Common Knowledge and F.A.Q.:18.Is it safe for my children, pets or the elderly to take herbs?
Not all herbs are safe or appropriate for use by children, pets, or the elderly. However, not many herbs have such complete safety data that they can include children or the elderly.
For more information on the safety and dosages of specific herbs, see the Dosage and Safety Profile sections of the monographs.
For in depth information: see a free sample monograph.
A few manufacturers produce botanicals specifically formulated for children, giving correct dosages and offering herbal extracts that are alcohol-free and more pleasant tasting than regular adult-formulated products. In addition, alcohol extracts may be made more pleasant tasting by mixing them in juice, and powdered herbs can be mixed in applesauce or sweet potatoes to make them more palatable.
Pediatricians commonly determine children's dosages of pharmaceutical drug prescriptions on the basis of the weight of the child. Similarly, herbalists often use this method or Young's formula, which estimates dosage based on the child's age.
When in doubt, it is best to seek the advice of a health care professional or purchase products specially formulated for children that state the appropriate dosages.
For pets, as well, not all herbs are safe or appropriate. Some pets are more sensitive to medicines than others, such as cats vs. dogs. The monographs offered on this site generally do not include pharmacology or safety data suited for veterinary use.
Claims & Warning:
Claims: Information this web site presented is meant for Nutritional Benefit and as an educational starting point only, for use in maintenance and promotion good health in cooperation with a common knowledge base reference...Furthermore,it based solely on the traditional and historic use or legend of a given herb from the garden of Adonis. Although every effort has been made to ensure its accurate, please note that some info may be outdated by more recent scientific developments......
Pharmakon Warning: The order of knowledge is not the transparent order of forms and ideas,as one might be tempted retrospectively to interpret it; it is the antidote....(Dissemination,Plato's Pharmacy,II.The Ingredients:Phantasms,Festivals,and Paints;138cf. Jacques Derrida.).
And as it happens,the technique of imitation,along with the production of the simulacrum,has always been in Plato's eyes manifestly magical,thaumaturgical:......and the same things appear bent and straight to those who view them in water and out,or concave and convex,owing to similar errors of vision about colors, and there is obviously every confusion of this sort in our souls.And so scene painting (skiagraphia) in its exploitation of this weakness of four nature falls nothing short of witchcraft (thaumatopoia), and so do jugglery and many other such contrivances.(Republic X,602c-d;cf.also 607c).
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Common Knowledge and F.A.Q.:18.Is it safe for my children, pets or the elderly to take herbs?
Not all herbs are safe or appropriate for use by children, pets, or the elderly. However, not many herbs have such complete safety data that they can include children or the elderly.
