| Action: | Antithrombotic |
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| Synonym: | Antiplatelet |
Reduces the formation of thrombi (Blood clots).
• Prevents heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism
Major
• Garlic (Allium sativum)
• Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
• Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Other
• Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens)
• Osha (Ligusticum porteri)
• Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
• Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
• Cardiovascular
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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AntithromboticDefinitionReduces the formation of thrombi (Blood clots). Indications• Prevents heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism TreatmentsMajor Systems• Cardiovascular ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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