Herbal supplements and heart medicines may not mix

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Herbal supplements and prescription medications
Playing it safe with herbal supplements
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Herbal supplements and prescription medicines
Herbal supplements and drug interactions
Coenzyme Q-10
Danshen
Evening primrose
Garlic
Ginkgo biloba
Ginseng
Hawthorn
Licorice
Saw palmetto
St. John's wort
Be safe with herbal supplements

It's not suggested to take St. John's wort if you take blood thinners. It also may keep some medicines from working as well as they should, such as:

Calcium channel blockers.
Digoxin.
Warfarin.
Statins, such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin and rosuvastatin (Crestor).
Antirejection medicine, also called immunosuppressant medicine, such as cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune).