Kimberly Shuman Rph Herbal products are an increasingly popular method of treating a variety of chronic disease conditions.
Herbals can also help users attain or maintain health.
Products to avoid if you are taking an anticoagulant include Feverfew, garlic, ginko biloba, ginseng and chondroitin. Other potential interactions exist with diabetes medications. Ginseng, garlic and glucosamine may cause pronounced hypoglycemia if you are taking insulin or an oral hypoglycemic agent. This combination can cause life-threatening increases in blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmia. Combining St. John's wort and a prescription antidepressant can cause serotonin syndrome, characterized by agitation, headache, sweating, dizziness and diarrhea.