FDA warns about herbal drug kratom, used for pain relief: What to know about side effects Kratom is often used as a substitute for opioids, but it's not regulated as a drug.

First, natural medicine can be safe, but without the FDA or other regulatory entities reviewing the contents of a given ...

The FDA recently seized a large shipment of kratom. Here's what to know about the herbal drug and how it's used to treat pain and anxiety.

MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cautioned the public against the purchase and use of two unregistered herbal medications.

Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. Mandal, Ananya. (2018, August 23). FDA issues warning against use of herbal medicine Kratom.

It is composed of 14 highly standardized herbal extracts. More importantly, “Arthrite” has been approved by the FDA as a traditionally used herbal medicine with a therapeutic claim for joint pains.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has set up a series of programs aimed at equipping herbal medicine producers on good manufacturing practices and best international standards. The exercise is ...

The Chairman of the Tobinco Group of Companies, Elder Dr. Nana Amo Tobin I, says that the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) should regulate herbal medicines to ensure their potency is known.

Although many U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved drugs have their origins in the natural world, running a clinical trial with a traditional herbal medicine falls outside mainstream practice.

Can Western guidelines govern Eastern herbal traditions? In the early 1990s, thousands of women attending a slimming clinic in Belgium were accidentally given a weight-loss treatment containing ...

In April, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced the agency would work with the industry to remove and replace the dyes, though the FDA largely hasn’t yet made this a requirement for industry.