Ginkgo biloba and garlic, would affect coagulation when combined with medications

El Ginkgo biloba has been adopted by many to boost the immune system or improve memory, but may increase the risk of bleeding in patients taking blood thinners such as warfarin and aspirin.

Garlic can also have the same effect when taken in large doses, since one of its most important properties is that of a natural hypotensive, which it achieves through blood thinning, affecting coagulation, so it is not recommended when drugs are being consumed for the same purpose.

Patients taking medications such as warfarin should avoid a list of foods and drinks, including grapefruit juice, as it interferes with the thinning of the blood that the drug aims to do.

El Dr Arshad Jahangir, professor of medicine and consultant cardiologist, at the Mayo ClinicHe said: "Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are considered" natural. "

However, "natural" does not always mean that they are safe, since all the compounds we consume have some effect on the body and therefore their bad combination would affect health on different levels.