A client reports taking the herb goldenseal for a sore throat. How should the nurse respond to this information?
1. "Goldenseal is not indicated for sore throat."
2. "That herb is dangerous and you should not take it."
3. "Not many scientific studies have been done on goldenseal."
4. "Goldenseal is not recognized as a drug in the United States."
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Goldenseal may have some benefit in treating topical infections such as sore throats.
Rationale 2: There is no indication that goldenseal is dangerous.
Rationale 3: Despite its popularity, few controlled research studies have been conducted on goldenseal.
Rationale 4: Goldenseal was recognized as an official drug in the United States Pharmacopeia in 1830.
Global Rationale: Despite its popularity, few controlled research studies have been conducted on goldenseal Human clinical studies suggest that it may have some benefit in treating topical infections such as scrapes and cuts, as well as sore throats and mouth soreness. There is no indication that goldenseal is dangerous. It was
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