Vitamins, Herbs, and Dietary Supplements
Vitamins, Herbs, and Dietary Supplements
Find evidence-based information on individual ingredients such as herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements. The supplement monographs on RxList include a description, review of effectiveness, how it works, safety concerns, and interactions with medications.
Featured Supplement: Garlic
Garlic is an herb. The fresh clove or supplements made from the clove are used for medicine. There is some scientific evidence that garlic can lower high cholesterol after a few months of treatment, but perhaps not enough to reduce heart disease. Garlic is not nearly as effective as regular prescription medicines used to lower cholesterol. More about Garlic.
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