Disclaimers

#1. Diagnosis and treatment of any medical condition is best conducted and overseen by a trained and licensed doctor.

#2. "Natural" does not automatically mean "safe".

#3. When in doubt about an herb, don't use it.

Kindly notice that no medical advice is dispensed at this site and please refrain from requesting such. If you have a health condition, a medical doctor backed by laboratories is far more capable of rendering an accurate diagnosis than any listing of symptoms on line can generate. It is your health and well-being, don't risk it based on incomplete and possibly inaccurate information.

If you choose to dose yourself medicinally with herbs, please inform your doctor of this. Some herbs can and will interfere with prescription medications, and not in pleasant ways. Be aware that allergies are not discriminatory, and you can be allergic to any herb. Read Disclaimer #2 above again.

I have placed a list of contra-indications here, warning signs that the herb you are using may be dangerous to you. Please read this list carefully, and notify your doctor if you exhibit any of these symptoms while taking medicinal doses of herbs. Not everyone will react in the same way, and for some people, culinary levels of some herbs may be as dangerous as medicinal levels of them. Allergies can be life-threatening. When it comes to herb use, remember: When in doubt, don't.

That said, this section will contain information about growing herbs, harvesting herbs, herb lore, herbal housecare, herbal body care, culinary herbs, herb crafts, and cooking with herbs.