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If you are scheduled for surgery, and are presently taking any herbal supplements, please inform your primary care physician and surgeon.
Surgery patients should generally stop taking herbal supplements for two weeks prior to surgery.
The following list of popular herbal supplements could cause complications during surgery.
- 5–HTP
- Aloe
- Astragalus
- Bilberry
- Black Cohosh (Remifemin)
- Cascara Sagrada
- Cat's Claw
- Cayenne
- Cranberry *
- Dong Quai
- Echinacea
- Evening Primrose
- OilFeverfew
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Gingko Biloba
- Ginseng – Asian, Korean
- Ginseng – Siberian
- Glucosamine Sulfate
- Goldenseal
- Grapeseed Extract
- Kava Kava
- Melatonin
- Milk Thistle *
- MSM
- Pyridoxine
- SAMe
- Saw Palmetto
- St. John's Wort
- Stinging Nettle
- Valerian
*No known interactions and/or complications
For more information, contact your primary care physician, surgeon, St.Vincent Surgery Evaluation Center at (317) 338-3346. To read more about specific herbals, read our Herbal Brochure (pdf). | 
