Salvia miltiorrhiza, also known as red ginseng and mountain ginseng, is also known as purple salvia miltiorrhiza because of its red skin and purple flesh. It is the dried root of Salvia miltiorrhiza, a perennial herb in Labiatae. Salvia miltiorrhiza is a commonly used drug for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and it is also the main component of compound Danshen tablets and Danshen dripping pills. It is often used to treat angina pectoris and myocardial infarction caused by coronary heart disease, and dizziness and headache caused by atherosclerosis.
Although Danshen has the function of lowering blood pressure and blood lipid, it can also change abnormal blood flow and has a certain effect on atherosclerosis. However, the current theories of Chinese and Western medicine all believe that Danshen alone can not prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases well, but needs to be taken together with other drugs.
In addition, these three groups of people had better not take Danshen.
1, with poor coagulation function
Everyone should know that Salvia Miltiorrhiza can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so people with poor blood coagulation function should not eat Salvia Miltiorrhiza, which will not only make the blood coagulation function worse, so we must pay more attention when using Salvia Miltiorrhiza.
2, patients with hypotension
Because salvia miltiorrhiza has the function of dilating blood vessels, it is not suitable for people with low blood pressure, which can easily lead to the decrease of arterial blood pressure of patients and even lead to shock.
3, pregnant women can not use salvia miltiorrhiza
For some special people, such as pregnant mothers who are pregnant, they must pay special attention when taking medicine at ordinary times, and they can only use it with the permission of doctors. Otherwise, it is likely to cause great harm to the baby, so it should not be used for Salvia miltiorrhiza, because this substance is likely to cause miscarriage and cause great harm to the baby.
Long-term use of salvia miltiorrhiza also has side effects.
Many people are influenced by the theory of "Chinese medicine is nontoxic", thinking that Salvia miltiorrhiza has no side effects. In fact, it is a three-point poison, and Salvia miltiorrhiza is no exception.
1. Salvia miltiorrhiza can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, such as taking Salvia miltiorrhiza for a long time, which can cause anorexia and pantothenic acid in different degrees. Salvia miltiorrhiza should not be taken with aspirin; Take Danshen tablets and avoid eating milk and soybeans at the same time; Drugs that need to be taken and used separately from salvia miltiorrhiza.
2. Danshen Huoxue can also cause massive bleeding, especially for heart patients taking anticoagulant drugs. If Danshen is taken improperly at the same time, it will cause bleeding. Pay attention to the dosage according to the doctor's advice when taking it.
3. Long-term use of salvia miltiorrhiza is the most likely to cause gastrointestinal adverse reactions: stomach pain, loss of appetite, dry mouth and pharynx, nausea and vomiting, indigestion and so on.