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• Animal Herb Company - Articles on herbal therapy for horses and small animals.
• Dogs and Grass Eating - Answer from the American Animal Hospital Association to the question, "Why do dogs eat grass?"

• Eating Grass - ProVet healthcare information article on why dogs and cats sometimes eat grass.
• Herbal Care for Pets - Pets 4Life article on pet herbal medicine.
• Herbal Medicines Pose Anesthetic Risks - Article on the effects of common herbal medicines on patients undergoing anesthesia. Echinacea, ephedra, garlic, ginkgo, ginseng, kava, St. John's wort, and valerian are commonly used herbal medications that may pose a concern during anesthesia and recovery.
• Herbal Remedies For Parrots and Pet Birds - Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - Article on holistic medicine, and alternative therapies such as herbal remedies for pet birds.
• Herbal Supplements and Nutraceuticals - Article from the American Animal Hospital Association Pet Care Library.
• Herbs for Animals - Article by Helen Massingham-Howells.
• Herbs for Pets - Article on how to use herbs safely in pets.
• Holistic care for your dog - Article and links about using herbs in dogs.
• Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine - Article on Susan Wynn on treating pets with herbs.
• Pet Safe Herbs - Information about herbs safe for pets.
• Pets and Herbs and Fleas - Medicine On-Line article.
• ASPCA Animal Poison Center - This list contains plants that have been reported as having systemic effects on animals and/or intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract.
• Prized Pet Plants - Mountain Valley Growers - Article on houseplants that your pet will enjoy.
• The Quality of Herbal Products - ProVet healthcare information article on finding herbs of high quality for your pet.
• Using Herbs with Animals - Questions on using herbs in pets, asked by pet owners and answered by an herbalist.
• Veterinary Herbal Remedies - ProVet article on herbal remedies for animals.

AP IMPACT: Alternative medicine goes mainstream (AP via Yahoo! News)
At one of the nation's top trauma hospitals, a nurse circles a patient's bed, humming and waving her arms as if shooing evil spirits. Another woman rubs a quartz bowl with a wand, making tunes that mix with the beeping monitors and hissing respirator keeping the man alive.

Herbal treatment (Express India)
Weapons of destruction are not the only merchandise to ship out of the Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories. A new breakthrough by the defence R&D enterprise may provide cancer patients some relief from the serious side effects of ionising radiation that's given to them during the treatment process.

Quick reality check on herbal, other supplements (Columbia Missourian)
 Learn a few basics about herbal and other supplements and their safety and effectiveness. Q: Since vitamins and herbal pills are sold at the drugstore, doesn't that mean they're safe and government approved? A: Not necessarily. These are "dietary supplements" and the law doesn't require them to go through rigorous testing to prove that they are safe or even that they work. The government has ...

Canada issues Slim Magic Herbal warning (UPI)
OTTAWA, June 4 (UPI) -- Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Slim Magic Herbal capsules because they contain an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient.