On Sat, 30 Oct 1999 02:49:48 -0500 (CDT), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>Also, people seem more inclined to discount the serious side effects
>and drug interactions that can occur with herbal remedies. For
>example, people taking St. John's Wort should avoid excess exposure
>to the sun. Some herbal remedies can interact with certain medical
>treatments and drugs as well with dire consequences for the patient
>who doesn't tell their doctor what they are taking, -including-
>herbal suppliments.
Especially interesting to note are sage (commonly found in herbal
teas), which can cause miscarriages, and black cohosh (often taken as
an alternative to hormone replacement therapy post-menopause), which
can damage the heart.
This is wandering off topic, so I'm going to recommend we push this to
grrltalk. :)
Kelly
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