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my3labs
03-15-2007, 10:49 PM
At my local PCC and Central Market (similar to Whole Foods) they have a holistic remedies section (I would liken it to a very colorful pez dispenser) with herbal remedies for various ailments.
I remember that the name started with "B"; maybe "Boiston" or something like that.
Any ideas?

Fauxmage
03-15-2007, 11:18 PM
Boiron. They make lots of homeopathic stuff, but you have to be careful with that, because they use milk sugar to make most of their "pellets" with, and some of their remedies, like "apis" are made from bee pollen, or bee venom. Lots of the ointments are vegan, though. I use their arnica and calendula ointments, and they work great.

my3labs
03-17-2007, 09:36 PM
It found it interesting that there were no ingredients listed on the package. Is that normal?

Fauxmage
03-17-2007, 11:00 PM
That doesn't seem right. There should be something that says what the active ingredient is, and the inactive ones too. I don't have any for internal use in my medicine cabinet, but my calendula ointment does say it contains calendula officinalis 1X as the active ingredient, and white petrolatum as the inactive ingredient. I don't think its legal to sell stuff for internal use without listing the ingredients. :confused: