Common Herbal Supplements and Their Dangers

Name Common Names Adverse Reactions/Dangers Chaparral Creosote bush, greasewood, hediondilla, jarilla, larreastat Liver damage, liver failure, death Comfrey Black root, blackwort, boneset, bruisewort, consound, gum plant healing herb, knitback, knitbone, salsifly, slippery root, wallwort Skin sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, liver damage, liver cancer, death Ephedra Brigham tea, dao ma huang, desert tea, epitonin, herba ephedrae, herbal, joint fir, ma huang, Mexican tea, Mormon tea, muzei mu huang, natural exstacy, sea grape, squaw ea, yellow atringent, yellow horse Skim sensitivity, dermatitis, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, constipation, rapid heart beat, high blood pressure, irregular heart beat,stroke, heart attack, cardiac arrest, insomnia, headache, dizziness, loss of concentration, tremors, confusion, seizures Kava Ava, awa, kava-kava, kao, kavian, kawa, kew, long pepper, malohu, maluk, meruk, milik, sakau, tonga, yagona, yangona Yellow skin, blurred vision, red eyes, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, weight loss, blood in urine, shortness of breath, high blood pressure Pennyroyal American pennyroyal, mock pennyroyal, mosquito plant, puddy grass, squawbalm, squawmint, tickweed Skin sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, cramps, liver damage, kidney damage, high blood pressure, tiredness, confusion, dizziness, seizures, coma, death, abortion Lobelia Asthma weed, bladderpod, emetic herb, eyebright, gagroot, great lobelia, Indian pink, Indian tobacco, pukeweed rapuntium inflatum, vomitroot, vomitwort Skin sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, heartburn, low blood pressure, high blood pressure, tremors, dizziness, headache, difficulty sleeping, seizures, cough, coma, death Scullcap Blue pimpernel, helmet flower, hoodwort, nuang-qin, mad-dog weed, madweed, Quaker bonnet, scutelluria Skin sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, liver damage, tremors, confusion, seizures Yohimbe Aphrodien, corynine, johimbe, johimbi, quebrachine, yohimbehe, yohimbine Skin sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, kidney damage, high blood pressure, rapid heart beat, headache, dizziness Referencess: Herr, Sharon, M., Herb-Drug Interaction Handbook, second edition, Church Street Books, Nassau, New York, 2002; Skidmore-Roth, Linda, Mosby' s Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements, Mosby, St.Louis, Missouri, 2001. Home | Search | Talk to Us | Site Map | Site News | HIPAA Privacy | The Cookie | E-Card | For Kids BJC HealthCare | 4444 Forest Park Avenue | St. Louis, Missouri 63108 USA | phone -- 314.747.WEBB The BJC HealthCare web site is intended as a reference and information source only. If you suspect you have a health problem, you should seek immediate care with the appropriate health-care professionals. The information in this web site is not a substitute for professional care, and must not be used for self-diagnosis or treatment. Any web sites and links referenced in this web site are provided only as a courtesy. BJC HealthCare does not endorse or recommend any of the web sites or links and assumes no liability for the information contained in those web sites or for their privacy policies. BJC HealthCare assumes no liability for the information contained in this web site or for its use. Copyright © 1997-2007, BJC HealthCare All Rights Reserved