r/herbalism • u/Ecstatic-Dark-5429 • 14h ago
Hi everyone. I got diagnosed with tuberculosis in the beginning of September and I got a liverinfection from the medication. My AST and ALT keeps on being too high. Is there anything natural I can do to help my liver handling the medication? Is there something I should try eating more off? I am vegan so I prefer plant based suggestions. Thanks in advance ❤️
r/herbalism • u/PORVISLOMAI • 7h ago
hey! just wanted to ask for your advice, what do you think about this cleanse product? do you think it’s safe to take? first time trying as i have gut issues and tried literally everything except this kind of thing, but am afraid of neurotoxicity or poisoning myself by accident?
ingredients:
Clove extract – 120 mg
Garlic extract – 60 mg
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) extract – 50 mg
Grapefruit extract – 40 mg
Pumpkin seed extract – 30 mg
Thyme extract – 25 mg
Gentian extract – 25 mg
Mint extract – 20 mg
Fennel extract – 20 mg
Black pepper extract – 20 mg
Fenugreek extract – 20 mg
Sage extract – 20 mg
Total: 450 mg of herbal extracts per capsule.
r/herbalism • u/nooneasked1689 • 14h ago
Hi My current favorite oc I've made for roleplay purposes is supposed to be a traveling apothecary, but I realized I don't actually know a whole lot about plants and herbs. Since I use him for multiple rps with different settings, he's also take on the role of just a general travelling doctor, and I often decide to just use real world herbs because of the settings not having an established set of plants. I was wondering if there were any resources out there for researching herbs and their uses? As well as potentially poisonous plants for a potential evil version of my character I'm planning on making.
Sorry if this is an odd question
I'd also just generally like to know more about herbs and stuff because I find it pretty interesting
r/herbalism • u/kilogplastos-12 • 16h ago
I’m honestly tired of seeing medicinal herbs like comfrey (Symphytum officinale) labelled as toxic without discussing the actual circumstances behind the studies.
Let’s look at the reported cases:
1. Bach et al. (1989)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2741990/
Up to 10 cups of comfrey tea daily PLUS tablets for over a year. Outcome: Serious liver injury.
2. Weston et al. (1987)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1247038/
A 13-year-old consumed comfrey-containing tea for approximately 2–3 years, with the exact dosage unknown. Outcome: Liver injury.
3. Yeong et al. (1990)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2103401/
A 23-year-old reportedly ate 4–5 comfrey leaves daily for around two weeks. Outcome: Fatal liver failure.
4. Scientific review (2018)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5894094/
Discusses a case involving approximately six months of consumption, with an estimated exposure of at least 85 mg of toxic alkaloids. Outcome: Serious liver injury.
Here’s my point: DOSAGE AND CONTEXT MATTER.
Even excessive water consumption can be dangerous. The same applies to food, cloves, other herbs, supplements, and pharmaceutical medications.
Everything deserves a proper dose-dependent evaluation.
I’m not denying these reported injuries. I’m questioning why the quantities, duration, and circumstances aren’t discussed more openly.
Some cases involved prolonged or unusually heavy consumption, while others show that serious injury can also occur after shorter exposure with alot of intake in a short period.
Why are medicinal herbs so often reduced to a simple “toxic” label, while pharmaceutical drugs are discussed in terms of dosage, benefits, and risks and never put in bad daylight i wonder why? 🤣 🤑
I’m tired of the double standards. Traditional medicinal plants deserve transparent, balanced scientific discussion, not fear-based oversimplification.
Show the studies. Show the doses. Show the full context. Let people judge the evidence.
r/herbalism • u/Cyoarp • 10h ago
Bi-Weekly Self-Promo thread! Please post and flourish(BUT PLEASE read the rules before posting).
# This is the Bi-Weekly self promotion thread.
**It has become clear that there are a lot of herbal small businesses and people in our community for whom their herbal passion is also a business. While Herbal business is not the focus of this sub it is undeniable that herbal business is a part of the herbal community and supporting the herbal community IS what this sub is for.**
To that end, we intend, to start making weekly self promotion threads; where any and all self-promo can take place(with some rules).
**1. No posting self promo outside of the Self-promo-threads**(except by explicit cooperation of the mods, if your an author or publisher or non-for-prophet please reach out to us directly using mod-mail)
**2. NO selling anything that is illegal federally,** or that is illegal in California Illinois or New York or the city of Chicago or that can not be legally sent through the mail.
**3. NO ASKING USERS TO DM YOU!** You may ask users to comment under your post to request for YOU to DM-THEM and you may include links to off-site storefronts but if we see a post soliciting users to PM-you the post will be removed(this is an accountability and user safety rule)
**3a.** this isn't a strict rule, but we would prefer if off sight links lead to a storefront and not directly to a product page. This does not mean that your post can't advertise or show pictures of a particular product or products, however making the attached link lead to your shops front page instead of a specific product page helps users confirm legitimacy safety and overall vibe of vendors. This isn't a rule now but might become a rule if we start getting user complains that we think could be decreased if this became a rule. In the mean time consider it a best practice for this sub.
**And that's it! Have fun Be productive and may the great river of acquisition be quick & calm and flow ever toward profit!**
r/herbalism • u/redditoe5 • 16h ago
Does anyone have any suggestions for herbs that would be beneficial for a depleted nervous system, burnout, anxiety and inflammation for psoriatic arthritis?would greatly appreciate it thank you :)) I also take medications ( immunosuppressants) from the doctor I used to be on methotrexate now im on Cimzia a TNF inhibitor soo ideally any herbs that have minimal interactions or don’t interact with Cimzia.
