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feivel
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“Nobody has responded to the point I made earlier (because they can’t)”

I will. Not because I want to, but because I can.

It does not have to pass FDA scrutiny because at this point it is considered an herbal supplement. It cannot be marketed to cure any medical condition. If the marketing claims any possible medical benefit it will have to be accompanied by a “statement hasn’t been evaluated by FDA” type disclaimer. No different than Vitamin E, Ginko, Bilberry, etc. ad nauseum, and the already existing multi billion dollar pseudo medical alternative industry. A number of which products have been found to have potential serious side effects, including dependency and addiction such as Guanara and ephedra