Popular Spice can interfere with prescription medicines: study

It is the sweet spray that your medication can say.

A new study has found that a loving spice can interfere with the way your body processes prescription medication.

The culprit? Cinnamon

Researchers at the University of Mississippi have found that cinnamaldehyde – the main complex in cinnamon – can activate receptors that can accelerate the breakdown of certain medicines, potentially reducing their effectiveness.

While adding a cinnamon ram to your morning latte is unlikely to cause issues, the study warns that high doses can pose risks.

“Health concerns can arise if excessive amounts of supplements are consumed without knowledge of the health care provider or medicine descriptor,” said Shabanana Khan, a major scientist involved in the study.

“Overload of additions can lead to a rapid cleansing of the recipe medicine from the body, and this can result in making the medicine less effective.”

Researchers note that cinnamon oil, which is usually found in food-spicy agents and toilets, poses virtually no risk to herbaceous-drug interactions.

However, the cinnamon bark – in particular, Cassia Cinnamon, which is a cheaper version of southern China containing a blood thinner called counon – can potentially cause problems.

“The real cinnamon by Sri Lanka carries a lower risk due to its reduced content content,” said study co -author Amar Chittiboyina, Associate Director of the National Center for Natural Product Research.

“Anticoagulant characteristics of the coutering can be dangerous to individuals in blood thinners.”

Ground cinnamon in your local supermarket is usually made from Cassia cinnamon bark.

Cinnamon has long been celebrated for its possible health benefits, including blood sugar regulation and anti-inflammatory properties, which can help remove diabetes.

However, this new research underlines the importance of moderating and consulting healthcare providers before adding high -dose cinnamon supplements to your regime.

“People suffering from chronic diseases – such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma, overweight, HIV, AIDS or depression – should be careful when using cinnamon or any other addition,” Khan said.

“Our best advice is to talk to a health care provider before using any additions together with the recipe medicine. By definition, the supplements are not intended to treat, cure or mitigate any illness.”

As always, it is better to get stuck things carefully.