I took a CE course, and thought it would benefit others to have a read. Heres the article.
Edit- Some herbal supplements covered- Saw Palmetto, St John's Wort, Gingko Biloba, Ginseng, Echinacea, Kava, etc etc.
Some things of notes-
1) Some of the herbal supplements towards the end of the article have very weak evidence.
2) Kava can be very dangerous. It potentiates a lot of drug interactions, due to inactivating various liver detoxification enzymes.
3) Be familiar w/the evidence and levels of credibility. IE- Cochrane studies are basically verbatim TRUTH. If cochrane studies approves something, I have 100% faith in it.
Personal experiences- Gingko biloba is great. Echinacea tea had limited effect, but I dont rule out supplement's effectiveness. Valerian root extract was great- similar to valium but 15% intensity.
[img]images/attachtypes/pdf.gif[/img] Herbal Supplement Review.pdf (Size: 520.55 KB / Downloads: 2066)
Edit- Some herbal supplements covered- Saw Palmetto, St John's Wort, Gingko Biloba, Ginseng, Echinacea, Kava, etc etc.
Some things of notes-
1) Some of the herbal supplements towards the end of the article have very weak evidence.
2) Kava can be very dangerous. It potentiates a lot of drug interactions, due to inactivating various liver detoxification enzymes.
3) Be familiar w/the evidence and levels of credibility. IE- Cochrane studies are basically verbatim TRUTH. If cochrane studies approves something, I have 100% faith in it.
Personal experiences- Gingko biloba is great. Echinacea tea had limited effect, but I dont rule out supplement's effectiveness. Valerian root extract was great- similar to valium but 15% intensity.
[img]images/attachtypes/pdf.gif[/img] Herbal Supplement Review.pdf (Size: 520.55 KB / Downloads: 2066)
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