Posted by Sarah T. on February 15, 2005, at 0:35:27
In reply to Re: Holy Basil » Sarah T., posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2005, at 6:58:23
Larry, thank you for your help. I am interested in Holy Basil for both the cortisol lowering and anti-inflammatory properties. My concern is that it is a COX-2 inhibitor. A few months ago, that wouldn't have worried me so much. Now that several COX-2 inhibitors (Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex) have been withdrawn from the market due to an increased incidence of strokes and heart attacks, I am not too eager to take a COX-2 inhibitor, even if it is in the form of an alternative medicine.
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