Herbal Remedies and Supplements
Do you feel you would benefit from an herbal remedy or supplement? But how do you know if it is safe or effective? And will it interact with your medications?
According to a 2005 Ipsos-Reid Survey (Baseline Natural Health Products Survey Among Consumers, March 2005), 15% of Canadians have taken Echinacea and 11% have taken other herbal remedies in order to maintain health or treat disease.
Herbal supplements are regulated in Canada under the Natural Health Products Regulations. A product licence as well as an 8-digit Natural Product Number (NPN) or Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) is issued if the product is deemed safe, effective and of high quality.
Do you want to know if a particular product is licensed by Health Canada? Visit Welcome to the Licensed Natural Health Products Database where you can search by product name or ingredient. Be sure to read the user guide first in order to better perform your search.
Read Herbal Products and Supplements from FamilyDoctor.org for a discussion of the possible problems associated with herbal products.
Fact sheets about individual Herbs and Supplements are available through MedlinePlus.
Check out the Library's recent books about herbs and herbal remedies for more information. To see which branch has a copy of the book and to place a hold, click on the cover or title link;
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| 55 Most Common Medicinal Herbs |
The New Healing Herbs | Prescription or Poison?: the Benefits and Dangers of Herbal Remedies |
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| The Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs |
The Beginner's Guide to Edible Herbs |
Cooking Well: Healing Herbs |
4 thoughts on “Herbal Remedies and Supplements”
Good to know about the Canadian government site. The library subscribes to Natural Standard, a database which gives evidence-based evaluations of complementary and alternative therapies. I have used it personally to check out some remedies and conditions. Log in with library card.
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0062&R=EDB0062
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http://naturalstandard.com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/
Its good that now Canada’s people themselves check whether product is licensed or not.
Canadians wouldn’t have to worry much about taking herbal remedies to sustain their health and treat illnesses since herbal supplements are being regulated by the Natural Health Products Regulations. But to keep sure, it’s still best to find out more about these herbal products before consuming them. I think the fact sheets provided by MedlinePlus are especially valuable in identifying specific herbs and supplements.
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