel)  

17. ze xie

18. zhi shi

When they are put together by a manufacturer you can not be sure if they are using all those herbs listed and you do not know if they are pure. You also do not know if they have added other western drugs like steroids. Many pre-manufactured herb preparations have failed the Taiwan FDA tests.

To be sure you can send a sample to the FDA lab in Taiwan. They charge a fee for testing.

Also see Herbs that can be toxic to kidneys

Last update: April 13,  2004; 9:00 a.m. RC

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