Safety & Use

Safety guidelines per the Botanical Safety Handbook, available through the American Botanical Council.
 

A

• Aloe - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Angelica - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Arnica - For external use only.

• Ashwagandha - Not to be used if pregnant.

B

• Barberry - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Bentonite clay - Use with at least 8 oz. of water.

• Black cohosh - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Black walnut - Not for long term use.

• Bladderwrack - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Blessed thistle - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Bloodroot - For external use only.

• Blue cohosh - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Blue vervain - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Boldo leaf - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Borage - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Buckthorn - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Bupleurum - Consult health practitioner before use.

C

• Calamus - For external use only.

• Cascara sagrada bark - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Catnip - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Chaparral - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Chaste tree - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Coltsfoot - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Comfrey - For external use only.

• Cramp bark - Consult health practitioner before use.

D

• Devil's claw root - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Dong quai- Not to be used if pregnant.

• Dulse - Consult health practitioner before use.

E

• Elecampane - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Eucalyptus - Consult health practitioner before use.

F

• Frankincense - For external use only.

• French green clay - For external use only.

G

• Gentian - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Glucosamine - Do not use if allergic to shellfish.

• Goldenrod - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Goldenseal - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Guar gum - Use with at least 8 oz. of water.

H

• Horehound - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Horny goat - Not for long term use.

• Hydrangea - Consult health practitioner before use.

J

• Juniper - Consult health practitioner before use.

K

• Kava - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Kola nut - Consult health practitioner before use.

L

• Lemongrass - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Licorice - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Lobelia- Consult health practitioner before use.

• Lycii - Not to be used if pregnant.

M

• Mandrake - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Mistletoe - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Motherwort - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Mugwort - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Myrrh - For external use only.

O

• Oregon grape - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Osha - For external use only.

P

• Parsley - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Peach - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Periwinkle - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Pennyroyal - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Pleurisy - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Poke root - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Prickly ash - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Psyllium - Use with at least 8 oz. of water.

Q

• Quassia - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Queen of the meadow - Consult health practitioner before use.

R

• Red clover - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Rhubarb - Consult health practitioner before use.

S

• Safflower - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Sarsaparilla - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Sassafras - For external use only.

• Senna - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Sheep sorrel - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Shepards purse - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Spikenard - Not to be used if pregnant.

• St Johns - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Star Anise- recommended for external use.

T

• Tansy - Not to be used if pregnant.

U

• Uva ursi - Not to be used if pregnant.

W

• Watercress - Consult health practitioner before use.

• White Oak - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Wild cherry - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Wormwood - Consult health practitioner before use.

Y

• Yarrow - Not to be used if pregnant.

• Yellowdock - Consult health practitioner before use.

• Yohimbe - Consult health practitioner before use.