Natural blood thinners

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There are a number of prescribed medicines for blood thinning and, also, natural

blood thinners. You can read about them on the internet (search google first

for blood thinner, then for natural blood thinner), and research them

(especially the prescribed medicines) in a medical library. If you find one or

more prescribed medicines that you are interested in that are not Warfarin, you

should ask your doctor.

I have a Yale-trained M.D. that also is very knowledge about herbs, homeopathic

medicine, etc. who probably could recommend natural blood thinners. (If you

would like me to see if my doctor can get you a referral to a similar doctor,

let me know offline where you live.)

My husband is not going the natural blood thinner route so I can't personally

tell you anything about them. If he ends up on Warfarin for a long time, we

will talk about natural substitutes.

If you go on either prescribed medicine or natural blood thinners, or both, you

should have your INR checked often.

Jo Anne

Natural blood thinners:

maybe fish oil, ginger, MSM

http://www.healthy-heart-guide.com/natural-blood-thinners.html

maybe Fish Liver Oil, or Ginkgo, or Vitamin E, or Bromelain, or Nattokinase

http://vitaminlady.com/Articles/aspirin.asp

maybe kiwifruit

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKA/is_12_66/ai_n7586524

maybe garlic, ginger, ginkgo, dong quai, feverfew, fish oil, vitamin E, and tree

ear mushrooms (available in a dried form in Chinese grocery stores)

http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA33112/

maybe St. 's Wort

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050309133748.htm

maybe Arixtra

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=1099616

maybe Plavix

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/101/106478

maybe--

a.. angelica root, anise, arnica flower, asafoetida, bogbean, boldo,

b.. Bromelain - Herbs with Anti-platelet properties.

c.. capsicum, celery, chamomile,

d.. clove - Herbs with Anti-platelet properties.

e.. danshen, fenugreek, feverfew, fish oil,

f.. garlic - It has been indicated that when essential garlic oil was mixed

with blood samples from healthy individuals, cells were less likely to clump

together (coagulate) in a laboratory setting. Although there had been no

documented reports of any serious interaction effects when taking both Coumadin

and garlic, studies had implied that a serious reaction might be possible.

g.. ginger - Traditionally, ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been taken to

curb motion sickness and arthritis. Today, it has been reported to reduce blood

clotting.

h.. ginkgo - Ginkgo leaf has been shown to decrease platelet aggregation. It

is thought that the ginkgo constituent, ginkgolide B, displaces

platelet-activating factor from its binding sites, decreasing blood coagulation

(6048).

i.. horse chestnut, horseradish, licorice,

j.. meadowsweet - Herbs that may contain salicylates.

k.. onion - Herbs with Anti-platelet properties.

l.. panax ginseng, papain, passionflower,

m.. poplar - Herbs that may contain salicylates.

n.. prickly ash, quassia, red clover,

o.. turmeric - Herbs with Anti-platelet properties.

p.. vitamin E - At appropriate doses, vitamin E has been shown to have

virtually the same pharmacological properties as Coumadin (crystalline warfarin

sodium - a prescription anticoagulant). This means that appropriately high doses

of Vitamin E may be substituted for Coumadin. Vitamin E may be considered safer

than warfarin, the generic name of Coumadin. Increase the dose of Vitamin E over

a period of weeks. Most people start with 200 IU daily, and eventually get to

between 1,200 and 2,400 IU daily. Do it gradually, and here's a way to tell how

it is working - Go in to see your doctor regularly, as you always do, and

continue to have him check your protime with a blood test called the PT-INR (Pro

Time - International Normalized Ratio), as he always does. If you get the

protime numbers he wants, he may not care how you got them and they can be

mainteaned safely. The more Vitamin E you take, the stronger the Coumadin's

effect. You'll probably get to the point where your protime is too long, and

your doctor may have to reduce the dosage of Coumadin. "

q.. wild carrot, wild lettuce,

r.. willow bark - Herb that may contain salicylates,

s.. and others.

http://www.herbalremedies.com/blthansu.html

Re: Warfarin Side Effects

Hi,

I had serious side effects on warfarin. I had rashes, burning skin, and

bleeding from the female area. These symtoms started to worsen over a period of

a year to the point that I could not stand the burning sensation over my entire

body. I saw several specialists, No one could tell me what the problem was,

until my Internist started to wean me off of different drugs, and the culprit

was warfarin.....The only choice I now have is aspirin that I know of. (and I

pray alot)

MandyofCA