HOUSTON--May 27, 2003--Himalaya USA, the North American distributor for The Himalaya Drug Company, today announced that its 8-pack samples of LiverCare(R) (also known as Liv .52(R)) are now available in select health food stores nationwide and also via the Himalaya USA Web site. The exclusive packaging is the second in a series of trial size Himalaya products.

LiverCare is a proprietary, multi-herbal formula clinically proven safe and effective in protecting the liver and maintaining optimum liver function. First introduced in 1955 by The Himalaya Drug Company, Liv.52 (LiverCare) is a blend of several botanicals proven to protect the liver against harmful toxins found in drugs, alcohol, food and water. It acts by regulating enzymes and optimizing assimilation in the body. It also protects the liver against possible damage caused by hepatotoxic prescription medications.

More than 300 clinical studies, many double-blind, placebo-controlled, have been performed on LiverCare since its introduction more than 47 years ago. Since then, it has become one of the most widely sold medications in the world with more than two billion tablets produced annually.

The approval of LiverCare by the Swiss Health authorities also underscores the achievement by The Himalaya Drug Company of a total quality management program that oversees the entire production process from "seed to shelf" and controls quality using the most sophisticated chromatographic "fingerprinting" techniques available.

Himalaya USA is the North American distributor of The Himalaya Drug Company. The Himalaya Drug Company, makers of Liv 52, the world's #1 best-selling liver support formula, has been manufacturing pharmaceutical grade herbal products since 1930. Himalaya products combine the rich value of an old system of natural medicine with all the processes of modern pharmaceutical technology including scientific assessment of efficacy through primary clinical research, Good Manufacturing Practices and quality controls using sophisticated chromatographic "fingerprinting" techniques. All Himalaya products contain herbs grown by the Himalaya Drug Company. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.himalayausa.com