About 78 percent of the people were female. Echinacea was the sole medication being taken at the time in ten patients. We need to challenge the concept that 'natural' is safe. It is not. I tell my allergy patients to be cautious about taking herbal medications.
Herbal medications can induce reactions.
Herbal medicine has a lot of tradition behind them but they don't have a lot of safety studies behind them. Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.