Dear Friends:
    Fenugreek has an anti-coagulant property. I did a  google search for
 
 "Fenugreek health concerns"   and another for  'fenugreek health risks'.
 
    We have to remember that herbs are drugs, meaning  that they are 
substances ingested for a specific effect on the body or on a body  process or health 
condition. Using a book of herbal remedies and picking one  from that book is 
no different to go to the PDR and picking a drug  to  take. I am not a 
certified herbalist, knowledgeable in this art and science.  I do not have the legal 
authority to prescribe.
    I am concerned about mothers taking these  substances without a good 
assessment of their condition. I have encountered  women who have called the 
Hotline asking about St. John's Wort because they  say they are depressed. Anemia 
and thyroid malfunction are two  conditions where 'depression' may be a 
symptom. Taking an herb for a  serious condition without some advice and support from 
a knowledgeable  professional is a serious thing to do.
 
     


               Drug  Interactions Safety Check     
Drug Interactions 
Certain medicines interact with _fenugreek_ 
(javascript:OpenLink('hn-2090006', 'hn-2090006-image');) : 
    *   Some interactions may increase the need for  fenugreek.  
    *   Other interactions may be negative and  indicate fenugreek should not 
be taken without  first speaking with your physician or  pharmacist.  
    *   Others may require further  explanation.
Refer to the individual drug article for  specific details about an 
interaction.         
_Glipizide_ (javascript:OpenLink('hn-1394007', 'hn-1394007-also-indexed');)   
 
_Heparin_ (javascript:OpenLink('hn-1138003', 'hn-1138003-introductory');)    
_Insulin_ (javascript:OpenLink('hn-1399002', 'hn-1399002-also-indexed');)    
_Ticlopidine_ (javascript:OpenLink('hn-1520008', 'hn-1520008-also-indexed');) 
   
_Warfarin_ (javascript:OpenLink('hn-1539003', 'hn-1539003-also-indexed');)   
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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