The American Botanical Council Celebrates 25 Years of Herbal Medicine ...

The American Botanical Council Celebrates 25 Years of Herbal Medicine ...

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 03:25 PM PDT

L'American Botanical Council célèbre ses 25 ans de la phytothérapie...PR Newswire (press release) AUSTIN, Texas, 31 octobre 2013 PRNewswire /--le 1er novembre, le Conseil américain de botanique (ABC) célèbre un quart de siècle de promouvoir l'utilisation responsable, axée sur la science de la phytothérapie. L'indépendant à but non lucratif ' s 25.. .et plus encore »

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In this reference, the physician would learn St. John's wort taken concomitantly with sertraline may lead to "serotonin syndrome," e.g., sweating, tremor, flushing, confusion and agitation. The likelihood of seeing this effect would be difficult to judge, however, since these anecdotal reports from the literature are taken a face value with little critical appraisal. If we don't know how many patients have taken this particular combination, we have no denominator. The inclusion of all material related to toxicologic effects is good for the sake of a comprehensive overview, but the drawback is to lose the feel for what may really be important.

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