These "culinary" plants contain [hepatotoxicity liver-toxic] pyrrolizidine alkaloids:
Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) (While some amateur herbalists on the internet claim that common comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is safe in small doses, at least one study recommends against using common comfrey internally[1] (http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/faqs/medi-2-15-comfrey.html), and the Food and Drug Administration also recommends against its use.)
The herb has a long history of use in traditional and folk medicine as a treatment for disorders often controlled by aspirin, such as fever, headaches and some of the accompanying symptoms such as nausea and depression.
Licorice is a perennial herb native to southern Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean.
This herb is called the "plant catheter" due to its therapeutic effect on the neck of the bladder and the prostate in men.
Calamus may mean: Sweet flag Acorus calamus, an herbCalamus (palm genus), a genus of rattan palms Calamus (fish genus), a genus of porgies (Sparidae) Calamus, Iowa Calamus, Wisconsin Calamus, a DTP application This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...
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