MDiTV News: Herbal Medicine versus Prescription Drugs

www.mditv.com -- Many of us have tried taking herbal supplements instead of prescription drugs for an illness or injury. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that 24 percent of the adult population takes herbal remedies annually. Our friends tell us about a ginger tea that helps with digestion or a clerk at the local natural food store suggests St. John's wort when we're feeling blue.

But what do we really know about the risks associated with the herbal supplements we take? How regulated is the industry and what, if any, interactions might they have with pharmaceuticals, especially for people taking heart medications or the elderly who often consume a cocktail of daily medications?

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[jarell19]

FDA is a scam...You woil have to be nuts to listen to what they are saying.