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<DIV><FONT size=2>Precisely, the point I have been making. There is no way that
even the regulatory authorities can know what goes inside a herbal product, let
alone the consumer. As the governments do not create and make mandatory,
testing/assay procedures, most herbal products will be sold on trust alone,
which is rather hard to come by these days unless the manufacturer is known to
the consumer directly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Some headway has been made by way of GMP guidelines
being formulated (and made mandatory) for herbal products (in US, India
and a few other countries), the fact remains that unless there are
standards to comply for, no particular yardstick will accurately predict the
quality (or lack of) in any herbal product.</FONT></DIV>
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