[TigersEye]

That may be true. That doesn't necessarily mean those other pharmaceuticals are a good deal safer than these. That said; ginger is a powerful herb itself and garlic is fairly strong.

To be clear about my original statement it wasn't a criticism of these drugs but rather an observation. None of those herbs are particularly dangerous in and of themselves.

[OldDeckHand]

"None of those herbs are particularly dangerous in and of themselves."

I don't think that this is a case of either the pharmaceuticals or the herbs being "dangerous" in and of themselves. But, the interaction between some particular drugs and these herbs or other naturally occurring foodstuffs, can have some adverse effects - some of which might even be deadly.