Side Effects of Herbs

For thousands of years plants have been used to ease the suffering from every kind of ache and pain. In modern times this practice is known by many names: herbalism, traditional medicinal, folk medicine, botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, and phytotherapy.

This forum explores the side effects and adverse events that result from using herbs and supplements for medicine. These are the countraindications, warnings, drug/herb interactions and side effects that you should be aware of before using these supplements.

Natural health supplements and herbs are added to this list of herbs by request so if you have a favorite, let us know and we will do the research for you.

Herbs and Natural health Supplements

Click the name to read the side effects and warnings.

Herbs/Supplements	Number of Warnings	Number of Side Effects
Acidophilus	2	3
Aconite	3	6
Agar	5	5
Alfalfa	8	3
Aloe Vera	8	6
Angelica Root	4	9
Basil	5	0
Bay Leaf	3	3
Bearberry	7	4
Bilberry	8	0
Black Cohosh	4	6
Borage Oil	4	3
Buckthorn	9	9
Castor Oil	3	5
Catnip	7	6
Cat's Claw	10	3
Chamomile	3	1
Chaparral	2	5
Chia	2	1
Chondroitin	4	0
Chromium	8	7
Co-enzyme Q10	9	5
Coffee	10	5
Cola tree	11	4
Coltsfoot	6	3
Creatine	5	2
Cucumber	3	4
Dandelions	6	0
Devil's Claw	4	8
DHEA	4	15
Echinacea	6	8
Ephedra	12	16
Eucalyptus	12	7
Evening Primrose Oil	7	4
Fenugreek	5	5
Feverfew	2	4
Flax Seed	9	4
Garlic	4	5
Ginger	8	5
Ginkgo Biloba	6	6
Ginseng	10	12
Glucomannan	9	4
Glucosamine	5	8
Goldenseal	13	2
Gotu Kola	3	3
Grape Seed Extract	2	8
Green Tea	9	14
Guarana	18	13
Hawthorn	5	6
Hops	11	3
Jamaican dogwood	10	2
Jimson Weed	6	22
Juniper	4	3
Kava	11	7
Kelp	5	2
Lavender Oil	6	7
Lemon Balm	4	5
Licorice	8	4
Lysine	2	3
Marshmallow	5	0
Melatonin	9	13
Milk Thistle	2	5
Myrtle	3	3
Nettle	6	4
Nutmeg - Mace	5	0
Parsley	4	0
Peppermint	2	6
Pill-bearing Spurge	9	4
Pineapple	2	6
Poplar	3	0
Poppy Seeds	3	6
Quinine	9	5
Raspberry	3	2
Rue	4	4
Sage	6	9
SAM-e	4	11
Saw Palmetto	7	4
Senna	7	4
Soy	18	5
St. John's Wort	20	6
Tribulus Terrestris	2	2
Turmeric (Tumeric)	4	0
Valerian	6	10
Vitex Agnus Castus	4	3
Wintergreen	3	8
Witch Hazel	2	4
Yarrow	9	3
Yerba Mate	5	2
Yohimbe	9	13

* A green background indicates no side effects. A yellow background indicates a high number of warnings or side effects.

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