U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements
April 9, 2001


Listing of Botanical Ingredients of Concern

FDA Concerned About Botanical Products, Including Dietary Supplements, Containing Aristolochic Acid

Attachment D - Botanical Products Determined by FDA to Contain Aristolochic Acids

 Product Name Responsible Firm
1.Rheumixx PharmaBotanixx, Irvine, CA (Distributor), Sun Ten Laboratories, Inc., Irvine, CA (Manufacturer)
2. BioSlim Doctor's Natural Weight Loss System Slim Tone Formula Thane International, LaQuinta, CA (Distributor)
3. Prostatin Herbal Doctor Remedies, Monterey Park, CA (Distributor)
4. Fang Ji Stephania Lotus Herbs Inc., LaPuente, CA (Distributor)
5. Mu Tong Clematis armandi Lotus Herbs Inc., LaPuente, CA (Distributor)
6. Temple of Heaven Chinese Herbs Radix aristolochiae Mayway Corporation, Oakland, CA (Distributor) and Almira Alchemy, Alachua, FL (Distributor)
7. Meridian Circulation East Earth Herb Inc. (Brand name Jade Pharmacy), Eugene, OR
8. Qualiherb Chinese Herbal Formulas Dianthus
Formulas Ba Zheng San
QualiHerb (Division of Finemost), Cerritos, CA (Distributor)
9. Clematis & Carthamus Formula 21280 (2 samples) QualiHerb (Division of Finemost), Cerritos, CA (Distributor)
10. Virginia Snake Root, Cut Aristolochia serpentaria (2 samples) Penn Herb Co., Philadelphia, PA (Manufacturer)
11. Green Kingdom Akebia Extract Green Kingdom Herbs, Bay City, MI (Manufacturer) Ava Health, Grove City, OH (Distributor)
12. Green Kingdom Stephania Extract Green Kingdom Herbs, Bay City, MI Ava Health (Distributor)
13. Neo Concept Aller Relief BMK International, Inc., Wellesley, MA (Distributor), Sun Ten Labs, Irvine, CA (Manufacturer)
14. Mu Tong Clematis armandi Botanicum.com, Winnipeg, Canada and Pembina, ND
15. Fang Ji Stephania Botanicum.com, Winnipeg, Canada and Pembina, ND
16. Stephania tetrandra, roots, whole (1) Ethnobotanical, Racine, WI
1. Product labeling states "Not for human consumption."



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