Black garlic is a healthy food and it is effective to incorporate it into your daily life. However, if you are taking medication, the combination of black garlic and the drug you are taking may be safe or worrying.

In this article, I will talk about medicines that you should not swallow with black garlic. Please make it a reference to live a healthy lifestyle incorporating black garlic, knowing the correct knowledge.

□ Black garlic is

Black garlic is made by aging white garlic. The color is darkened by the chemical reaction that occurs during this ripening. Aged black garlic increases its antioxidative action and increases the content of polyphenols and amino acids originally possessed by garlic.

It is recommended food for those who are tired because it also prevents lifestyle diseases and summer sickness.

□ A drug that you want to be aware of when you meet black garlic

・Anti-HIV agent

Garlic and black garlic may promote the metabolism of anti-HIV agents and may lower blood levels. When administering anti-HIV agents, do not take anything that contains garlic components.

・Oral contraceptive

Black garlic may induce drug metabolizing enzymes and may weaken the efficacy of the pill, so avoid drinking.

・Immunosuppressant

An immunosuppressant is a drug that suppresses the excessive immune response that occurs in the body. Essentially, they are broken down in the body and then discharged out of the body. However, garlic and black garlic can accelerate the degradation of the immunosuppressant and reduce its efficacy.

・Diabetes medicine

There is no problem with eating black garlic little by little every day, but you should be careful if you consume it at once.
The combination of the anticoagulant effect of black garlic and the action of warfarin potassium may result in overwork and hypoglycemia.

□ Finally

The above is a medicine that I would like to be careful about when I have black garlic. Care should be taken as side effects may occur if taken simultaneously with other drugs. If you have medications that are being taken continuously or if you are unsure about your judgment, you should always consult your doctor.

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