- toxicity of one or more ingredients of the plant,
- interactions with other medicines,
- contamination with toxic non-herbal substances such as heavy metals,
- adulteration with synthetic drugs such as steroids,
- ineffectiveness in treating the target disease
- reduction of adherence […]
Wednesday 3 February 2016
A risk of herbal medicine that has so far been neglected | Edzard Ernst
On this blog, I have repeatedly tried to alert consumers and patients to the risks of herbal medicine. The risks include:
