I'll be blunt, plenty of outright ignorance in this thread....
First of all, to the pharmicist, please explain to them that Dit Da Jow is NOT a moisturizer (sp?)... it is an herbal formula that heals bruises, promotes circulation (ie brings Chi) and also relieves pain....
To Yum Cha, man I'm shocked at your post, you always seem very educated and up on stuff??
Dit Da Jow is not only used in martial arts, it is used in Dit Da, ie classical Chinese medical practice... it is hardly a deadly poison only used by those seeking death strikes
Do
SOME recipes have poison in them?
Why yes they do, that's why you can't drink them. In CTS formulas the poison speeds up the dissolving and mixing of the herbs in the alcohol....
As for lead or other metals, only if the person making them is a fool!!!!
But anything can get contaminated....
Dit Da Jow isn't one formula for those who don't know... there is even a book with 5000 different dit da jow formulas, pretty much every doctor had their own formula at some point
As for good Dit Da Jow, it can do wonders, I know because I've used good Dit Da Jow and I've seen the results