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Chinese herbs and warfarin potentiation by 'danshen'
C M Yu1, J C Chan, J E Sanderson
1Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
Journal of Internal Medicine
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
Drug interactions with warfarin can be dangerous and although common drug interactions are now well recognized those with Chinese herbs are not widely appreciated. 'Danshen' is a herbal medicine often used for various complaints, particularly cardiovascular, in the Chinese community. We report a case of danshen-induced overcoagulation with severe and dangerous abnormalities of clotting in a patient with rheumatic heart disease.