Side effects of compound danshen tablets

For people, having a healthy body is a basic condition for people to live well in this world. Without a good body, no matter what you do, you will be inconvenient and unhappy. Therefore, people's enthusiasm for medicine has never cooled down from ancient times to the present. It is also based on this enthusiasm that human life has become stronger and is not so easily defeated by some diseases.

In order to treat diseases that harm the human body, people have created many medicines to deal with these terrible demons. However, no matter how good the medicine is, it has its harmfulness. So there is an old saying that "you can say anything you want, but you can't eat anything you want". Just like the special medicine like Compound Danshen Tablets, it also has its inevitable side effects.

(1) Compound Danshen Tablets are commonly used Chinese medicine for the treatment of coronary heart disease, but they are only symptomatic and should not be taken for a long time. Because the borneol in Compound Danshen Tablets has the characteristics of aromatic and wandering, it consumes Qi and hurts Yang. Long-term use can easily lead to decreased heart function.

(2) The borneol content in compound Danshen tablets is relatively high, which can cause significant irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. It is not suitable for patients with coronary heart disease and concurrent gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer, esophagitis, or patients with a weak and cold constitution.

(3) Long-term use of Compound Danshen Tablets may cause hypokalemia. Studies have found that some patients with coronary heart disease who took Compound Danshen Tablets at regular doses for one month had lower blood potassium levels than before treatment, and patients may experience symptoms of potassium deficiency such as abdominal distension and fatigue. This may be related to the effect of Danshen on renal function. Danshen can significantly increase glomerular filtration rate and renal blood flow, causing increased urinary potassium excretion and reduced blood potassium. Therefore, elderly people should pay attention to proper potassium supplementation while taking this medicine, and can often eat potassium-rich foods such as bananas, orange juice, soybeans, peanuts, mushrooms, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. When symptoms of potassium deficiency such as abdominal distension and fatigue occur, potassium salts (such as potassium magnesium aspartate tablets or oral solution) can be taken.

In short, although compound Danshen tablets are widely used, it is best to use them under the guidance of a physician and should not be taken for a long time without authorization.

"All medicines are poisonous to the body" is a short sentence but it has a profound meaning. It is a sentence that people have summed up with countless experiences and lessons. After learning the above knowledge, people should pay more attention to the safety of medication in life. No matter how good the medicine is, do not take it casually to prevent unnecessary harm to the body.