Common Name

Scientific Name

Uses

Side-Effects

Aloe

Aloe Species

Topical wound healing.

Oral ingestion – skin reactions, loss of potassium (affects heart beat and heart medications).

Chondroitin Sulfate

“Mucopolysaccharide”

Osteoarthirtis

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Migraine headache

Glucosamine Sulfate

“Amino monosaccharide”

Osteoarthritis.

May increase insulin resistance in diabetics.

Garlic

   (1/2 – 1 clove/day)

Allium sativum

Decreases high blood cholesterol.

Increases thinning of the blood, odor, allergic reaction or asthma, gastric upset, headache & fatigue.

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Motion sickness.

Large dosages may thin the blood and cause heart arrthymias.

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Improving cerebral blood flow, memory, cognitive function.

Headache, blood pressure problems, allergic reactions, phlebitis (vein inflammation), thinning of the blood, and hemorrhage.

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

Restoring liver function (hepatitis, cirrhosis)

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Prostrate enlargement; compares favorably to finasteride.

May interact with hormone drugs.

St. John’s Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Mild (not severe) depression.

Sun rash (sensitivity to sun), and drug interactions.