Note if you take herbal
supplements:
If you take herbal
supplements, ask your
doctor or pharmacist
whether these
supplements can cause
harmful side effects in
combination with other
herbals or medications.
Some that
can...
|
Supplement |
Often taken
for... |
Interacts
with... |
Result... |
|
GARLIC |
Clotting
reduction,
lowering LDL
cholesterol
levels |
Saw palmetto for
prostate
problems...
ibuprofen
(Advil, Motrin)
for arthritis or
other pain...
warfarin
(Coumadin) |
Potentially
fatal internal
bleeding |
GINKGO
BILOBA |
Memory loss, leg
pain from
narrowing
arteries,
tinnitus |
Saw palmetto,
ibuprofen |
Potentially
fatal internal
bleeding |
KAVA ROOT
(Kava Kava) |
Anxiety, stress |
Levodopa
(Larodopa) for
Parkinson's
disease...
sleep, seizure
and anxiety
drugs |
Reduces drugs'
effectiveness...
liver failure,
possible need
for transplant |
ST. JOHN'S
WORT |
Depression |
Cancer drugs,
such as
irinotecan
(Camptosar), and
HIV drugs, such
as indinavir
(Crixivan) |
Reduces drugs'
effectiveness |
|
|