According to "Focus" magazine provided by Horizon Blue Cross, here is a list of some common drug-herbal supplement interactions:
| HERB | DO NOT TAKE WITH | WHY? |
| Garlic | Coumadin (warfarin) | Risk of increased bleeding |
| Ginseng | Coumadin (warfarin) | May prevent warfarin from working properly |
| Ginko Biloba | Coumadin (warfarin)Aspirin Motrin Advil(ibuprofen)Plavix | Risk of increased bleeding |
| Kava Kava | Sleeping aids such as: Valium or Xanax and certain antidepressants | May cause increased sleepiness |
| St John's Wort | Anitdepressants oral contraceptives sleeping aids and transplant drugs | May increase the side effects of antidepressants and sleeping aids such as blood pressure sweating and drowsiness May also prevent oral contraceptives and transplant drugs from working properly |
Be sure to speak to your doctor or pharmacist about any prescriptions or over the counter drugs you are taking when considering herbal supplements.
2 comments:
All true! Nutrition, herbs, vitamins, etc. have been a lifelong study for me. Most herbs are really unnecessary but you know how people think they need something and the companies know how to sell it.
I take only a few supplements. People on any medication need to know this stuff!
BTW...I don't know why you can't leave a comment. It could be that you are using the IE browser instead of firefox?
Hi Bobby,
Thanks so much for visiting. Yes, there are interactions that people need to know about. They hear herb or natural,but don't realize even so...they can cause a reaction to the other medications, vitamins they are taking.
My father always taught me to 'read up' before taking anything. He believed in natural and vitamins/minerals. He took a ton!
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