| Herb | Uses | Relationship with other Drugs |
|---|
| Coenyzme Q 10 | Heart disease | Do not use with Warfarin or Coumadin |
| High blood pressure | |
| Black Cohosh | Menopause | Can increase the effects of high blood pressure pills |
| Echinacea | Fights redness, heat and pain in the tissues | Avoid use if allergic to the daisy flower family |
| Fights viruses | May depress the immune system |
| Ephedra | Helps the central nervous system | Not advisable with high blood pressure, high blood sugar, glaucoma, thyroid disease and large prostate problems |
| Helps with breathing | Do not take with Nardil or Parnate |
| | Do not take large amounts – death is possible |
| Garlic | Lowers fat | Do not use with stomach ulcers or heartburn |
| | Do not use with stomach ulcers or heartburn |
| Ginkgo | Protects nerves and breakdown of tissues | Do not use with Nardil or Parnate |
| Circulation problems | Decreases clotting of blood cells |
| Ginseng | Lowers cholesterol | May cause sleepiness |
| Lowers blood sugar | Do not use with high blood pressure, heart disorders, high blood sugars, steroid and female hormone therapy |
| Smoothes the skin | Do not take with Aspirin, Motrin, Advil, Anaprox, Aleve, Naprosyn, Orudis, Relafen, Nardil or Parnate |
| Prevents sleepiness | |
| Glucosamine Sulfate | Fights redness, heat and pain in the tissues | May cause problems with making insulin |
| Decreases pain for arthritis | May cause lung problems |
| Goldenseal | Fights infections | Large doses can be poisonous – nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, nervousness, high blood pressure, seizures, paralysis and death |
| Chondroitin | Decreases pain for arthritis | Careful with Warfarin or Coumadin |
| Kava Kava | Relaxes muscles | Causes skin to turn yellow or form a dry rash |
| Decreases pain | Causes muscle weakness |
| Decreases anxiety | Do not use with depression pills, barbiturates (Barbies), Levodopa and Xanax |
| Promotes sleepiness | |
| St. Johns Wart | Fights mild depression | not take with other depression pills |
| Promotes sleepiness | Do not take with pills that fight viruses |
| Fights viruses | Do not take with Cyclosporine |
| Fights redness, heat and pain in the tissues | |
| Saw Palmetto | Fights bacteria in the urine | May cause headaches |
| Helps eliminate extra water in the body | Large amounts can cause diarrhea |
| Fights redness, heat and pain in the tissues | |
| Decreases male hormones | |
| Valerian | Relaxes and helps with sleep | May increase the effects of sedating pills |
| SAMe | Fights mild depression | Do not use with Bipolar disorders |
| Decreases pain from arthritis | |
| Fights liver disease | |
| Ginger | Decreases stomach problems | May cause bleeding with Warfarin or Coumadin |
| Fights redness, heat and pain in the tissues | |
| Decreases clotting of cells | |
| Licorice | Stomach ulcers | Do not take with Warfarin or Coumadin |
| Chronic liver disease | May increase blood pressure |
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