An informative and helpful article. I found it particularly useful how you explain ways we can prepare ourselves before exposure; followed by the breakdown on potential measures we can take at the different stages.

Herbal medicine is a difficult area because of a person’s history, other variables and how we individually react. As you quite rightly point out in your living document more research is required but equally, we should still seek medical advice.

I can’t help but think before big pharmaceuticals what did we do? What do other cultures and civilisations do today? And what is the basis of many of our medicines?

I know when I think of the synthetic nature and processes of many of our medicines I would rather make an informed choice on what I think best.