How to identify, " which is the best herbal products?"

How to identify, " which is the best herbal products?"

Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate dietary supplements. That means that supplements are not subject to the same strict processes like clinical trials to prove their effectiveness, purity, or marketing claims, before entering the market. Due to this reason we have to check for quality of product.

• Anything that you are buying a herbal products, do your research beforehand

1) you will have more knowledge about it and greater chance of actually buying quality product.

2) Advice from store clerk need tobe taken with caution.

3) Be aware from website of botanicals which may contain misleading or false information.

Follow basic safety guidelines

1) use trusted, reputable companies when possible.

2) look for address and phone number listed on site or product and call to make sure it's legitimate (conforming to the law or to rules).

3) do your own medical research on any herbal or botanical product. use resources

4) be aware of many websites which show or use language like scientifically proven / studies show / clinically proven to be effective.

5) Look for a third party verification on the bottle or online.

6) Check for the contaminants

There are some third party testing organization across the world

1) National Sanitization Foundation (NSF)

2) National Products Association (NSA)

3) United States of pharmacopoeia (usp)

4) consumerlab.com.

What does third party testing do?

Check for

1) purity test

2) contamination 

3) undeclared substance

4) good manufacturing practices

Limitations for 3rd party

• only test for quality not for effectiveness of product.

• cannot guarantee is that all future product will meet the same standards.

Note : Every natural products is not herbal. Because sometimes natural products contains contaminants.