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A dangerous combination of herbs and certain prescription drugs
By Lynda Appell
There are many drug and herb interactions. My article is on one of them. Many people are of the notion that medicinal plants are perfectly safe and harmless. That one doesn't need to be concerned over drug/herb interactions. This could not be further from the reality.
The fact is there are many combinations of botanicals and prescription and over the counter medications (OTCs)that can be quite harmful if used concurrently.
My source is the Mosby Handbook of Herbs and Natural Supplements. It is a book directed at Professional Health Care Practioners. For the record the text of "Professional Handbook of Complementary and Alt Meds" by
C.W.Feltrow, Juan A. Avila both Drs of Pharmacy was used.
The PDR was utilized too. There are numerous herbs that interact with coumadin a blood thinner, anti coagulant. In essence if you mix these herbs, spices foods together you in danger of getting an overdose of coumadin/coumarin. These plants are not necessarily by themselves dangerous. However when they are ingested with coumadin, the result can be prolonged bleeding and possibly , if the dosage is large enough, hemoraghing. That is because the combination of the Rx and the plant thins the blood to dangerously low levels.
Some of these herbs include agrimony, alfalfa, angelica including the Chinese version Dong Quai aka Tang Kei, black pepper, carrots, cinnomon, Coriander*, dandelion, dill*, horse chestnut, lavender, marshmallow, mugwort, parsley*, red clover. There are others but rarely used. It may be surprizing that many of the herbals mentioned are common foods and spices. I am not implying that these substances are by themselves dangerous. What I am writing is that the combination of these herbals and coumadin may be very toxic. Here is an example of why its best to be certain when it comes to drug/herb combinations. For the record coriander, dill and parsely contain furanocoumarins. This chemical is very similar to coumarins and I would suggest to be on the safe side to be careful with them, when taking blood thinners. To be completely on the safe side check with your primary or family doctor or relevant medical specialist. This suggestion makes sense for any herb/drug interaction.
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