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Herbs and drug interactions xiāng hù zuò yòng · 中药与西药相互作用

This is the part of TCM with the highest stakes and the least public awareness. Herbs are pharmacologically active; some interact with prescription medicines in ways that are documented and clinically significant.

Examples that appear repeatedly in the literature include ginseng, dong quai, goji and salvia with anticoagulants; licorice with blood-pressure and diuretic medicines; hawthorn with cardiac medicines; coptis (berberine) across a broad range.

Common sense rule: tell both your physician and your TCM practitioner everything you take, including supplements.

这是中医里安全权重最高、而公众意识最低的部分。中药具有药理活性，其中一些与处方药的相互作用有明确记载且具有临床意义。

文献中反复出现的例子包括：人参、当归、枸杞、丹参与抗凝药；甘草与降压药、利尿剂；山楂与心脏药物；黄连（小檗碱）的作用范围很广。

一条常识性做法：把你服用的所有东西——包括保健品——同时告知你的医生与中医师。

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