Herbal Interactions

ANTIDIABETIC DRUGS
Caution with
Asian Ginseng
Cinnamon

Gymnema

ANTlPLATELET DRUGS
Contraindicated with
Dan Shen
Pine Bark

Caution with
Andrographis
Garlic
Guarana
Reishi
Turmeric (high doses)

BARBITURATES
Caution with
Ashwagandha
Passionflower

CAFFEINE AND CNS STIMULANTS
Caution with
Asian Ginseng
Rhodiola

Velvet Bean

CONTRACEPTIVE PILL
Contraindicated with
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

Caution with
Chaste Tree

CYCLOSPORIN
Contraindicated with
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

DIGOXIN
Contraindicated with
Senna Pods
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

Caution with
Ginseng, Siberian
Hawthorn
Licorice (in high doses)

DIURETICS
Caution with
Licorice (in high doses)

HIV DRUGS
Contraindicated with
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

HYPOTENSIVE DRUGS
Caution with
Coleus

IMATINIB
Contraindicated with
Asian Ginseng
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS
Caution with
Andrographis
Astragalus
Cat's Claw
Echinacea Root
Reishi

IRINOTECAN
Contraindicated with
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

LAXATlVES
Caution with
Licorice (in high doses)

MAOI ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Contraindicated with
Asian Ginseng

METHADONE
Contraindicated with
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS, THIAMINE OR ALKALOIDS
Take away from
Cinnamon
Epilobium
Grape Seed
Green Tea
Hawthorn
Meadowsweet
Rhodiola
Rosemary

PRESCRIBED DRUGS
Take away from
Marshmallow
Slippery Elm

Caution with
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

PROGESTERONE DRUGS
Caution with
Chaste Tree

SAQUINAVIR
Caution with
Garlic

VERAPAMIL
Contraindicated with
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

WARFARIN
Contraindicated with
Dan Shen
Asian Ginseng
St John's Wort (high hyperforin preparations)

Caution with
Dong Quai
Garlic
Ginger
Ginkgo (low risk)
Meadowsweet
Saw Palmetto
Turmeric (high doses)

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