<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d7736475-7b97-48a6-bf4c-f760a8b1bb4c/9EF2AB62-D75F-4525-9D89-14E4CADE2291/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner" href="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner" style="font-size: 11px;">www.examiner.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner"><H1> Rational Use of Herbal Therapies: the 5 most commonly used herbs </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner"><DIV class="new_timestamp">September 18, 11:26 PM </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.examiner.com/img/CA564C80-8AD7-448D-A712-AA2FF02A293D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner"><DIV>by Dr. Delia Chiaramonte, <A href="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner" linkindex="177" set="yes">Baltimore Health Examiner</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.examiner.com/img/2048255B-AB05-49BB-A30A-6EDDA696392D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.examiner.com/x-209-Baltimore-Health-Examiner~y2008m9d18-Rational-Use-of-Herbal-Therapies-the-5-most-commonly-used-herbs?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Health-Examiner"><P>1. <STRONG>Echinacea</STRONG><BR />Generally used at the first sign of a cold as an immune system stimulant. It isn’t appropriate for long-term use and shouldn’t be used by people on immunosuppressants. <BR />2. <STRONG>Ginseng</STRONG><BR />Gineng is used for many purposes, often relating to alertness, energy and mental functioning. Some people believe that it can stimulate the immune system and possibly even decrease the risk of cancer.<BR /><STRONG>3. Garlic</STRONG><BR />Garlic is often used to decrease cholesterol and high blood pressure. It may also thin the blood and can interact with other blood thinners. There is some evidence that regular use of garlic may decrease the risk of cancer.<BR /><STRONG>4. Ginko Biloba</STRONG><BR />Ginko is generally used for memory loss and dementia syndromes such as Alzheimer’s disease.<BR />5<STRONG>. 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