`herb_at_a_glance`

Pack: nih-supplements · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp

A popular herb’s science-and-safety summary from NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) ‘Herbs at a Glance’ series — what the science says, side effects and cautions, and key references. Covers ~56 widely-used herbs (turmeric, ginkgo, echinacea, garlic, ginseng, milk thistle, St. John’s Wort, and more) that NIH’s Office of Dietary Supplements does NOT have its own fact sheet for. For a vitamin, mineral, or the handful of botanicals ODS does cover (ashwagandha, black cohosh, valerian), use supplement_factsheet instead.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`herb`	string	yes	Herb name, e.g. “turmeric” or “St. John’s Wort”. Fuzzy-matched against the bundled NCCIH herb list.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "herb": "turmeric"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"herb_at_a_glance","arguments":{"herb":"turmeric"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('herb_at_a_glance', {
  "herb": "turmeric"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nih-supplements": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

herb_at_a_glance