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Table 7 Presence or absence of information points for each category of herbal product

From: Buyer beware? Does the information provided with herbal products available over the counter enable safe use?

Herbal product

Some points of information

No points of information

St John's wort, n = 15 (%)

11 (73%)

4 (27%)

Ginkgo, n = 12 (%)

0 (0%)

12 (100%)

Asian ginseng, n = 7 (%)

1 (14%)

6 (86%)

Garlic, n = 21 (%)

1 (5%)

20 (95%)

Echinacea, n = 13 (%)

4 (31%)

9 (69%)

Total, n = 68 (%)

17 (25%)

51 (75%)