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OT - Bit of a curly one - bringing herbs into Oz 9-Mar-2011 At 8:53:28 PM Cesca

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Hello,

Am heading across the ditch from NZ soon, for about 12 days, and I recently learned that Australia has some restrictions on natural medicines (e.g., herbal capsules that support various organs in the body).

This is stink news for me as I am currently following a naturopathic regime that involves taking loads of lovely herbal concoctions daily (most of which are unavailable in Oz because of the restrictions). I am not keen to just drop the regime for the period that I am in Oz, for health reasons.

I wondered if anyone here has ever taken herbal medicines into Australia , whether sneakily or openly, and what the result was? I am hoping that if I take my goodies in my pockets (rather than in my bag), they'll not be detected.

Yeah, bit of a weird query, but any help appreciated.