Table 1.
Case | Location | Indication | Gouqizi form |
Gouqizi dose |
INR before Gouqizi |
INR after Gouqizic |
Treatment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lam and Elmer [8] | Seattle, WA, USA | AFa | Tea | 72∼96 oz | 2.5 | 4.1 | Warfarin withheld for 1 day |
Leung et al. [9] | Hong Kong, China | AFa | Tea | 50 g | 3.0 | 4.97 | Warfarin withheld for 2 days |
40 g | 2.75 | 3.86 | Warfarin withheld for 2 days | ||||
Rivera et al. [13] | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Knee surgery | Juice | 240 ml | No INR measured |
PT: 120 s with epistaxis, bruising and rectal bleeding | Phytonadione, 15 mg |
Current case | Fujian, China | PHVb, AFa | Wine | 20 ml | 2.46 | 3.84 with hematuria | Warfarin withheld for 2 days |
AF: atrial fibrillation.
PHV: prosthetic heart valve.
Gouqizi: Lycium barbarum L. (also known as goji berry or Chinese wolfberry).