Kathy:  Well, I don't know what to say, but that's not what the
pharmaceutical Flexoril has in it--it has cyclobenzaprene.  There's
probably a herbal combination that goes by the same name, but I'd bet money
that the MD didn't prescribe herbs.  If you look up in herb indexes/web
sites, many of the standard pharmaceuticals used have "sound-alike" herbal
combinations.  This is both to make it easier for the consumer to
self-diagnose and to market the preparations.  This is also one of the main
reasons why the FDA has been trying to increase the regulation of herbs,
perhaps by making some of them by prescription only.  As of today, this is
not the case.  The compromise position was to stop herbal companies from
making the names sound like what they are supposed to treat--like Arthritis
Cure, and to limit the claims made for treatment and cure on the bottle.
They can still market herbs that sound like prescription drugs though.
Chris

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