High Risk and Toxic Herbs    Latest FTC Case in "Operation Cure.All" Focuses on Safety Risks of Comfrey Products Promoted Via Internet The Federal Trade Commission today is announcing an additional case challenging the marketing of unproven and dangerous products via the Web. The target of today's action is Christopher Enterprises, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of a variety of products containing the herbal ingredient comfrey, for both external and internal uses. Comfrey and Other Herbs   that Contain Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids   - Center for Science and Nutrition Most cases of pyrrolizidine alkaloid toxicity result in moderate to severe liver damage. Gastrointestinal symptoms are usually the first sign of intoxication, and consist predominantly of abdominal pain with vomiting and the development of ascites. On the Christine McPhee show "Total Health" on February 25, 2000 she interviewed someone from a health food store on the Danforth in Toronto who said that comfrey was safe. Is she crazy!? Alternative Medicine Foundation review of Aristolochia Alternative Medicine Foundation review of Comfrey SN/AEMS Web Report Search Results for Aristolochia SN/AEMS Web Report Search Results for Ma Huang, Ephedra or Ephedrine SN/AEMS Web Report Search Results for White Willow Bark White Willow Bark toxicity White Willow Bark Monograph - LHTF SN/AEMS Web Report Search Results for L-Eola Products SN/AEMS Web Report Search Results for Comfrey Supplements Associated with Illnesses and Injuries