Herbex makes a range of products which claim to be either homeopathic or herbal preparations. These include:
- Herbex Slimmers a.k.a. Herbex Original
- Herbex Slimmers for Men
- Herbex Slimmers for Women
- HerbAqua
- Herbex Nerve Tonic
We intend deconstructing each of these illustrating common threads, including one or more of the following:
- No evidence based proof of efficacy for the individual ingredients, or the combination thereof.
- Even if there was proof of efficacy for the individual ingredients, the dosage used in the product are far less than that used in the original studies for the ingredient – imagine if evidence shows that you need 200 mg of aspirin to treat a headache, and you are sold a product containing 2mg and making the same claim
- Uses dosages greater than homeopathic range and much less than suggested by herbal texts
- Contains ingredients which according to references, are actually appetite stimulants
- Makes claims which