Are herbal supplements good or bad?

Ponder this answer:

I'll answer your question, if you answer mine:


or

It's paradoxical that a med requiring a prescription far more expensive and likely to serious side-effect

Of course also more effective. However good it makes you feel at first though, why would you want to take the chance of going blind, your right ear turning black, or your left foot falling off

I have about decided that almost anything that is actually effective is going to have serious side effects to at least some users.

Of course Rog you're right about that. Still I'd first try a few nostrums

I once tried a herbal supplement, but found it inconvenient because it kept on poking out.