EXHIBIT 23.2


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We have issued our report dated December 16, 2002, accompanying the
consolidated balance sheet of Advanced Nutraceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries as
of September 30, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders' equity for the two
year period then ended, appearing in the Annual Report of Advanced
Nutraceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended September
30, 2003, which report is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8. We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of the aforementioned report.




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