Country Mallow

Are there any interactions with medications?

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Medications that can cause an irregular heartbeat (QT interval-prolonging drugs)
Interaction Rating: Major Do not take this combination.

Country mallow can increase the speed of your heartbeat. Taking country mallow along with medications that can cause an irregular heartbeat might cause serious side effects including heart attack.

Some medications that can cause an irregular heartbeat include amiodarone (Cordarone), disopyramide (Norpace), dofetilide (Tikosyn), ibutilide (Corvert), procainamide (Pronestyl), quinidine, sotalol (Betapace), thioridazine (Mellaril), and many others.

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Methylxanthines
Interaction Rating: Major Do not take this combination.

Country mallow can simulate the body. Methylxanthines also stimulate the body. Taking country mallow with methylxanthines might cause side effects such as jitteriness, nervousness, a fast heartbeat, high blood pressure, and anxiety.

Methylxanthines include aminophylline, caffeine, and theophylline.

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Stimulant drugs
Interaction Rating: Major Do not take this combination.

Stimulant drugs speed up the nervous system and can make you feel jittery and speed up your heartbeat. Country mallow can also speed up the nervous system. Taking country mallow along with stimulant drugs might cause serious problems including increased heart rate and high blood pressure. Avoid taking stimulant drugs along with country mallow.

Some stimulant drugs include diethylpropion (Tenuate), epinephrine, phentermine (Ionamin), pseudoephedrine (Sudafed), and many others.

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Dexamethasone (Decadron)
Interaction Rating: Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
Talk with your health provider.

The body breaks down dexamethasone (Decadron) to get rid of it. Country mallow might increase how quickly the body breaks down dexamethasone (Decadron). By increasing how quickly the body breaks down dexamethasone (Decadron) country mallow might decrease the effectiveness of dexamethasone (Decadron).

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Ergot derivatives
Interaction Rating: Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
Talk with your health provider.

Country mallow can increase blood pressure. Ergot derivatives can also increase blood pressure. Taking country mallow with ergot derivatives might increase blood pressure too much.

Some of these ergot derivatives include bromocriptine (Parlodel), dihydroergotamine (Migranal, DHE-45), ergotamine (Cafergot), and pergolide (Permax).

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Medications for depression (MAOIs)
Interaction Rating: Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
Talk with your health provider.

Country mallow contains chemicals that stimulate the body. Some medications used for depression can increase these chemicals. Taking country mallow with these medications used for depression might cause too much stimulation. This could cause serious side effects including fast heartbeat, high blood pressure, seizures, nervousness, and others.

Some of these medications used for depression include phenelzine (Nardil), tranylcypromine (Parnate), and others.

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Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs)
Interaction Rating: Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
Talk with your health provider.

Country mallow might increase blood sugar. Diabetes medications are used to lower blood sugar. By increasing blood sugar, country mallow might decrease the effectiveness of diabetes medications. Monitor your blood sugar closely. The dose of your diabetes medication might need to be changed.

Some medications used for diabetes include glimepiride (Amaryl), glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase PresTab, Micronase), insulin, pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), glipizide (Glucotrol), tolbutamide (Orinase), and others.

Dosing considerations for Country Mallow.

The appropriate dose of country mallow depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for country mallow. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.