for Veterans and the Public
Herbs to avoid
The following herbs may be toxic (harmful) to your liver and should be avoided:
- Artemesia
- Atractylis gummifera
- Bush tea
- Callilepsis laureola
- Chapparal leaf (creosote bush, greasewood)
- Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
- Crotalaria
- Germander
- Gordolobo herbal tea
- Heliotropium
- Jin-Bu-Huang
- Kava (Piper methysticum)
- Kombucha mushroom (tea)
- Ma-Huang (Ephedra sinica)
- Margosa oil
- Mate (Paraguay) tea
- Mistletoe
- Nutmeg
- Pennyroyal (squawmint oil)
- Tansy Ragwort (variation of Ragwort)
- Sassafras
- Senecio aureus
- Senna
- Skullcap
- Symphytum
- Valerian root

