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15 years 11 months ago #4575 by florida83
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I just bought some herbs for my horrible sinus problems. I take a bunch of herbs all the time, but this bottle says is you are sensitive to aspirin or taking prescription anticoagulants should consult their physican. Does this sound like it could thin the blood a lot? I am between Hemas right now, and have no one to consult. My counts usually stay above 50k. Just curious. I am desperate to fix these sinuses!

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15 years 11 months ago #4579 by Ann
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Absolutely. Sounds like they are a responsible outfit. If you have a normal count then fine but if it's low, leave well alone.

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15 years 11 months ago #4587 by Sandi
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Many herbs have that effect. I wouldn't depend on the bottle to tell me that, be sure to research them to be safe.

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15 years 11 months ago #4600 by florida83
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has 40 mg of garlic. is that enough to thin the blood a lot?

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15 years 11 months ago #4608 by Sorenna1
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Be very careful. They indeed can effect platelets. I do herbs, too, so you will find out how it works. I stay away form gingko and a few others, but most do not seem to cause a problem.

What herb is it?

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15 years 11 months ago #4894 by pawee
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Have you tried using a netipot and a sinus rinse? The rinse is non-medicated ( I think it is just a saline solution) but flushing out your sinuses daily seems to help a lot of people. I've never tried it but my co-worker does it all the time and she loves it.

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15 years 11 months ago #4907 by Sorenna1
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Here is a good link on the pack of research into ITP and alternative and herbal medicines:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20059530

I do a lot of herbs, too, and I do some on the warning page of this support group. Like garlic. But I do them carefully.

I have found colostrum to help but stay away from ginkgo and pau d'arco and several others.

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