Is herbal treatment legal?!
Question:
Is herbal treatment legal?
I have been reading a lot lately about herbal cures for cancer, is it legal to treat people for cancer with herbs?
Answers:
Yes and no. It is not legal to practice medicine without a license, or make unsubstantiated health claims. The FDA tries to prosecute these people, but they don't have enough funding to keep after them.
A competent adult can do whatever he or she likes about health treatment, however. Personally, I like to have proof that something works before I try it, so I go into the scientific literature.
QuackWatch has more than "some" information:
http://www.quackwatch.org/00aboutquackwa...
See also the NIH's National Center for Complementary and Herbal Medicine:
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/camcancer/...
And the FDA:
http://www.fda.gov/default.htm