Herbal teas can not be combined with medications

Receiving herbal infusions during drug therapy may lead to undesirable side effects. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the Medical School of China in Taiwan.

Many people who regularly take certain medications, complementary therapies safely various Herbal pickings Sincerely believing that the "natural products" may not represent any danger to the body. Meanwhile, the concomitant use of these funds, along with aspirin, warfarin, or what some other medicines can cause serious complications, including heart problems, as well as pain in the chest, head and abdomen.

As they say Taiwanese researchers in the journal International Journal of Clinical Practice, all sorts of supplements and drugs on the basis of magnesium, calcium, iron and ginkgo leaves should not be confused with traditional medicines. These conclusions were reached after analysis of 54 articles and 31 independent research that affects the interaction 213 herbal   and dietary supplementation with 509 prescription medications. Among them, aspirin, warfarin, insulin, digoxin and ticlopidine.

The greatest number of side effects caused such ingredients in herbal medicines as flaxseed, echinacea and yohimbe (a stimulant and aphrodisiac in Africa). More than half of these ingredients interfere with drugs normally absorbed by the body and spread through the body and then metabolized and discharged to the outside. In a quarter of cases, the violations were very significant. Most often suffer digestive and nervous system.

"The number of consumers of herbal medicines in recent years has grown very strongly, - said study author Dr. Xi'an-Wen Lin. - Despite this widespread, people know very little about the potential risks of combining these drugs and traditional medicines. But it can cause moderate to significant heart problems, pains in the head, chest and abdomen. "

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