Table 6.
Important interactions between prescription medications and CAMs
| Heart/Blood pressure | Anticoagulant/Antiplatelet | NSAIDs/Pain |
|---|---|---|
| Belladonna | Alfalfa | Beeswax |
| Black tea* | Capsicum | Bee pollen |
| Capsicum | Coenzyme Q10 | Boron |
| Chromium* | Chondroitin | Chromium |
| Coenzyme Q10 | Devil’s claw | Ginkgo biloba |
| Devil’s claw | Dong Quai | Licorice root |
| DHEA† | Evening primrose | St. John’s wort |
| Ginger | Fenugreek | |
| Ginkgo biloba‡ | Fish oil | |
| Ginseng | Flax | |
| Green tea§ | Garlic | |
| Hawthorne§ | Ginger | |
| Kava kava | Ginkgo biloba | |
| Licorice root | Ginseng | |
| Mistletoe | Glucosamine | |
| St. John’s wort | Grape seed | |
| Green tea | ||
| Saw palmetto | ||
| St. John’s wort | ||
| Tumeric | ||
| Vitamin E |
* May be most problematic with beta blockers; †may be most problematic with calcium channel blockers and angiotensin II receptor antagonists; ‡may be most problematic with beta blockers and calcium channel blockers; §may be most problematic with calcium channel blockers.