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Bio

About Me

I am a college student hoping to major in Nursing. There are lots of different work opportunities as a nurse. They work with patients, families, and communities, focusing on bettering the lives of many. I like to look into any educational experiences that will help advance my knowledge in the medical field. Some of my other interests include drawing, hiking, and spending quality time with my family.

My Wikipedia Interests

If I use Wikipedia in the future, I will most likely use it to work on assignments for my English class. I might also look into topics surrounding immigration, how people nowadays are working for a better future, or health occupations.

Article Evaluation

During these times, I have been interested in herbal teas. I know that different herbs can have lots of health benefits, while others can also cause risks. I would like to find reliable information with helpful references on Wikipedia articles about herbal teas. After going over a herbal tea article on Wikipedia, I found three points that helped me conclude the reliability of the article: its unverified citations, its history, and its lack of health benefits.

Citations

Although there are plenty of cited links to some parts of the article and external links are provided. Some areas, specifically in the scientific knowledge areas it lacks citations. Due to the lack of reliable sources, it is hard to use this information for any further projects. This article could add extra citations that are up to date and support the information that is being provided.

History

Throughout my search, I also looked at other herbal medicinal articles on Wikipedia and noticed that most of them include details on the origin of the practice. In this particular article, there is a quick paragraph with details based on the history of herbal teas and where they started, but it does not include much information about how people use them today. I know that people use herbal teas for colds, relaxation, and many other health benefits but none of this is included in the article.

Health Benefits

In a previous class, I learned the benefits of a variety of herbal teas. On this page, the main focus seems to be the health risks of herbal teas, and no health benefits are mentioned. Perhaps it was not intentional, but it creates a biased against the benefits of herbal teas.

Summary

In general, I would say this page is not the best to rely on. This page provides an okay source for quick information, but it does not go much in-depth and has few citations. In the section “Health Risks”, there are facts stated with no connection to reliable sources or very poor citations that are not up to date. This article also did a poor job of covering all the material related to herbal teas, with the use of a wider range of information the better the understanding of herbal teas.