The
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA)
defines dietary supplements as any products which contain
one or more dietary ingredients such as vitamins, minerals,
herbs or other botanicals, amino acids or
other ingredients used to supplement the diet. Herbal
and botanical supplements are regulated by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA).
Please
note that the
Herbal and Botanical Supplements section of the
CRN website is under development.
At
this time, the following information on botanical dietary
supplements is available from the following links: