If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you
should not use dandelion preparations without first talking to your healthcare
provider. Lithium
Animal studies suggest that dandelion may worsen the
side effects associated with lithium, a medication commonly used to treat manic
depression.
Antibiotics, Quinolone
One species
of dandelion, Taraxacum mongolicum, also called Chinese dandelion, may decrease
the absorption of quinolone antibiotics (such as ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and
levofloxacin) from the digestive tract. It is not known whether Taraxacum
officinale, or common dandelion, would interact with these antibiotics in the
same way. As a precaution, dandelion should not be taken at the same time as
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