Herbal medicines are made from plants. They use combinations of plant parts, for example leaves, flowers or roots.
Herbal supplements as alternative and complementary medicines continue to gain popularity as consumer health products. Approximately 80% of the world’s population depends on them for some form of primary healthcare. Along with the considerable growth in the global intake of herbal treatments, their safety is currently shrouded in prejudice and misinterpretation, according to Kaysie Lingo, an acupuncturist at Anatomy & Alchemy Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine, 70 E. Lake St. in Chicago. Link text
