HerbalMixes publishes educational information for wellness-curious adults. These standards describe how we choose topics, evaluate sources, distinguish evidence from tradition, address safety, disclose commercial relationships, and correct errors.
Editorial principles
Help the reader answer a real question without exaggeration or unnecessary length.
Describe the strength and limits of available evidence.
Separate traditional use, research findings, editorial explanation, and product information.
Include meaningful safety information near the relevant recommendation.
Use accurate authorship and reviewer information.
Correct material errors and review pages when important evidence or safety information changes.
Source standards
Source quality depends on the question. We generally give priority to government health agencies, recognized botanical monographs, systematic reviews, clinical research, pharmacopoeias, and established professional or academic resources. Individual studies may be useful, but a single study is not treated as definitive proof.
Commercial blogs, retailer descriptions, affiliate pages, social posts, and AI-generated summaries are not treated as primary evidence for health or safety claims. Manufacturer information may be used for verifiable product details such as ingredients, package size, certifications, and labeled directions.
Traditional use and scientific evidence
Traditional use describes how an herb has been used within a documented practice or historical record. It does not establish that the herb has been proven effective for a medical condition. When clinical evidence is limited, inconsistent, preliminary, or absent, we say so.
We avoid language that promises a cure, guarantees a result, or encourages readers to delay needed medical care. Terms such as may support, traditionally used for, and studied for are used only when they accurately reflect the underlying source.
Safety standards
Safety sections should consider the plant part, preparation, dose, duration, route of use, age, pregnancy and breastfeeding, allergies, health conditions, medications, and surgery. Serious symptoms and situations requiring professional care should be identified clearly.
The absence of a reported interaction does not prove that no interaction exists. Readers are encouraged to review herbal products with a qualified healthcare professional, especially when they take prescription medication or manage a medical condition.
Authorship and review
Every substantive health page should display an author byline linked to a complete profile. A medical or professional reviewer is named only when that person has actually reviewed the page, the scope of review is clear, and permission to identify the reviewer has been obtained.
A publication or review date is changed only when the page has been meaningfully reviewed or updated. Dates are not changed merely to make content appear new.
Use of AI assisted tools
AI-assisted tools may be used to organize topics, identify questions for research, improve formatting, or prepare draft language. They are not accepted as factual sources. A person should review the page, verify material claims against cited sources, check links, and approve the final wording before publication.
Products and affiliate relationships
Commercial relationships do not determine the factual standards applied to a page. Affiliate links are disclosed. We distinguish product research based on public information from personal testing. A product is never described as personally tested unless someone associated with HerbalMixes actually used it and can describe that experience honestly.
Corrections and updates
Readers may report possible errors through the Contact page. We review the cited source, determine whether the page is inaccurate or incomplete, and correct material problems. A correction note may be added when a change substantially affects a recommendation, safety warning, or conclusion.
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