21.   When she first joined the company, packing vitamins and herbal medicines three years ago, she took a little time to get used to the work.

22.   And next month the American Pharmaceutical Association will conduct a two-day program on herbal medicine as part of its annual meeting.

23.   And traditional Chinese herbal medicines are usually sold over the counter in health-food stores or in markets serving Asian communities in major U.S. cities.

24.   Anesthesiologists, like many doctors, tend to be wary of herbal medicines.

25.   Another factor contributing to doping suspicions is the cocktail of Chinese herbal medicine that swimmers under Chen take four times a day as part of their training regimen.

26.   At the same time, increased scrutiny by the U.S. government makes Lahans and other members of the herbal medicine community wary.

27.   Better still, consumers could also seek out untraditional kinds of care like acupuncture and herbal medicine.

28.   Blue Cross of California, for instance, started offering a rider to its standard policies this year that will pay for herbal medicines.