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floridian
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Kudzu Research - Don't Mix it with Methotrexate
« on: Jul 11th, 2005, 7:20pm » |
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Just came across an article that found that in rats, kudzu increased the blood levels of methotrexate (used for autoimmune diseases and those with organ transplants). Methotrexate can be toxic even when used normally, but in this case, the combo could be lethal. Not sure if that carries over directly to humans, but it should raise some red flags.
Kudzu page updated:
http://www.med-owl.com/clusterheadaches/tiki-index.php?page=Kudzu
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Re: Kudzu Research - Don't Mix it with Methotrexat
« Reply #1 on: Jul 11th, 2005, 11:49pm » |
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Also chemotherapy for some cancers....
And a treatment for retinal vasculitis...
Sucky med - scary that interaction with Kudzu and Methotrexate could be fatal.
Thanks for the info, Jonathan.
Carrie 
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Re: Kudzu Research - Don't Mix it with Methotrexat
« Reply #2 on: Jul 12th, 2005, 9:40am » |
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Flo....
Thank you so much for bringing this to everyone's attention. You are always right on top of things.
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