Posted by GC on May 24, 2001 at 11:41:15:
In Reply to: Re: thanks for the discussion. posted by PJ on May 23, 2001 at 17:35:02:
You have to be very careful with herbal medications. Some of them have side effects that are worse than the condition. For example, I tried gingko biloba for a while for its memory-enhancing effects, and it was effective. However after about a week, I found that I stayed sick at my stomach. Subsequent experiments have demonstrated that one dose will upset my stomach for almost a week. I'd love to take the stuff, but I can't.
Don't get hung up on the fact that herbs are "natural". So are smallpox, belladonna, deadly nightshade, and influenza.