 | It is worth
remembering that herbal remedies are medicines. As
with any other medicine they are likely to have an
effect on the body and should be used with care.
| Herbal remedies may
sometimes interact with other medicines making
these medicines more or less effective. This
makes it particularly important to tell your
doctor or pharmacist if you are taking a herbal
remedy with other medicines such as prescribed
medicines (those provided through your doctor or
dentist). Very little research is currently
carried out by the pharmaceutical and herbal
industries into drug-herbal interactions. (Herb-Drug
Interactions: Survey of Leading
Pharmaceutical/Herbal Companies | Coon et al. Arch Intern Med.2003; Treat with caution
any suggestion that a herbal remedy is "100%
safe" or is "safe because it is
natural". It must be remembered that many of
the most poisonous substances known to man are
either plants, tree, fungi or algae or are
derived from them. Any medicine, including herbal
remedies, which have an effect on the body should
be used with care. | Treat with caution
any herbalist or other person who supplies herbal
remedies if they are unwilling or unable to
provide written information, in English, listing
the ingredients of the herbal remedy they are
providing. | Remember If you
think that you may have suffered an adverse
reaction to a herbal remedy speak to your doctor
or pharmacist.
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