During a follow-up visit with a patient recently started on Coumadin, the home health nurse is concerned after seeing an herbal remedy that enhances the effect of anticoagulants by the patient's bedside. What is this herbal remedy?
a. Cayenne
b. Aloe vera
c. Asian ginseng
d. Kava
ANS: C
Asian ginseng may enhance the effect of Coumadin.
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