I had a sore throat the other day and tried some Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat tea, and noticed that it contains a warning that says "Cautions: Consult a health care provider before taking if you have diabetes or hypokalemia, or if you are taking any kind of hormonal therapies, diuretics, potassium depleting agents, MAO inhibitors. Consult a health care provider if symptoms persist." I'm not on HRT, but I am curious as to what impact this tea would have on any of our hormone levels.
Any thoughts or insights?
From their web site:
http://ca.traditionalmedicinals.com/nhp/product/102 :
Medicinal ingredients: Each tea bag (2.0g) contains: organic licorice root* (Glycyrrhiza glabra) 420 mg, organic wild cherry bark (Prunus serotina) 340 mg, organic bitter fennel fruit (Foeniculum vulgare) 300 mg, organic marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis) 120 mg, organic slippery elm bark (Ulmus rubra) 100 mg.
Non-medicinal ingredients: organic cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum spp.), organic sweet orange peel (Citrus sinensis).
Contraindications: Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Do not use if you have impaired kidney or liver functions, high blood pressure or heart disease.
