Buyer beward: tips on use of herbal supplements
• Know that herbal medicines aren't as strictly regulated as conventional medicines and that evidence on their safety and effectiveness is often lacking.
• Do your homework. Find out what scientific evidence exists about the product you're considering. A good resource is www.pubmed.gov, an online service from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health that contains summaries from published research.
• Tell your doctor or other health-care provider any time you plan to use an alternative treatment; recognize that these products can sometimes interfere with other drugs and may even cause dangerous side effects.
• Find out if your health insurance plan covers alternative medicines; many don't.
• Check out the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's Web site, www.nccam.nih.gov, which contains helpful information for evaluating these products.
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To summarize: most herbal supplements are snake oil.
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