One of the best rebuttals to erroneous information regarding our craft that I have ever written!

I wonder if [the original author] and her editor are aware of the tens of thousands of people who are killed each year by iatrogenic (look it up) illnesses, misuse of Tylenol and other preventable mistakes? Compare those statistics with how many deaths occur annually from herbs, not deaths from some specious "supplement" that may or may not contain the herbs listed on the ingredient label.

As a practicing clinical herbalist, I simply cannot let damaging misperceptions about herbs and herbalism go unrefuted. Every time another lie about herbs is printed, my job becomes that much more difficult.

I encourage all of you to read the entire rebuttal. The original offending article was posted on the Oregon Daily Hearald in October. Thanks, Lawrence, for standing up for all of us herbalists!