The patient, who takes an anticholinergic medication, tells the nurse how much he or she enjoys experimenting with different herbal teas. What herbs will the nurse caution the patient to avoid? (Select all that apply.)
A) Burdock
B) Thyme
C) Rosemary
D) Parsley
E) Tumeric
A, C, E
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The risk of anticholinergic effects can be exacerbated if anticholinergic agents are combined with burdock, rosemary, or turmeric and used as herbal therapy. Advise patients who use herbal therapies to avoid these combinations. Nothing indicates that thyme or parsley is contraindicated with anticholinergic medications.
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