[Alison59]

The problem in this case is that herbals are pretty much unregulated. It's an honor system if you will. They promise that what they sell is actually what they say it is. It's up to the consumers to prove if they are not.

This is something we should all be contacting our congress person about. to get the herbal market regulated like the food and drug markets.

I agree regulation will help but what you have to to be careful of is over regulation which may mean some herbal products that were once available may become unavailable.

Here in the UK and the rest of the EU herbs are regulated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13215010