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Herb-Drug Interactions: Possible
The Royal Women's Hospital Clinical Practice Guideline
The following information on herb-drug interaction is a guide only.
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This tool is not meant to replace access to high-quality databases or texts providing evidence-based information about natural health products including herbs — it is intended as a counselling aid to enhance the rapid identification of potentially harmful herbal medicine–drug combinations and to help the pharmacist identify when further information is needed to provide patient-specific advice.
Quick Reference Tool
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Herb-medicine interactions: St John’s wort (Hypericum
perforatum)
Useful information for pharmacists
This information sheet identifies the principal interacting medicines and explains the basis of the interactions. It may be used, together with other information sources, as a basis to provide advice to patients.
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Goldenseal Drug Interactions
Goldenseal is a popular herbal product containing the alkaloids berberine and hydrastine. It is used to treat infections of various types, inflammation,
hypertension, and many other disorders. Evidence is accumulating that goldenseal may have some clinically important drug interactions.
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LIVERTOX is a freely available website that provides up-to-date, comprehensive and unbiased information about drug induced liver injury caused by prescription and nonprescription drugs, herbals and dietary supplements.
LiverTox is a joint effort of the Liver Disease Research Branch of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Division of Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health.
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The aim of this article was to discuss the more commonly used herbal medicines, their side-effects and their effects on the conduct of anaesthesia. These include echinacea, ephedra, garlic, ginger, gingko biloba, ginseng, herbal diuretics, kava, St John’s Wort, and valerian.
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HerbalNet Digital Repository is a wide-ranging collection of digital intellectual materials on herbal and traditional medicine from WHO offices and WHO partner institutions in the South-East Asia Region.
The objectives of HerbalNet are:
- to promote inter- or multi-institutional collaboration among interested countries in the area of herbal medicine.
- to share evidence-based information and country experiences in the use of herbal medicine in primary health care, and
- to promote the safety, efficacy and quality of herbal medicines by exchanging information on national norms and standards.
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ATTRACT
CAM
ATTRACT is a clinical query answering service for primary care professionals in Wales. Search the database for questions with answers about complementary and alternative medicine.
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The Cochrane Collaboration
Cochrane Reviews - Complementary & Alternative Medicine
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international, non-profit, independent organisation, established to ensure that up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare interventions is readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions, and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of the effects of interventions.
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The LHTF was organized in the fall of 1998 by faculty, staff and students from Children’s Hospital, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to learn more about and teach other clinicians about herbs and dietary supplements.
ABC's of Herbal Medicine | Herbs | Dietary Supplements | Vitamins & Minerals | In-depth Monographs | Clinician Information Summaries | Patient Fact Sheets | Articles by LHFT Members | Interactions and Toxicity Information
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Topics in Dietary Supplements
Black Cohosh · Chamomile· Chondroitin Sulfate · Chromium · Coenzyme Q10 · Cranberry · Creatine · Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) · Echinacea · Feverfew · Fish Oil · Garlic · Ginger · Ginkgo · Ginseng · Glucosamine · Goldenseal · Green Tea · Kava · Licorice · Melatonin · Milk Thistle · S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine · Saw Palmetto · St. John's Wort · Valerian · Zinc
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Health Supplements Information Service
A-Z of supplements
The following factsheets include information such as the foods the nutrient can be found in, what it does, recommended intake, deficiency symptoms, who might benefit from taking it and if there are any side effects/precautions.
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Herbal Quick Reference:
Kava
Ginger
Ginseng
Saw Palmetto
Full monograph:
Gingko
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Herbal Therapies for Pain
A scientific review of efficacy and adverse effects.
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Evidence-based guideline update: NSAIDs and other complementary treatments for episodic migraine prevention in adults
Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society
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Ocular nutrition: part 1
Keeping your macula healthy: The role of Lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin
This is the first of a three-part series investigating the science behind lutein and zeaxanthin in relation to the retina. This first article will provide background information about carotenoids, explain how their structure relates to function within the retina, and describe specifically how lutein and zeaxanthin may be beneficial in the prevention of onset or progression of age-related macular disease.
Ocular nutrition: part 2
The blue-light hazard
Age-related macular disease (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible visual loss in the Developed World. In the UK, half of those registered as blind or partially sighted every year (approximately 30,000) have AMD.
Ocular nutrition: part 3
Carotenoids: Normal visual function, age-related cataract and systemic health
Carotenoids are a family of pigments that are divided into two main groups: carotenes and xanthophylls. They are introduced to the human body through
dietary means alone and although not considered to be essential micronutrients, they have important antioxidant and photoprotective properties. These functions have prompted interest in their potential role in prevention of disease.
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The mission of ODS is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public to foster an enhanced quality of life and health for the U.S. population.
Health Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know
Tips for Older Supplement Users
How to Spot Health Fraud
How to Evaluate Information on the Internet
FDA: Warnings and Safety Information
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This report, commissioned by PAGB and authored by Dr Pamela Mason and Dr Carrie Ruxton, provides an analysis of the nation’s nutritional intake. It is an update of 2008's Towards a Healthier Britain report using the latest scientific evidence from dietary surveys.
The report finds that nutrient intakes have improved very little in the past decade and a substantial number of British adults and children are at risk of nutrient deficiency. It goes on to explore the role of supplementation and suggests ways to improve how nutritional advice is presented to the public.
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Topics in Vitamin Deficiency, Dependency and Toxicity
Biotin and Pantothenic Acid · Folate · Niacin · Riboflavin · Thiamin · Vitamin A · Vitamin B6· Vitamin B12 · Vitamin C · Vitamin D · Vitamin E · Vitamin K
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The role of calcium and vitamin D in the management of osteoporosis
The role of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in the treatment of osteoporosis has been extensively studied. The aim of this paper was to
reach, where possible, consensus views on five key questions relating to calcium and vitamin D supplementation in the management of osteoporosis.
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Aromatherapy: Art or Science? Highlights of Aromatherapy in Medicine Today
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the history of aromatherapy and the theory of application.
- Outline the process of producing, categorizing, purchasing, and administering essential oils for aromatherapy.
- Identify the potential areas of controversy and adverse effects associated with aromatherapy.
- Describe the current literature for the use of lavender, rosemary, neroli, and other aromatherapy agents for therapy in cognition, dementia, cancer, dermatologic conditions, and pain.
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