An herb is a plant or plant part used for its scent, flavor, or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicines are one type of dietary supplement. They are sold as tablets, capsules, powders, teas, extracts, and fresh or dried plants. People use herbal medicines to try to maintain or improve their health.
Many people believe that products labeled "natural" are always safe and good for them. This is not necessarily true. Herbal medicines do not have to go through the testing that drugs do. Some herbs, such as comfrey and ephedra, can cause serious harm. Some herbs can interact with prescription or over-the-counter medicines.
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- Herbal Medicine (National Library of Medicine)... used for its scent, flavor, or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicines are one type of dietary supplement. They are ... extracts, and fresh or dried plants. People use herbal medicines to try to maintain or improve their health. ...
- Herbal Medicine (Johns Hopkins Medicine)Detailed information on herbal medicine and warnings for use of herbal supplements, including Black cohosh, Echinacea, Evening primrose, Feverfew, Garlic, Gingko biloba, Ginseng, Goldenseal, ...
- Herbal Medicine/Clinical Trials ... Herbal Medicine
- ... forms of alternative medicine. They include acupuncture, chiropractic, herbal medicine, massage, magnetic waves, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, yoga, and ...
- Herbal Supplements and Heart Medicines May Not Mix (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Herbal Medicine/Related Issues
- Diabetes and Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know
(National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health) Diabetes Type 2/Treatments and Therapies ... Diabetes Type 2 ... Diabetic Diet/Related Issues ... Diabetic Diet ... National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health - Aronson JK. Herbal medicines. In: Aronson JK, ed. Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs . 16th ed. Waltham, MA: Elsevier B.V.; 2016:707- ...
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Complementary Health Approaches: What the Science Says (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health) Irritable Bowel Syndrome/Statistics and Research ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... This issue of the digest summarizes the current research on commonly used complementary ...
- Common Cold/Treatments and Therapies ... Common Cold ... Flu/Treatments and Therapies ... Flu ... National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ... From the National ...
- Complementary Remedies (AGS Health in Aging Foundation)... is called complementary medicine. Alternative remedies can include herbal medicines, vitamins, and folk remedies.
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