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Originally Posted by Biochemist
Zinc is a non-controlled mineral I(like iron or calcium), hence it is one of those products that are not evaluated or controlled by the FDA.
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Off the top of my head, I thought zinc was "controlled" (the zinc pills you buy, unlike vitamin C pills, have to be under x milligrams) because too much zinc causes severe problems.
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Biochemist: I am not sure if there are any criteria that make a treatment "homeopathic" other than the perception of "natural".
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I thought the key idea of homeopathic was what might be called "absence by means of absolute dilution": what was mentioned in the opening post.