1.0Activeherb Bloghttps://www.activeherb.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Fzhekn83lq"><a href="https://www.activeherb.com/blog/herbal-medicines-are-they-safe.html">Herbal Medicines: Are They Safe?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.activeherb.com/blog/herbal-medicines-are-they-safe.html/embed#?secret=Fzhekn83lq" width="600" height="338" title="“Herbal Medicines: Are They Safe?” — Activeherb Blog" data-secret="Fzhekn83lq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.activeherb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/safety.jpg640427As someone who has worked for more than 20 years in the field of cutting-edge biomedical research, I have witnessed the debate over the effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines. Let’s examine a case from the July 2006 issue of medical journal, The Lancet. A man who took a Chinese herbal medicine developed bladder cancer. The herbal formula he took is called Long Dan Xie Gan Wan, a formula that had previously been linked to Kidney damage in numerous cases. The Kidney damage is due to aristolochic acid, which is a natural compound of an herb used in the herbal preparation he took. Not realizing the risk to his health, the man took the formula for five years. What can we conclude? According to the authors of the report, the situation "highlights the dangers of unregulated herbal therapy.”