 Herbal Health Food
During the last decade, millions of people started becoming more and more health conscious and spending more time in health care. The increased popularity of natural medical remedies like herbal health food or herbal supplements prove this point. People are more drawn towards herbal products as they have a strong belief that these products are more effective than the other ones. Herbal health food has been used by various cultures for centuries. They are considered safe because they are prepared from different plant parts. Nowadays marketing herbal products has turned out to be a multicrore venture.
But some herbs may prove toxic and can have harmful side effects also. For example, the herbs kava and comfrey may cause serious damage to liver. Pregnant women and lactating mothers should take special care while consuming herbs because it may act like drugs and cause ill effects.
Patients with any of the following health conditions are advised to consult their physicians before taking herbal medications:
- High blood pressure
- Thyroid problems
- Psychiatric problems
- Parkinson's disease
- Enlarged prostate gland
- Blood clotting problems
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- History of stroke
- Liver problems
- Allergies
It was reported that some Indian herbal products (Ayurvedic products) were sold as remedies for arthritis and diabetes in the health food and Indian grocery stores at United States containing dangerous levels of lead, mercury and arsenic.
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