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Herbal Cholesterol Drug Bad Mix for Many Prescription MedsResearchers found that guggulsterone, the active ingredient in gugulipid, switches on the cell receptor PXR, which triggers a liver enzyme that breaks down many prescription drugs. Gugulipid can be bought without a prescription. Those liver enzymes may also create carcinogens out of chemicals in the body that normally do not cause cancer, the researchers said. "This country's diet is atrocious, so there are plenty of people walking around with high cholesterol. They'll get on the Web and see the gugulipid herbal therapy lowers cholesterol and is available without a prescription," researcher Jeff Staudinger, an assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, said in a prepared statement. Read entire article... | 
