Drug-Herb interactions are, in my opinion, greatly misunderstood. Part of that misunderstanding comes from the fact that herbs themselves are misunderstood — they are viewed alternately as having little or no effect (power) at all and, conversely (and contradictorily), as horribly dangerous.
Invariably, when there are drug-herb interactions it’s the herb that gets fingered as the culprit, not the inherently dangerous drug whose effects or side effects have been exacerbated. What’s wrong with this picture?
What actually happens between drugs and the few herbs that adversely affect them? Continued …
