Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Warm Interior Herbs:
Cardiovascular Agents: Herbs have inotropic (ie affect force of muscle contract) & chronotropic effect, ex Fu Zi. don't use it cardiovascular dx (arrythmia) or meds like digoxin or thyroid supplment.
Anti-ulcer: herbs increase GI acid ex Ding Xiang
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Digestive Herbs:
Anti-Ulcer: Many digestive herbs stimulate GI acid. Caution w/ patients taking histamine-2 receptor antagonists (such as Ranitidine or Famotidine) or Proton-Pump Inhibitors (such as omeprazole or lansoprazole)
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Exterior-Releasing Herbs
Sedatives, as in alcohol...
Antibiotics: Antibiotic may be potentiated by Exterior-Releasing herbs and drugs together.
Diuretics: Some RE herbs promote urine
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Antiparasitic Herbs:
No documented Herb/Drug interaction. However Herbs are toxic, be careful of long term use.
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Aromatic Transform Damp:
Anti-Ulcer: Caution w/ patients taking histamine-2 receptor antagonists (such as Ranitidine or Famotidine) or Proton-Pump Inhibitors (such as omeprazole or lansoprazole)
Anti-platelets & Anti-coagulants: Hou Po, Sha Ren have anti-coaugulent properties
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Blood Moving Herbs:
Anti-hypertensives: Dilates blood Vessels, may cause hypotension with drugs
Anti-platelets & Anti-coagulants: May cause prolonged bruising/bleeding
Analgesics: Herbs with analgesic effect may cause drowsiness/increase sedative effect of drugs & alcoho
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Liver Calming and Wind Extinguishing herbs
Sedatives: Herbs with antiseizure and antipileptic action may induce drowsiness, use with caution w/ patients using: antihistamines, benzodiazopines, opioid analgesics, barbituates
Antihypertensives: May lower BP
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Heat Clearing Herbs ( Antibiotic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory are the characteristics of Heat clearing herbs. Generally not known to interact with drugs.)
Antibiotics: synergistic effect may potentate other. Good for microorganism that are drug resistant.
No Ciproflaxin and Pu Gong Yin together:decreases absorption of Cipro.
Anti-hypertensives: Some heat Clearing herbs lower BP. Careful together.
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Resolve Phlegm and Stop cough and wheeze
These Herbs are used for their expectorant, antitussive and antiasmatic effects. No reported or documented cases of drug/herb interaction.
Potential Herb/Drug Interactions for Drain Damp Herbs:
