How Safe Is This Product or Practice?
Look up a product or practice on this list to find safety information—including side effects and cautions—from NCCAM fact sheets, MedlinePlus, or other NIH Web sites.
- Acai
- Actra-Rx—Consumer Advisory
- Acupuncture
- Alfalfa (MedlinePlus)
- Aloe Vera
- Androstenedione (Andro)—Consumer Advisory
- Antioxidants
- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (MedlinePlus)
- Asian Ginseng
- Astragalus
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Belladonna (MedlinePlus)
- Beta-carotene (MedlinePlus)
- Bilberry
- Biotin (MedlinePlus)
- Bitter Orange
- Black Cohosh
- Black Psyllium (MedlinePlus)
- Black Tea (MedlinePlus)
- Bladderwrack (MedlinePlus)
- Blessed Thistle (MedlinePlus)
- Blond Psyllium (MedlinePlus)
- Blue-Green Algae (MedlinePlus)
- Blueberry (MedlinePlus)
- Boron (MedlinePlus)
- Bromelain (MedlinePlus)
- Calendula (MedlinePlus)
- Carnitine (ODS)
- Cartilage, Shark (MedlinePlus)
- Cat’s Claw
- Chamomile
- Chamomile, Roman (MedlinePlus)
- Chasteberry
- Chinese Thunder God Vine
- Chiropractic
- Chondroitin Sulfate (MedlinePlus)
- Chromium (MedlinePlus)
- Cinnamon
- Clove (MedlinePlus)
- Coenzyme Q10 (MedlinePlus)
- Colloidal Silver Products
- Cranberry
- Creatine (MedlinePlus)
- Dandelion
- Devil’s Claw (MedlinePlus)
- DHEA (MedlinePlus)
- Dietary Supplements
- Ear Candles/Ear Candling
- Echinacea
- Ephedra
- Erectile Dysfunction Product Warnings—Consumer Advisory (from the FDA)
- Eucalyptus (MedlinePlus)
- European Elder
- Evening Primrose Oil
- Fatty Acids (also see Omega-3s)
- Fenugreek
- Feverfew
- Fish Oil (also see Omega-3s)
- Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil
- Folate/Folic Acid
- Food Safety
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Ginkgo
- Ginseng
- Goldenseal
- Grape Seed Extract
- Green Tea
- Hawthorn
- Herbal Supplements
- Homeopathy
- Hoodia
- Horse Chestnut
- Horsetail (MedlinePlus)
- Immunization/Vaccine Safety (CDC)
- Iodine (MedlinePlus)
- Kava
- Kava Linked to Liver Damage—Consumer Advisory
- L-arginine (MedlinePlus)
- Lavender
- Licorice Root
- Lycium (MedlinePlus)
- Lycopene (MedlinePlus)
- Magnets
- Manganese (MedlinePlus)
- Manipulation, Spinal Manipulation
- Massage
- Meditation
- Melatonin
- Milk Thistle
- Mistletoe
- Naturopathy
- Niacin and Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) (MedlinePlus)
- Noni
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) (MedlinePlus)
- Passionflower (MedlinePlus)
- Pennyroyal (MedlinePlus)
- Peppermint Oil
- Phosphate Salts (MedlinePlus)
- Pomegranate (MedlinePlus)
- Probiotics
- Propolis (MedlinePlus)
- Psyllium, Black (MedlinePlus)
- Psyllium, Blond (MedlinePlus)
- Pycnogenol (MedlinePlus)
- Red Clover
- Red Yeast (MedlinePlus)
- Reiki
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
- Roman Chamomile (MedlinePlus)
- Sage
- SAMe (MedlinePlus)
- Saw Palmetto
- Senna (MedlinePlus)
- Shark Cartilage (MedlinePlus)
- Soy
- Spinal Manipulation
- St. John’s Wort
- Tai Chi
- Tea, Black (MedlinePlus)
- Tea, Green
- Tea Tree Oil
- Thiamine (Vitamin B1) (MedlinePlus)
- Thunder God Vine
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Turmeric
- Vaccine/Immunization Safety (CDC)
- Valerian
- Vitamin E Supplements—Consumer Advisory
- Wild Yam (MedlinePlus)
- Yoga
- Yohimbe
- Zinc (ODS)
