Active ingredients
Tadalafil
Indications
Pulmonary hypertension
Alternative Chinese medicine
Houpu Ephedra Decoction
Active ingredients in Chinese medicine
Tinglizi , Vitex viciifolia , Silkworm excrement , Smilax glabra , green peel, tangerine peel , sesame seed , dodder seed ,Houpu,Ephedra,Pinellia, almond, gypsum, schisandra
Possible side effects
In this compound, the most controversial drug is ephedra. The main active ingredient of ephedra is ephedrine. Excessive use has been confirmed to induce liver and kidney damage. It can increase heart rate and blood pressure, relax blood vessels, and induce epilepsy and The possibility of stroke.Raw Pinellia can cause a strong irritation to the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, but the toxicity is significantly reduced after decoction of Chinese herbal medicine pieces.Other traditional Chinese medicines have no obvious side effects at reasonable doses.
Contraindications
Use with caution in patients with mental illnesses such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy and stroke.
Major quoted passage
樊雅琴,王丽华.中医辨证治疗变态反应性支气管肺曲霉病1例[J].江西中医药,2018,49(06):41-42.