Nikki writes: "(and herbs are medications)." Not to be obnoxious, but according to the laws in the United States, herbs are NOT medictions, or at least they are not DRUGS. Drugs are substances the Food and Drug administration controls. Herbs are classified as "food supplements" and are officially NOT drugs. Just last week the US Supreme Court declared that nicotine is not a drug, and as such, the FDA has no legal authority to control the marketing and sale of cigarettes. Now it is up to the US Congress to specifically give the FDA the right to control nicotine. I think you are overly concerned, Nikki, about the legal consequences of what you say/recommend. What if you recommended to a tired mother that she eat more protein and she ate some peanut butter and had an anaphylactic reaction? Sure, she might sue you, but it wouldn't stand up in court. I don't think that anyone can be held to account for the adverse consequences of recommending food or herbal supplements. It is only when something gets classified as a prescription drug, and has controlled access, that you can get into trouble for it. But then, I'm not a lawyer, and I don't have to worry about anyone suing me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D. email: [log in to unmask] Anthropology Department phone: (409) 845-5256 Texas A&M University fax: (409) 845-4070 College Station, TX 77843-4352 http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/dettwyler.html *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html