In June 2000, an article entitled ‘Counterfeit Pills’ was published by the Tibetan Astro-Medical Institute (Mentsikhang) in Dharamsala. It warned of a crisis in the production of traditional Tibetan ‘precious pills’ (rinchen rilbu): Counterfeited Rinchen Rilbu (Precious Pills) are being sold by some unscrupulous people. In the public interest, we are sticking holograms of our logo on our packaging to distinguish our Rinchen Rilbu from the pretenders. If viewed in adequate light, our 3-D hologram depicts our registered logo with the word ‘Mentsikhang’ inscribed in Tibetan & English. So, look for the shiny and silvery sticker on our Rinchen Rilbu.¹