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Archive Home > 2006 > March > 30 > Herbs affect medications

Herbs affect medications

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
March 30, 2006

Herbs such as St. John's wort and echinacea may interfere with the function of prescription medications, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine warned.

The herbal supplements were found to increase activity of a specific enzyme in the liver and intestine that is involved with....

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