Herbal Remedies and Supplements

Herbal Remedies and Supplements. Echinacea, St. John’s Wort and a few others have become so popular they’re almost considered mainstream now. But many doctors say there are still serious questions about how safe and effective they really are. We’ll get some answers, and try to find out which herbal products are best, and which to stay away from. Laura’s guests are Dr. David Riley, editor-in-chief of a peer-reviewed medical journal called ‘Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine’, and the Medical Research Director for the Integrative Medicine Institute www.integrativemed.org , and Dr. Tim Quill, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. www.hitchcock.org/dhmcentr.htm