aggressivelybicaptainamerica:

captainveganpizzaqueen:

valkyraven:

A note.

I see a lot of people posting herbal remedies.

Please, please include the cautions and contradictions with an herb when you recommend it.

Herbs are drugs. Some of them should not be used by pregnant or nursing women (kava kava comes to mind).

Valerian is not a substitute for narcotic sleep aids. Valerian is a narcotic sleep aid.

St. John’s wort messes up the action of oral contraceptives.

Marshmallow root should not be mixed with other medicines or taken at the same time as it can interfere with their action.

Catnip (used for sleep problems) can make already heavy menstrual periods worse.

Etc, etc, etc. Please remember you are recommending medicines and medicines can have effects other than the ones you want.

Thank you for the St. John’s wort thing actually!! Everyone should read this

The fact that people don’t understand that 90 of our modern medical cabinet comes from scientists exploring traditional herbal medicine astounds me.

Research any and all supplements before taking them, always.