Chinese Herbs can be dangerous

[chimpkin]

I do find it funny that people think "natural," and "herbal," equals safe...

I could pull something natural and herbal out of my yard that would probably kill you in a tea, were you foolish enough to drink it.

But China's food safety laws...and I do suspect they have good laws...like the labor laws they have...they don't get enforced.

So...probably a bad idea to buy medicinal herb mixes from China.
I actually think it's better to take standardized extracts of single-plant supplements, and if you find one that seems to help whatever it is? keep using the same dose, the same supplier.

And for the love of gods, do your homework! herbal medicine isn't as tightly regulated...you have to know the potential dangers of whatever it is you take!

 

[420Joey]

I do find it funny that people think "natural," and "herbal," equals safe...

I could pull something natural and herbal out of my yard that would probably kill you in a tea, were you foolish enough to drink it.

You would not find anything "natural" in your yard.

But China's food safety laws...and I do suspect they have good laws...like the labor laws they have...they don't get enforced.

So...probably a bad idea to buy medicinal herb mixes from China.
I actually think it's better to take standardized extracts of single-plant supplements, and if you find one that seems to help whatever it is? keep using the same dose, the same supplier.

And for the love of gods, do your homework! herbal medicine isn't as tightly regulated...you have to know the potential dangers of whatever it is you take!

Same with western medicine to a farther extent? :shrug:

 

[Captain Kremmen]

The Pharma industry don't want hypochondriacs taking useless herbal
medicines, they want hypochondriacs taking useless pharmaceutical medicines.

 

[420Joey]

I would be dead without western medicine (insulin)
I'm type-1 diabetic.
There are also various herbs that assist me. If I take too much bitter melon, etc. not much would happen as a consequence. If I took too much insulin, than I might as well kiss my ass goodbye.

Hopefully herb crap and diet + western medicine could one day be combined not to say it isnt allready, but full intergration =O (Eastern + Western medicine)