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| Interactions
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No specific interactions between lemon balm and conventional medications are
known to have been reported in the literature to date, including the German
Commission E monograph (Blumenthal 1998). However, because of the ability of
lemon balm to inhibit binding of bovine thyrotropin to human thyroid plasma
membranes in a potent, dose-related fashion in vitro, systemic use of lemon balm
with other thyroid medications may influence their action, although this has not
been tested (Auf'mkolk et al. 1984). |
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| References |
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Auf'mkolk M, Hesch RD, Ingbar SH, et al. Inhibition by certain plant extracts
of the binding and adenylate cyclase stimulatory effect of bovine thyrotropin in
human thyroid membranes. Endocrinology. 1984;115:527-534.
Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic
Guide to Herbal Medicines. Boston, Mass: Integrative Medicine
Communications; 1998. |
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