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I feel i have reached the end of my road.....
Ambareen:
Salaam...
I would like to know a bit about Red Clover. Is it of benefit to the liver..? Coz i have been suggested to use it for my liver function, and i will be going for a liver biopsy very soon and hope the results would come out good insha allah coz im a bit worried about it.
Andy Battaglia:
Hi Ambareen,
Red clover is used as a liver tonic and is supposed to help purify the liver. The only warning about it is to not use it with blood thinning drugs like warfarin as red clover is also a blood thinner.
Ambareen:
Hi Andy,
I have done my liver biopsy and the test results would come in 2 weeks insha allah, but if the results come out saying that i have to take interferon, is it ok if i delay taking it? will it have any negative effect on my liver coz ill be travelling to India soon and taking the treatment during my travel wouldnt be a sensible idea coz of the side effects of it, i just want your advice, plz help...
And i have stopped taking red clover for now coz somebody suggested me not to take red clover along with Vit D, is that true..?
Andy Battaglia:
Hi Ambareen,
I have no idea why someone would say you can't take red clover with vitamin D. There is a list of possible interactions at
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/red-clover-000270.htm
--- Quote ---Interactions and Depletions
Red clover may interfere with the body's ability to process some drugs that are broken down by liver enzymes. For that reason, you should check with your doctor before taking red clover.
Estrogens, hormone replacement therapy, birth control pills -- Red clover may alter the effects of any drugs containing hormones or derivatives of hormones, as well as the levels of hormones in the body.
Tamoxifen -- Red clover may interfere with tamoxifen.
Anticoagulants (blood thinners) -- Red clover may enhance the effect of these drugs, as well as herbs and supplements that have blood-thinning effects (such as ginkgo, ginger, garlic, and vitamin E).
Diabetes drugs -- Red clover may lower blood sugar and alter the effects of drugs taken to control diabetes.
--- End quote ---
The interaction that might interest you is that red clover may lower blood sugar. This could result in lowering the insulin dose, which is a good thing.
In addition to its purifying properties, it has been well documented that red clover helps prevent bone loss. The study that showed this also measured the vitamin D intake to account for the effect of vitamin D on bone density. There was no concern that there would be any reaction between red clover and vitamin D. I think you should continue to take the red clover for several reasons.
Unless your biopsy shows some extreme liver results, I don't think there would be any problem waiting until after your trip to start interferon therapy. I would suggest you keep taking your red clover during your trip and if you can find milk thistle anywhere, that you also try that. I know several patients who have had positive results using milk thistle to help control hepatitis. I have recently seen it mentioned as an iron chelator also, so it has multiple positive effects.
Ambareen:
Hi,
Thanx a lot big brother. I surely will continue to use red clover again insha allah and yes i did find milk thistle too in the same place where i got red clover from. That was a great help thnx again.
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