Herb-drug interactions: interactions between ginseng and prescription medications.

摘要: Patients over age 50 typically present with one chronic disease per decade. Each usually requires long-term drug therapy, meaning most older patients require several drugs to control their conditions and/or maintain health. Simultaneously, the use of complementary and alternative medications (CAM) has increased in United States last 20 years, reaching 36% 2002; herbal medicine accounts for approximately 22% all CAM use. Older adults often add medicines prescribed by physicians, yet do not always inform physician. The metabolizing enzyme systems process compounds foreign body including prescription medications. Therefore both medicinals simultaneously a potential interactions an adverse nature. This review, which will discuss kava, is series covering documented between proven efficacy drugs.