Even the highest daily dose of Chest Relief recommended to children could not produce the adverse effects observed in laboratory animals. In fact, none of the reference literature suggests that oral administration of these herbs, in commonly prescribed dosages, poses any health risk. To the contrary, these three herbs are among the most commonly used for effectively treating a wide spectrum of respiratory ailments in adults and children. To allege that the presence of minuscule quantities of proteins or alkaloids confer a high risk of producing harmful effects in humans is without corroborating scientific evidence. There is always risk, not only in medicine, but in the course of daily life.
Some children have an anaphylactic reaction to peanuts.
Many foods are sprayed with carcinogenic and teratogenic chemicals. Strawberries are sprayed with methyl bromide, a toxin that can trigger severe and chronic respiratory distress, particularly in children whose playgrounds border agricultural land. It has been virtually a losing struggle to convince the regulatory agencies mandated to protect our health to remove thousands of household chemicals and food contaminants from our homes and markets, despite clear scientific evidence of harm. Our water, air, and soil often harbor contaminants that make our environment questionably secure. Safety and risk are always relative, never absolute.