Edited excerpts:Most people buy herbal products based on a hunch or hearsay. In other countries, the pathway for approval of drugs, cosmetics and nutraceuticals is the same. In the US, if a company claims to have an herbal product that can make the skin glow, it has to show scientific data to back its claims. In reality, many herbal companies have outsourced manufacturing. By using unsubstantiated products, we are harming ourselves.We need scientific proof of what companies claim.

Source: Economic Times April 07, 2018 17:26 UTC