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| Fevers rise to more than 102°F/39°C. |
| There is any constant head pain for more than a few hours and the sufferer does not have a history of similar attacks or migraines. |
| Nosebleeds continue for more than ten to twenty minutes or are particularly severe. |
| Although herbal medicine is generally quite safe, it can occasionally conflict with orthodox treatments. Note the cautions listed under specific herbs, and if you are on any long-term medication seek advice from your medical practitioner or professional herbalist before taking herbs for any length of time. First-aid use will cause no problems at all in the vast majority of cases, but if you plan to take herbs for longer than a couple of days, it is best to check. |
| Any medication involves a degree of toxicitya fact of which medieval herbalists were well aware. One must always treat herbsand indeed therapeutic foodswith respect; they are potent medicines. As the great 16th-century herbalist Paracelsus put it: "In all things there is poison, and there is nothing without a poison. It depends only upon the dose whether a poison is a poison or not . . ." |
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