==Special Precautions of garlic==
* Patients taking anticoagulants should be cautious. It seems prudent to stop taking high dosages of garlic seven to 10 days before surgery because garlic can prolong bleeding time. Avoid combination with other Herbal remedies that slow blood clotting like garlic, [[chamomile]], devil’s claw, [[papaya]], [[ginger]], ginkgo[[Ginkgo Biloba]], red clover [[Red Clover]] and Asian or Siberian [[ginseng]] and [[coumarin]] containing herbs.
*For some, garlic can be the cause of heartburn as well as flatulence.