How
Horse Chestnut
interacts with
Anticoagulant medications
Interaction Type:
Interactions
Interaction Rating:
Potential/Theoretical
Studies have reported that horse chestnut affects the blood's clotting ability and may alter the effects of these medications and possibly the dose needed for treatment. Use with caution.
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These drugs include
warfarin, heparin, dalteparin, tinzaparin, enoxaparin, danaparoid sodium, antithrombin III, lipirudin, argatroban, bivalirudin, .
References
View Abstract:
Akopov SE, et al. Mechanisms of Platelet-induced Angiospastic Reactions: Potentiation of Calcium Sensitivity. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. Jul1997;75(7):849-52.
Dworschak E, et al. Medical Activities of Aesculus Hippocastaneum (Horse-chestnut) Saponins. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1996;404:471-74.
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