HERBS TO AVOID
When Specific Conditions are a Consideration

DANGEROUS HERBS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR INGESTION

Autumn Crocus - Foxglove - Mandrake - Savin Juniper, Aconite - American Hellebore - False Hellebore, Deadly Nightshade - Hemlock - Jimson Weed, Thornapple - Mayapple - Pennyroyal - Mistletoe Berries, Tansy - Arnica - Mule's Ears Root

PREGNANCY

Goldenseal - Barberry - Oregon Grape Root, Ephedra - Juniper Berry - Birthwort - Bittersweet Cotton Root Bark - Pennyroyal - Mistletoe - Bleeding Heart, Anemone - Fenugreek - Angelica - Parsley - Baneberry, Blue Cohosh - Black Cohosh - Licorice Root - Dong Quai, Brook Mint - Wormwood - Mugwort - Peony, California Snakeroot - Milkweed – Goldthread, Inside-out Flower - Thuja - Silk Tassel - Shepherd's Purse

ASTHMA/ALLERGIES

Long-term use of these herbs can make your condition worse:
Ephedra - Kola Nut - Guarana - Coffee - Black Tea

ULCERS

Ephedra - Kola Nut - Guarana - Coffee - Black Tea - Tobacco

CIRCULATORY DISORDERS

Horsetail - Tobacco

LIVER DISEASE

Yohimbe - Pennyroyal - Wormwood – Sassafras, Comfrey - Germander - Coltsfoot - Sweet Flag - California Snakeroot

KIDNEY DISEASE

Juniper Berry - Cedar Berry - Yohimbe - Horsetail , Tobacco - Sassafras - Bittersweet - Thuja

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Ephedra - Kola Nut - Guarana – Goldthread, Goldenseal - Oregon Grape Root - Barberry - Coffee - Black Tea - Tobacco - American Mistletoe

HYPOGLYCEMIA

Goldenseal - Oregon Grape Root – Barberry, Devil's Club - Uva Ursi - Celery Leaf - Juniper Berry - Cedar Berry

BLOOD THINNERS

White Willow - Birch - Ginger – Aspen, Licorice Root - Sweet Clover - Pau D'Arco - Lomatium - Agrimony - Meadowsweet - Vanilla Leaf, Sweet woodruff - Cayenne - Alfalfa - Spearmint, Wintergreen - Red Root - Balm of Gilead, Licorice Fern - Thuja - Red Root

DIGITALIS PREPARATIONS

Hawthorne - Echinacea - Siberian Ginseng, Coleus Forskohlii - Lily of the Valley, Cactus Grandiflorus (Night Blooming Cereus), Scotch Broom - Milkweed - Figwort - Silk Tassel

LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS

The following herbs may interact with, interfere with or remove medications:
Uva Ursi - Manzanita - White Oak Bark, Periwinkle - Alum Root - Bittersweet - Bleeding Heart - California Snakeroot - Madrone - Mormon Tea - Poppies

HERBS THAT MAY CAUSE FALSE POSITIVES ON DRUG TESTS

Ephedra (Ma Haung) - Mormon Tea - Prickly Poppy, Matilija Poppy - Red Poppy - California Poppy - Prickly Lettuce - Blue Lettuce