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	Feds Have Their Eye on Chinatown Chinese medicine couldn’t be practiced legally until Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Act of 1992.
	Exempted From the Legislation Banning Ephedra NCCAOM Diplomates in Chinese Herbology are exempted from the legislation banning ephedra.
	Governor Pataki Signs a Law Banning the Sales of Ephedra The prohibition does not apply to nonprescription (over-the-counter) drugs regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or to ma huang sold or dispensed by practitioners of acupuncture or Chinese medicine.
	FDA Issues Final Rule Banning Ephedra The rule will also not affect preparations prepared under Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) because they are intended for episodic (e.g., respiratory infections) rather than chronic use.
	FDAs Illegal Ephedra Ban Nutraceutical Corp. successfully appealed the FDA ban on the herb after Utah Judge Tena Campbell blocked FDA action against Nutraceutical.
	Sales of Supplements Containing Ephedra FDA banned Ephedra products after it determined that ephedra posed an unreasonable risk to those who used it.
	Court Backs FDA’s Ephedra Ban, Risk-Benefit Ruling A three-judge panel conducting a risk-benefit analysis to determine if ephedra presents an “unreasonable risk of illness or injury.”