Synergistic and Iatrogenic Potentials when some herbs are used
concurrent with Medical Treatment or Medical Health Care
by Michael Moore
THE REASON FOR THIS LIST:
A list of side-effects written by a toxicologist or a pharmacognosist will deal ONLY with potential problems that a particular constituent may cause, and seldom treats a plant as a Gestalt. They don’t understand HERBS. A list of side-effects written by most herbalists will deal with side effects from over-dosage or adulteration, and will seldom consider the implications for drug or procedural medicine.
They don’t understand MEDICINE.
I feel fairly secure in both worlds, so this list of potential synergies and contraindications is meant to honor BOTH approaches. I am talking strictly to the working practitioner; these are PRACTICAL concerns,
not theoretical ones.