>- Why would it cause an undesireable effect if it is actually boosting the herbs power?
Any herb can have both beneficial and non-beneficial compounds present. It is even possible for an herb to have compounds that positively or negatively influence each other. The real unknown is that if you alter the absorbtion characteristics of a compound, what are the final results? Are you increasing the absorbtion of the beneficial compounds or decreasing them? The same question holds true for compounds that may not be beneficial or that may even be negative.
There is little published research on the interaction of various herbal compounds when ingested under varying conditions. Some other conditions that should be studied in relation to this question are body pH, stomach acidity, the content of various minerals and enzymes in the intestine and blood stream, as well as the extent of electroporation.
Your questions are valid and need to be answered through extensive research.