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Cancer patients have been warned against using herbal remedies and food supplements during treatment due to serious adverse effects that can be suffered. Medicinal plants are an industry of quickly growing proportions, estimated at a worth of over $60 billion.
According to British researchers, up to half of patients that are undergoing cancer treatment is using herbal remedies or dietary supplements as well. Finding adverse effects can occur when using kava kava in conjunction with cancer treatment is especially dangerous considering many of the patients were not sure why they were using the herbal remedies and over half had never discussed the use with their physicians.
The FDA had already issued warnings regarding the possible link between kava kava use and liver toxicity. The serious hepatic adverse effects with kava kava reported included hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver failure.
The World Health Organization has released guidelines for medicinal plants in hopes of ensuring safe production of herbal medicines, in addition to preserving the environment. Kava kava is currently one of the top "at risk" endangered species of medicinal plants. The use of herbal medicines and negative effects suffered continue to be on the rise.
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