Posted by nolvas on February 7, 2006, at 6:54:16
In reply to Hey I got it:) customs didn't open it !!, posted by tealady on February 7, 2006, at 5:42:07
Congrats on getting the Tryptophan. I live in UK and am considering buying some and Kava Kava. I spoke to some one at iherb and they said I must check with customs to see if they are allowed to be imported as I may lose the order.
I know Kava Kava is definitely banned in England and Wales I checked the UK Food Administration web site. Imports are banned so I was going to use qhi but I'm disappointed to hear someone tried the qhi tryptophan and it wasn't effective.
The ban on Kava is rediculous. Tryptophan I can understand initially why the ban was put in place but surely it can be lifted after 16 years! Diazepam and Zyban easily fall in to the criteria for a ban as do many other prescription drugs, based on how they banned Kava. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) surely must be banned if Kava is banned, it kills many people from liver damage every year.
I'm not one for conspiracy theories but I can easily imagine the reason for Kava and Tryptophan is that drug companies put pressure on Governments to ban the products, they don't want effective alternatives to their products. The reason for the bans makes a mockery out of science.
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