The New York General made headlines by helping create a maelstrom of misinformation. He has ignored expert evaluations in his investigation into Devil’s Claw and has misused DNA bar coding to raise questions and allege adulteration of dietary supplements. Herbal experts have stated that this claim is a non-issue and many companies have used ingredients interchangeably and it is an officially accepted practice.
“Virtually all of the official herbal medicines made in the European Union are made from a mix of procumbens and zeyheri,” said Roy Upton, executive director of the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia.
ABC, who has been providing reliable herbal information since 1988, is working to counter misinformation and provide unbiased, science-based insight to the conversation.
