With the plethora of medical information, marketing, science and a daunting array of treatment options--it can be difficult to sort out fact from fiction, truth from myth, and bonafide areas of inconsistency/contradiction and confusion. This lecture will attempt to provide some clarifications in the
areas of key nutraceutical and botanical ingredients, manufacturing techniques, extraction methods, bioavailability, compounded prescription bases and "other" ingredients, and dosages to enhance our decision making and hoped for therapeutic outcomes.