Can Chinese and Western medicine be taken together?

Medicines are divided into two types: Chinese medicine and Western medicine, but most people like to take Chinese and Western medicine together, thinking that mixing them will be better for the body, and that Chinese medicine can regulate the condition while strengthening the body, so the combination of Chinese and Western medicine is very reasonable. Whether Chinese and Western medicine can be taken together depends on whether each person's condition requires it. Some conditions only require Western medicine, while some conditions can only be treated with Chinese medicine.

The harm of improper mixing of Chinese and Western medicines

At the same time, medical and pharmaceutical professionals have discovered that mixing some Chinese and Western medicines may produce serious side effects, which in severe cases may even be fatal.

According to relevant sources, among commonly used drugs, when mixing Chinese and Western medicines, you should be careful: Using the Chinese medicine Fritillaria and the Western medicine aminophylline together can cause poisoning;

The use of Chinese medicine Xiaohuoluodan, Xianglianwan, Chuanbeipipalu together with Western medicine atropine, caffeine, 654-2 will enhance the toxicity of biological alkali;

The use of the traditional Chinese medicine Guanxin Suhe Pills and the Western medicine isopentyl nitrite together can produce toxic precipitates containing mercury ions;

The combination of the traditional Chinese medicine Zhusha Anshen Pills and the Western medicine tribromide mixture and ferrous sulfate can produce toxic substances such as mercuric bromide and mercuric sulfide.

The combination of Chinese medicines such as hawthorn, black plum, and schisandra chinensis with western medicine sulfonamides can easily cause urinary retention or hematuria;

The combination of Chinese medicine ginseng and Western medicine sedatives and anticonvulsants such as luminal and chloral hydrate can enhance the inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, which can be fatal in severe cases.

The combination of Chinese patent medicines Liushen Pills and Yixindan with Western medicines such as Propranolol and Quinidine can cause cardiac arrest.

The combined use of the Chinese patent medicine Snake Gall and Fritillaria Liquid with the Western medicine morphine, pethidine and codeine can lead to respiratory failure, with very serious consequences.

Therefore, when people mix Chinese and Western medicines, they must follow the doctor's advice and must not act rashly to avoid causing irreparable damage to their lives.

In addition, Chinese medicine gypsum, magnetite, dragon bone, etc. should not be used together with Western medicine tetracycline, Chinese medicine Huanglian Shangqing Pills and vitamin B1, Chinese medicine Maren Pills and Western medicine Weishuping, Chinese medicine Yuanhu analgesic and Western medicine caffeine, Chinese medicine Schisandra chinensis and Western medicine furantidine, Chinese medicine Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets and Western medicine neomycin, etc. This is because the combined use of some Chinese and Western medicines, although not fatal, will produce some more serious side effects. Therefore, people must pay close attention to prevent their health from suffering unnecessary harm.