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Interesting choice of sites to make your point... American Herbal Products Association. :P

The fact of the matter is that herbal remedies may be just as effective, but they can also be just as dangerous when not used in the correct way. Think about mushrooms / toadstools... they look alot alike but one will kill you, and the other just tastes great on a pizza. I would never pick a mushroom looking thing and eat it because I don't know how to tell the difference... and I know practically nothing about herbs so I'm not going to be treating myself with green leafy thing A, green leafy thing B or green leafy thing C. Herbal medicine is more complicated than just pulling certain weeds out of your garden and making a tea... and packaged herbal products are mass marketed just like pharmaceuticals.