1-188/STROPHANTHUS GRATUS PDR FOR HERBAL MEDICINESSTROPHANTHUS GRATUS
Calcium Salts
(Simultaneous administration with
herb enhance both effects and side
effects)
Glucocorticoids
(Simultaneous administration with
herb enhance both effects and side
effects)
Laxatives
(Simultaneous administration with
herb enhance both effects and side
effects)
Quinidine
(Simultaneous administration with
herb enhance both effects and side
effects)
Saluretics
(Simultaneous administration with
herb enhance both effects and side
effects)STROPHANTHUS KOMBE
(See under Strophanthus)
STROPHANTHUS GRATUS
(See under Strophanthus Gratus)
STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS
(See under Kombe Seed)
SYMPATHOMIMETIC AGENTS
Digitalis
(Increases risk of cardiac
arrhythmias)
Digitalis Lanata
(Risk of cardiac arrhythmias)
Indian Squill
(Can increase the risk of cardie
arrhythmias when given
simultaneously with this herb)
Rauwolfia
(Increases blood pressure)
Squill
(Increases risk of cardiac
arrhythmias)
St. John's Wort
(St. John's Wort may have MAO
inhibitor properties and caution
should be used with
sympathomimetic agents)
0
TANACETUM PARTHENIUM
(See under Feverfew) I
THEOPHYLLINE
St. John's Wort
(The herb induces the cytochrome
P450 enzyme system and will
lower theophylline serum levels)THIAZIDE DIURETICS
Aloe
(Increased potassium loss)
Buckthorn
(Increases hypokalemic effects)
Cascara Sagrada
(Increases hypokalemic effect)
Licorice
(Additive effect of hypokalemia)
Uva-Ursi
(The sodium-sparing effect of
Uva-Ursi may antagonize the
diuretic effect of thiazide
diuretics)
THYROID PREPARATIONS
Bugleweed
(Effect not specified)
TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE
Wormwood
(Wormwood preparations should
not be administered with drugs
known to lower the seizure
threshold)
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Belladonna
(Increases anticholinergic effect of
herb)
Henbane
(Increased anticholinergic action)
Scopolia
(Increased effect when given
simultaneously with herb)
Wormwood
(Wormwood preparations should
not be administered with drugs
known to lower the seizure
threshold)TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM
(See under Fenugreek)
URGINEA INDICA
(See under Indian Squill)
URGINEA MARITIMA
(See under Squill)URINARY TRACT ACIDIFIERS
Uva-Ursi
(Drugs or foods that acidify the
urine will decrease the
antibacterial effect of Uva-Ursi)UVA-URSI
Loop Diuretics
(The sodium-sparing effect of
Uva-Ursi may antagonize the
diuretic effect of the loop
diuretics)
Medication and Food that Increase
Uric Acid Levels
(Decreases effect of herb)
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory
Drugs
(Uva-Ursi may potentiate the
gastrointestinal irritation caused by
NSAIDs)
Thiazide Diuretics
(The sodium-sparing effect of
Uva-Ursi may antagonize the
diuretic effect of thiazide
diuretics)
Urinary Tract Acidifiers
(Drugs or foods that acidify the
urine will decrease the
antibacterial effect of Uva-Ursi)
UZARA
Digoxin
(Herb contains cardiac glycosides
and may have additive effect
when taken with digoxin, possibly
increasing digoxin toxicity)
VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS
(See under Bilberry)
VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA
(See under Alpine Cranberry)
VALERIAN
Alcohol •
(Additive depressive effects with
Valerian)
Hypnotics
(Additive effect when taken with
Valerian)
VALERIANA OFFICINALIS
(See under Valerian)
VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS
I (See under Chaste Tree)