UT El Paso/UT Austin Web Site About Medicinal Herbs

The University of Texas at El Paso and UT Austin Cooperative Pharmacy Program have teamed up to create an Herbal Safety Web site at http://www.herbalsafety.utep.edu . The site is available in English and Spanish.

There are several tabs of information here but I'm concentrating on Fact Sheets, which cover from Aloe to Wormwood. Herbs are listed with their common and scientific names. Click on a name and you'll get an extensive fact sheet including a picture of the plant, where it's found, what it's used for and how it's used, and most importantly a list of safety hazards and possible drug interaction problems.

In addition to the fact sheets, there's also pointers to extensive scientific monographs on the herbs, some publications and scientific presentations, and a few special population reports.

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