A patient is being discharged on anticoagulant therapy. The nurse will include in the patient-education conversation that it is important to avoid herbal products that contain which substance?

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Capsicum pepper, feverfew, garlic, ginger, ginkgo, St. John's wort, and ginseng are some herbal products that have potential interactions with anticoagulants, especially with warfarin.

A Patient Is Being Discharged on Anticoagulant Therapy