Can Herbal Supplements And Antibiotics Taken For Heart Interact?

Posted on Thu, 9 Jun 2016

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Question : My name is XXXXXXX XXXXXXX and am 90 yr. old. I have bad knee pain in both the knees. I am thinking of taking of taking herbal medicine containing white will bark and Boswellia serrata.
I take heart medications. I therefore wonder whether it is safe to take take this herbal medicine. Thanks

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX

Thank you for asking on HCM!

I carefully passed through your question and would explain that it is safe taking this herbal medicine in cardiac patients.

It has few adverse effects.

I would recommend starting in low doses and increasing slowly in order to avoid possible adverse effects.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar