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Medical risks of herbal treatments
Personally I would not recommend taking anything not prescribed by a medical professional for any reason.
I have borrowed an extract from Wikipedia to illustrate the risks involved even with so called Herbal treatments. This is an extract from the page on Saw Palmetto, and I think you will agree the risks really aren’t worth any possible bad reactions.
Contraindications and side effects
Few side effects or allergic reactions are associated with saw palmetto extract use. The most common are gastrointestinal, some of which may be reduced by taking the extract with food. Use may increase the risk of bleeding or affect sex hormones, and concurrent use of other drugs with similar action should be avoided.[18]
Beta-sitosterol, a chemical present in Contraindications and side effects
Few side effects or allergic reactions are associated with saw palmetto extract use. The most common are gastrointestinal, some of which may be reduced by taking the extract with food. Use may increase the risk of bleeding or affect sex hormones, and concurrent use of other drugs with similar action should be avoided.[18]
Beta-sitosterol, a chemical present in saw palmetto extract, is chemically similar to cholesterol. High levels of sitosterol concentrations in blood have correlated with increased severity of heart disease in men who previously suffered heart attacks.[21]
As with other herbal preparations, precise chemical constituents may vary by manufacturer and batch. Contraindications include pregnancy, lactation due to antiandrogenic and estrogenic activity.[citation needed] extract, is chemically similar to cholesterol. High levels of sitosterol concentrations in blood have correlated with increased severity of heart disease in men who previously suffered heart attacks.[21]
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