2006-06-29 15:41:51 · 6 answers · asked by louella 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Please check this website. Good luck with your surgery. Please reconsider your use of herbal treatment. Benefits are generally unsubstantiated. There can be side effects and interactions with other herbals and prescription and otc drugs. And with the lack of oversite of the supplement industry you may not even be getting what you think is in the bottle.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/herbal-supplements/SA00040
2006-06-29 15:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by dentnut 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most herbs can be safely taken in normal therapeutic doses before surgery, and have not been seen to cause problems. The herbs and food supplements that are generally warned against are those that have the potential to affect blood clotting or encourage bleeding, so high doses of these should be avoided prior to surgery: garlic, ginger, ginkgo, feverfew, evening primrose oil, vitamin E, fish oils, and the salicylate containing herbs black cohosh, meadowsweet, willow and the mint family. There are claims that St. John's wort will intensify effects of anaesthetic drugs. Ginseng has been associated with high blood pressure and rapid heart beat. Most important is that patients feel comfortable telling you what herbs and supplements they have been taking.
2006-06-29 22:44:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ginseng and St. John's Wort may increase your risk of complications during and after surgery. That's what the American Society of Anesthesiologists says.
2006-06-29 22:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by Ginger/Virginia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
garlic for one...it thins the blood
2006-06-29 22:43:24 · answer #4 · answered by hipergirl22 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your doctor or surgeon!! DOY!!!!
2006-06-29 22:44:05 · answer #5 · answered by Jimmy Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your doctor!
2006-06-29 22:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by Shopaholic Chick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋