Re: Horses and Herbs

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/29/98 3:19:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,
lyoness@castlenet.com writes:

<< Some of the herbs you are discussing will "test".  No one
 has told me why or what specific substances are being tested for so this
 makes it awfully difficulty to warn you about which ones might be a long
 term problem.
  >>

Get the book, Herbal Medicines, put out by CRC--it's expensive ($350), but
comprehensive. What you will find is serval classes of herbs that all have the
same basic chemistry, emphasizing saponins or tannins, etc. Some of these will
trigger drug "cloudys" because they resemble other drugs that are specifically
tested for. Once you know the chemistry of the herbs, you can decide which are
safe to use and which are not.

ti