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Tag: Supplements

  • Natural supplements, herbs, vitamins and food: do any prevent venous thromboembolism?

    Patients not infrequently inquire about the benefit of “natural blood thinners”. Clot Connect has written a document for patients – available here  – discussing the various herbs and dietary supplements that are often called “natural blood thinners”. The blog post discusses many items including garlic, gingko, chocolate, fish oil, vitamin D, vitamin E, etc. The…

  • Nattokinase

    Nattokinase is a soybean food content, produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis (natto) during fermentation of soybeans. It is a 275 amino acid peptide. It is also called “Subtilisin NAT” [ref 1]. It is claimed to have clot-dissolving abilities, similar to plasmin.