ACMT position statement: Dietary supplements

Herbal medication use as a dietary supplement is common. Many Americans use these products, federal legislation has implemented the USDSHEA, and there is now a National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIH. Ethical herbal medication use of those single substances shown to be effective is growing. When patients are taking dietary supplements or herbal medications, the ingredients, origin, and potential toxicity or herb-drug...