HERBS
TO AVOID WHEN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ARE A CONSIDERATION
DANGEROUS
HERBS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR INGESTION
Autumn Crocus - Foxglove - Mandrake - Savin Juniper
Aconite - American Hellebore - False Hellebore
Deadly Nightshade - Hemlock - Jimson Weed
Thornapple - Mayapple - Pennyroyal - Mistletoe Berries
Tansy - Arnica - Mule's Ears Root
PREGNANCY
Goldenseal - Barberry - Oregon Grape Root
Ephedra - Juniper Berry - Birthwort - Bittersweet
Cotton Root Bark - Pennyroyal - Mistletoe - Bleeding Heart
Anemone - Fenugreek - Angelica - Parsley - Baneberry
Blue Cohosh - Black Cohosh - Licorice Root - Dong Quai
Brook Mint - Wormwood - Mugwort - Peony
California Snakeroot - Milkweed - Goldthread
Inside-out Flower - Thuja - Silk Tassel - Shepherd's Purse
ASTHMA/ALLERGIES
Long-term use of these herbs can make your condition worse
Ephedra - Kola Nut - Guarana - Coffee - Black Tea
ULCERS
Ephedra - Kola Nut - Guarana - Coffee - Black Tea - Tobacco
CIRCULATORY
DISORDERS
Horsetail - Tobacco
LIVER
DISEASE
Yohimbe - Pennyroyal - Wormwood - Sassafras
Comfrey - Germander - Coltsfoot - Sweet Flag
California Snakeroot
KIDNEY
DISEASE
Juniper Berry - Cedar Berry - Yohimbe - Horsetail
Tobacco - Sassafras - Bittersweet - Thuja
HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE
Ephedra - Kola Nut - Guarana - Goldthread
Goldenseal - Oregon Grape Root - Barberry
Coffee - Black Tea - Tobacco - American Mistletoe
HYPOGLYCEMIA
Goldenseal - Oregon Grape Root - Barberry
Devil's Club - Uva Ursi - Celery Leaf
Juniper Berry - Cedar Berry
BLOOD
THINNERS
White Willow - Birch - Ginger - Aspen
Licorice Root - Sweet Clover - Pau D'Arco
Lomatium - Agrimony - Meadowsweet - Vanilla Leaf
Sweet woodruff - Cayenne - Alfalfa - Spearmint
Wintergreen - Red Root - Balm of Gilead
Licorice Fern - Thuja - Red Root
DIGITALIS
PREPARATIONS
Hawthorne - Echinacea - Siberian Ginseng
Coleus Forskohlii - Lily of the Valley,
Cactus Grandiflorus (Night Blooming Cereus)
Scotch Broom - Milkweed - Figwort - Silk Tassel
LIFE-SAVING
MEDICATIONS
The following herbs may interact with, interfer with
or remove medications
Uva Ursi - Manzanita - White Oak Bark
Periwinkle - Alum Root - Bittersweet - Bleeding Heart
California Snakeroot - Madrone - Mormon Tea - Poppies
HERBS
THAT MAY CAUSE FALSE POSITIVES ON DRUG TESTS
Ephedra (Ma Haung) - Mormon Tea - Prickly Poppy
Matilija Poppy - Red Poppy - California Poppy
Prickly Lettuce - Blue Lettuce
PLEASE
NOTE - THIS IS A PRELIMINARY LIST -
ADDITIONS WILL BE MADE PERIODICALLY
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