Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Safety of herbal medicines

Many people assume that because a product is marketed as ‘natural ‘ or ‘herbal’, this means it’s safe to use. Some herbal medicines are safe but others can have serious and dangerous side effects

Some herbal medicines may interact with treatments from your doctor, including chemotherapy,radiotherapy, biological therapy or hormonal therapy.. A review published by the American Journal of Clinical Oncology found that some common herbal remedies, such as garlic, ginkgo, echinacea, ginseng, kava and St John’s Wort, can interact with cancer treatments.

Some herbal treatments may affect the way drugs are broken down by your body, or the way drugs are carried around your body. For example, information published by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) suggests that St John’s Wort can speed up the time that your body takes to get rid of the anti-cancer treatment, imatinib (Glivec) by 44%. This could potentially mean that the treatment is less effective at fighting your cancer. Some herbal medicines may increase the effect of cancer drugs, meaning that you could be over treated.

Other examples include Asian ginseng and bilberry - they can interfere with some drugs and may increase the risk of bleeding after surgery. Some herbs can make your skin more sensitive to light and you should not take them during a course of radiotherapy. We need more research into how herbal treatments interact with cancer treatments.

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