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Medicinal plants have been used for treatment of human ailments since ancient times. Objective of this study is to document the effect of herbal drugs on anticoagulant therapy. The material for this review was taken mostly from PubMed and the Cochrane database of systematic reviews. Some other relevant references were collected from personal database of papers on anti-coagulant properties of plants. Literature review shows that many plants such as Thymus vulgaris, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba taub, Pulmonaria officinalis and Cinnamomum cassia etc have anti-coagulant activity. This review shows that medicinal plants should be prescribed with care to patients on anticoagulant therapy.
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Akram, M., Rashid, A. Anti-coagulant activity of plants: mini review. J Thromb Thrombolysis 44, 406–411 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-017-1546-5
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