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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...assume that "natural" means safe, unless you want to risk ending up like Socrates, who committed suicide by drinking hemlock. More recently, folks have suffered liver damage from sipping teas brewed from comfrey, an herb that is used in poultices and ointments to treat sprains and bruises and should never be taken internally. Special note to pregnant women and nursing mothers: you should avoid a number of herbs, including Echinacea, senna, comfrey and licorice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It Good Medicine? | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

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