{"id":1561,"date":"2010-03-30T14:28:08","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T14:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2010-03-30T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T14:28:08","slug":"does-essiac-interact-with-hiv-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/1561","title":{"rendered":"Does Essiac interact with HIV medication?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your question.<\/p>\n<p>Essaic appears to be safe to use. However, there have been no scientific studies which assess the effects of Essiac in HIV positive people only anecdotal evidence. There have also been no tests to see if any of the four ingredients in this formulation interact with HIV medication.<\/p>\n<p>As with any drug you are wanting to take, herbal or otherwise, it is important to speak to your HIV doctor before taking it.<\/p>\n<p>Burdock root and Rhubarb have been found to have strong laxative effects so if you do decide to take it then be aware that this may affect the absorption levels of your drugs. It is also important to eat during your detox if you are taking HIV medication. I know some people prefer to use the tea alone.<\/p>\n<p>As you said, St. John\u2019s Wort does interact with your HIV medication but garlic does not so feel free to eat as much garlic as you want. Garlic is actually very good for you.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Essiac use in HIV positive people please follow this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebody.com\/content\/art6040.html\">link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to take Essiac formula made up by a friend who is a homeopath and an aromatherapist, as a spring detox.<\/p>\n<p>I thought I should check if the ingredients (slippery elm, thurkey rhubard, sheep sorrel and burdock root) might interact with my HIV medications, Truvada, ritonavir and atazanavir.<\/p>\n<p>I know there is evidence that some things like garlic and St John\u2019s Wort interfere with HIV medications and so reluctantly I avoid them.  Your help in finding the most recent and balanced information would be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-topics","category-drug-interactions","category-supplements-and-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}