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Can any herbs or vitamins cause hemolytic anemia? if so, which ones?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

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Herbs have been : Linked to cases of hemolysis. Green teas and other compounds have produced a variety of blood count issues -- usually destructive (like hemolysis) or underproduction. Vitamins not so much.

Answered 12/27/2012

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Yes: In g6pd deficiency, coq10 can cause hemolysis. There probably are more that either have not been identified or not reported.

Answered 4/19/2015

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