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I have ankylosing spondylitis and have been taking Beline capsules for nine months with remarkable results. I am largely pain free with an all round feel good benefit. Even a very long standing skin rash has disappeared. When I stop taking them the pain returns quite noticeably. Nonetheless I have strong reservations about herbal medications and intend to consult with my Rheumatologist shortly. Pity!!!

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tis is the latest email I received from Beline capsules.

Beline Capsules no longer available within the UK from 1st September 2011

We are writing to advise you that unfortunately the MHRA has taken the view that Beline Capsules are not a food supplement and therefore must be licenced by the MHRA - at a substantial fee - for them to continue to be available to you in the UK.

We are continuing discussions with the MHRA to understand this position as all of the ingredients have been, and continue to be, traditionally consumed as herbal foods and/or food supplements for decades around the world.

However, if the final determination is that the product requires licencing in the UK, then you will no longer be able to buy Beline Capsules from within the UK from 1st September 2011.

As we believe fully in Beline Capsules we are commencing the process of licencing the product, which can take up to 9 months, and hope to make it available again in the UK at that point.

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I am a Chinese Physician from Hong Kong. I recently came across this thread and would also like to comment in it. I myself have been taking Beline for more than 10 years and I do not suffer from any of the side effects as claimed. It seems that many people do not understand how Chinese Herbs works.

There are naturally occurring reactions that herbs produce while they interact during the mixing process. These reactions in the mixed herbs are responsible for the healing process after one consumes the Chinese herbs. Similarly, when herbs are paired correctly they are able to cancel out the unwanted/negative properties within each herb while retaining the healing properties to help treat patients.

I cannot comment if Beline contains the Danish claimed ingredients, but there are a few points that provoked some thoughts.

1) If Betamethasone - steroid is found in Beline, can steroid alone produce the same effective results as Beline?

2) Oxetacaine, Betamethasone, Piroxicam, Chlorphenamine. Is it possible to concoct the same efficacy as Beline by just mixing the above 4 ingredients?

3) Is there any medicine/drug in the market that is able to produce the same effect as Beline?

I hope the above generates some thoughts about Chinese medicine that works in a different way compared to Western medicine.

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I was diagnosed with RA and have been taking beline since last November. It is a miracle product. My herbalist says he can see nothing in the capsules that can harm and he uses the listed herbs all the time.I have given packets to friends who are suffering and they have found them same relief.It has transformed my life. If you are on pharmactical drugs I think you have to ask what side effects are you going to get these drugs?

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My Consultant is a top Rheumatologist who I see privately, He has me on 10mg. of Metrotextrate once a week which showed some help. He is happy for me to also take beline capsules ( I take 1 a day ) and these show wondrous improvement. For instance I could not pick up a cup of water with my right hand but now can pick up 1 cwt. bag of fertiliser. Other friends with bad symptoms are also taking beline with fantastic improvement to their mobility and their golf. Having had TOP Consultants advice I cannot understand the problems. (I appreciate that I am 79 and my life span is dwindling anyway.) Better to be mobile than the alternative.

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Thank you Wong for your input on Beline. My feeling is the negative reports come from the drug companies.They scare people into to taking drugs rather than trying natural remedies such as beline.I'm sure there will be far more side effects from chenical drugs as opposed to herbs.

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motherduck, besides having slight heartburn I am not feeling much side effects. I have been taking for more than 3 years now. Many of my friends and I still believe in Beline and continually take them.

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Re: Sharon (# 8)

I have taken Beline capsules for over 5 years, just one per day after food. I have arthritis, especially in my knees and one hand. On two occasions my order has taken longer to arrive and my body gradually felt like all the oil had been sucked out of my body like the tin man in the wizard of oz! I regularly have blood tests for my arthritis levels and thyroid and nothing irregular comes up. Beline has given me my life back!

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Re: Amanda (# 73)

Hiya, the last two orders have taken almost three months, and when they arrived they had come from China. I buy three months worth which lasts me six months as I only take one per day and feel great. I am just going to order earlier in the future as I feel awful without them, so I need to get better organized.

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Re: Sandy (# 82)

Where and who do you order them from? I get them from Focus HR ES and they took well over 6 months before I started complaining and then didn't even bother answering my emails or phone calls. So I really would like to get them from somewhere else.

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Re: Amanda (# 78)

Is this in Spain? Somebody go there? Is it physical place? Because I paid 7 months ago one order and never arrived and I would like to know what to do.

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Re: Isabel (# 85)

Hello - I think they are in Spain - the address I got off the internet is:

FOCUS HR EUROPE SL
URB MONTEVIDEO HILLS, CASA H 8 - CALLE CAMINO DE C (ESTEPONA)

The Directors of the company are Dan and Lynne Costelloe - I did find a phone number which is on one of my other posts, but may not exist anymore... I now get my Beline off of Calixirlabs - who are very helpful :) Hope this helps.

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Re: neela05 (# 87)

Thank you for your answer. Now my order was 8 months ago and it didn't arrive still.

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Re: Isabel (# 89)

My order from HR Focus didn't arrive either! But I persevered and got in touch with their office in Spain. I have put the address on this site already. They eventually relented and asked Calixir Labs to send me the tablets, and now I received them - email [email protected]

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My wife started Beline Capsules recently for her arthritis with remarkable almost instantaneous relief. I ordered them from the UK and it took forever for them to get to Colorado. Where do you get yours? I share your concern about possible interactions with other drugs and possible negative consequences.

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It's good to hear that they are successfully helping some people.

As to purchasing them, the company states on its website that they can only be ordered directly through them, so it appears there aren't any other options to get them any sooner.

And yes, they are an herbal product and unfortunately this means that its side effect profile has not been studied, nor has its possible interactions with other medications.

The ingredients list is:

Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoides, Rhizoma Cibotium Barometz, Radix Angelica Pubescens, Radix Angelica Sinensis, Radix Astragali Membranceus, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Frucus Chaenomeles Sinensis, Ramulus Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rhizoma Cordalis Turtschaninovii, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Radix Rehamannia Glutinosa.

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Herbalism/­

Are there any questions or comments?

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I too have started to take Beline for Polymyalgia Rheumatica and experienced v good results within 48 hours. The only thing I have noticed is that my Blood Pressure seems to rise when taking them. I currently take Wester medicine for my BP and have not stopped. Has anyone else experienced the same?. I showed them to my doctor who did not think they should have much effect on the BP but I am naturally suspicious of something about which we know very little!

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Flo, the real problem with these types of products is that they are not tested to discover what the side effects are, so there is no way of knowing what effect it will have on you and it is highly possible that one or more of the ingredients in it may cause fluctuations in your blood pressure.

Since most products don't reach their full effectiveness in the body until around 4 to 6 weeks of use, a raise in your blood pressure could be a problem, because that has probably not peaked out, yet. That means it may make it go even higher, which could be dangerous. In this case, I'd be very reluctant to continue using them.

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Herbalism/­

Are there any other products that you've considered trying?

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The UK regulatory agency issued a warning about beline on Friday saying it contained an undeclared ingredient, antihistamine. NeLM news service (published 11 April 2011) MHRA issues warning about unlicensed herbal product Beline Capsules found to contain chlorpheniramine

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Many thanks for the replies. I am treating the product with extreme caution and have my own BP monitor and will certainly not take it on a regular basis. What a shame that something which does so much to relieve the pain and discomfort cannot be matched by traditional medicine. I have been struggling with Prednisolone for 5 years now and thought beline might be the answer!

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Beline Capsules

"The MHRA is advising consumers not to use the following illegal, unlicensed herbal product due to concerns about the presence of a medicinal ingredient with the potential to cause side effects. Anyone currently using this product should stop taking it and consult their healthcare professional immediately with the details contained in this notification."

http://www.mhra.gov.uk ... /CON114464

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