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Table 1 Summary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Dietary Supplement Products and Their Potential Side Effects

From: Potential Adverse and Allergic Reactions from Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Dietary Supplements

Product

Major Component(s) of Concern

Potential Side Effects

Kwan Loong Oil

Zhui Feng So

Hop Wan (Pill)

Methyl salicylate

(Unknown content)

Bleeding in patients taking anticoagulant

Herb-drug interaction

Dan Shen Pill

Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza

Bleeding in patients taking anticoagulant

ClearLungs Chinese

Formula For The Lungs

Licorice root with other herbal and food components

Hypertension, hypokalemia

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52 EPHEDRINE-HCL

(30 mg capsules)

Ephedrine

Cardiovascular/central nervous

system complications

LifePak Dietary Supplement

Some food extracts

Adverse reaction in patients with specific food allergy

Natural Factors Acidophilus

& Bifidus Capsule

Whey, powdered goat milk

Adverse reaction in patients with specific food allergy