Herbs Interacting with Amlodipine

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amlodipine is the common name of norvasc. Doctors usually prescribe this medicine to treat hypertension. Your doctor may prescribe amlodipine for other health problems, such as angina. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker that lowers blood pressure by dilating blood vessels. Discuss with your doctor the use of herbs and amlodipine.

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span= "article-image inner caption-class"> ginger combined with amlodipine can cause hypotension. (image: ablestock.com/ablestock.com/getty images)

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Your doctor can prescribe you a prescription for norvasc, that is, a trademark name, or amlodipine, that is, a general form. Both versions have the same chemical properties. When you have high blood pressure and cholesterol, some prescription drugs recommended by your doctor include amlodipine, which contains cholesterol-lowering drugs. In addition, some prescription hypertension drugs are formulations containing amlodipine in combination with another drug. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if any of the drugs you take to control blood pressure or cholesterol also contain amlodipine.

Ginger comes from the root of ginger and is mainly used for baking food and Asian dishes. You can also eat ginger as tea, ginger beer and ginger beer. Ginger can lower your blood pressure. According to MEDLINE plus, when you take amlodipine and ginger, you may have very low blood pressure or hypotension. The interaction between ginger and amlodipine can also lead to irregular heartbeat. h3>Ginseng is mainly used in the treatment of circulatory system diseases and erectile dysfunction in traditional Chinese medicine. In the Western world, ginseng, as a form of tea and powder, is very popular in health food stores. Ginseng is a stimulant that increases blood pressure. This may reduce the effect of your amlodipine dose. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Hawthorn has occupied a place in alternative medicine as a medicine for heart disease. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, it is also a traditional medicine for hypertension. If you take amlodipine, avoid Hawthorn because it strengthens the effect of calcium channel blockers. This may cause your blood pressure to be too low. Palpitation is also a side effect of hawthorn. h3>Pleural root and Rehmannia are the same plant family. They all contain natural cardiac glycosides, the source of the prescription digitalis, an effective cardiac drug. A common side effect of combination of pleurisy root and calcium channel blockers is to reduce the renal clearance of digoxin, an effective cardioside in foxglowe family plants. When you take both calcium channel blockers and cardiac glycosides, you may increase digoxin levels, which may lead to cardiac glycoside overdose.

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