How important is it to stop herbs and other supplements before surgery?

March 2003

How important is it to stop herbs and other supplements before surgery?

The literature documents problems with only a few herbs... garlic...ginkgo...St. John's wort.

But many supplements have the POTENTIAL to cause problems.

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Natural Medicines How important is it to stop herbs and other supplements before surgery?