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Can i take tongkat ali together with warfarin ? i had undergone mitral valve replacement surgery.
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IN GENERAL: I would NOT recommend that you take ANY HERBAL REMEDIES with WARFARIN....MANY MANY MANY examples of inter-action of herbal remedies (for example GREEN TEA!!!) with Warfarin or Coumadin (warfarin) exist! No sense in "taking chances"! Hope this helps' DR Z
Answered 2/28/2017
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