A Chinese Woman Who Is 12 Weeks Pregnant Reports to the Nurse

A Chinese woman who is 12 weeks pregnant reports to the nurse that ginseng and bamboo leaves help reduce her anxiety. How should the nurse respond to this patient?

A) Advise the patient to give up the bamboo leaves but to continue taking ginseng.
B) Advise the patient to give up all herbal remedies during the first trimester except for ginger.
C) Tell the patient that her remedies have no scientific foundation.
D) Assess where the patient obtains her remedy, and investigate the source.