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Herbs/Potential Use/Possible Drug Interaction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Induces Calm/Sleep | Chamomile |
| Increased Risk for Bleeding with Anticoagulants | Chamomile |
| Used for Urinary Health and UTI Tx. | Cranberry |
| Decreased elimination of many drugs that are renally excreted. | Cranberry |
| Used to Promote fighting viruses/colds | Echinacea |
| Possible interference with or counteraction to immunosuppressant drugs | Echinacea |
| Lower Cholesterol, help prevent CA. and HTN | Garlic |
| Possible Interference with hypoglycemic therapy (insulin particular) | Garlic |
| Calm Stomach | Ginger Root |
| At High doses interferes with cardia, antidiabetic & anticoagulant meds. | Ginger Root |
| Acne, Canker sores, diarrhea, ear infections, fungal skin infections. | Grapefruit |
| Decreases metabolism of many drugs. Such as ED drugs, estrogens. Increases effects of Caffeine. | Grapefruit |
| Angina,CHF | Hawthron |
| May lead to toxic levels of cardiac glycosides (dig) | Hawthron |
| promote feeling of calm, may increase the effect of barbys and ETOH. | KAVA |
| Prostate Health (tx of BPH) | Saw Plametto |
| May change the effects of hormones in oral contraceptives or hormonal therapies. | Saw Plametto |
| Tx of Depression | St.Johns Wort |
| If used with serotonergic drugs,(ssri's) may lead to serotonin syndrome. | St.Johns Wort |
| Tx of depression. May increase CNS depression if used with sedatives | Valerian |
| Essential fatty acid deficiencies. Possible interaction with antipsychotic drugs. | Evening Primrose |