OBJECTIVE
To review and characterize the evidence describing potential interactions between warfarin and garlic, ginger, ginkgo, or ginseng.
METHODS
Searches of MEDLINE (1966-1999), other bibliographic databases, several abstracting services, and tertiary references were conducted.
METHODS
Articles
This review considers the potential of certain dietary supplements, including garlic, Ginkgo biloba, ginger, ginseng, fish oil, and vitamin E, to interfere with hemostasis. Dietary supplements are common components of the diet in the United States, with about half the US adult population taking some