does it mean the medicine can't cure after all???
2006-06-14 13:42:49 · 8 answers · asked by eltivo0210 3 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
This statement on labels simply means the food and drug division of our government does not recognize herbal supplements as being effective. Originally herbal medicine was as popular or used at least as much as that presribed by medical doctor. Then Certain weathy persons ( Rockafellow among them) back the medical field and so today the medical field has a monopoly on drugs, supplements ect. Many of the drug are based on herbs. However, Man thinks he knows better than god. Take aspirin, it is derived from the willow originally. Take the pill it can cause stomach problems, use wllow and there are no side effects. The creator made the herbs in a balanced way.
2006-06-21 04:42:51 · answer #1 · answered by dame 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
official testing is very expensive and no one will do that if they can't patant the product. For example garlic is great for a lot of things but it will never be prescription only. There is no exclusive brand so its just kind of out there. To cover their tail ends herb companies put that label on the bottles. Legally they must prove any claim they make and if they make no claims then they have no responsibility. You do the research and if more than two books say something is good than it likely is. Don't just go by the book put out by the mfg of the product.
2006-06-21 07:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by Laura B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that they are trying to avoid being regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Herbal remedies are allowed to be sold unregulated so that they don't have to prove objectively that they work. If you try to sell regulated drugs you have to show clinical studies demonstrating that the drugs actually do what you say they do. You have to prove that they are safe before you can sell them. Herbal remedies need no approval, need not show they are safe, so they wink and tell you they make no therapeutic claims.
Since they usually have no good proof that they work, just anecdotal evidence and a lot of benefit from the placebo effect, you might want to do some solid research before trusting them.
2006-06-14 20:49:19 · answer #3 · answered by thatguyjoe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it means that the FDA didn't approve of the use (mostly, due to the kind of testing that the FDA makes companies do).
In other words, only "drugs" can make therapeutic claims. The FDA regulates drugs, and does so through a particular process. If you don't follow the process, you can't claim that you have therapeutic value.
2006-06-14 20:46:19 · answer #4 · answered by PermDude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of the time herbals and natural stuff works better. But drugs are treated differently and tested according to standards that have been evolving for decades. Natives were using natural pain relievers way before drug companies were founded. That doesn't make them less effective. As a matter of fact, you will often see how well a drug works, but they never show you the failures it went through, or the number of people it still wont work on. I will stick to naturals, thank you
2006-06-14 20:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by k r i s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have to say that legally. Claims that can't be substantiated by the federal government cannot be made.
2006-06-14 20:46:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can't make claims because they are not backed by the fda
2006-06-14 20:47:12 · answer #7 · answered by michael d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a way of covering their asses from lawsuits.
2006-06-15 01:29:41 · answer #8 · answered by mjjsmom2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋