Many people think that Chinese herbal medicine is gentle, so you can rest assured that taking a bold, slightly larger doses there is no problem. However, "is the third of the total drug toxicity", Chinese medicine is no exception, if indiscriminate use of Abuse, also have adverse reactions and even lead to poisoning. Some traditional Chinese medicine should not be large or long-term use, such as with cinnabar, realgar, Aconitum Chinese medicine, also deserves attention.
Cinnabar
Also known as cinnabar, cinnabar, red Dan, mercury sand for natural cinnabar ore, mercury content is high, a sedative Anticonvulsant, pure heart and the effect of detoxification is the ancient Chinese treatment of palpitation palpitation, insomnia, mania to be one of the medicines. At the same time, many famous Chinese patent medicines also contain cinnabar, such as treatment palpitations, Zheng Chong, sleepless cinnabar Anshen Wan, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan; treatment of mania, ringing in the ears of the magnetic Zhu pill; treatment for stroke Angong Niuhuang Wan, Dan and other active. However, these drugs if taken long-term or excessive, will be digested, spermatogenesis, cardiovascular, urinary and other compromised systems.
Mercury on the gastrointestinal mucosa has a strong irritant, can cause acute poisoning, acute cinnabar corrosive gastritis, chronic cinnabar poisoning can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, liver damage can cause hepatomegaly, abnormal liver function. Effect on the nervous system, showing the scalp numbness, blurred vision, disturbed sleep, restless say, slurred speech, irritability, fear, hallucinations, eccentric action; later, there may be conscious indifference, obscure and even loss of consciousness, muscle tremors disease. On the cardiovascular system, can cause toxic myocarditis, arrhythmia, decreased blood pressure. , ST segment depression, T wave-the-art, etc.; poisoning can lead to severe heart failure. Effect on the urinary system, can cause renal tubular epithelial swelling, necrosis, there oliguria, edema, urinary protein, red blood cells and tube type, or little or no urine, leading to kidney failure, uremia and death.
Realgar
Realgar main ingredient is arsenic disulfide, arsenic disulfide, arsenic trioxide decomposed by heat, or arsenic. Arsenic into the human body, will destroy some of the cell respiratory enzymes, so that cells can not get oxygen and die. At present, China Pharmacopoeia containing realgar Narikata 26, 24 Oral agents commonly used compound has Niuhuangjiedu film Angong Niuhuang Wan, Meihuadianshe Dan, Liushen, bezoar pure heart pills, sedatives in children, pediatric heat tablets Children of drug powder and so on. These preparations contain realgar, long-term large doses, can cause arsenic realgar in the composition of savings, such savings would result in users chronic poisoning, the performance of first skin lesions, also can cause liver, kidney and hematopoietic system of multiple organ damage.
Aconitum
Alias Wudu Aconitum roots, found mainly in the southwest. The toxic components of Aconitum diterpenoid alkaloid, which is the most toxic aconitine, as long as a few milligrams can kill people.
Aconitum drugs belong to warm the yang of the product, used to treat Bi Syndrome, often combined with land dragon, scorpion, centipede, pangolin, long-nosed pit viper, hives and other insects through contact analgesic drugs. Aconitine poisoning usually taking from 10 to 3 minutes after the onset of symptoms within, immediately after taking the drug have occurred or occurred after 3 days. Poisoning may occur after the paroxysmal convulsions, muscle rigidity, body fat, hard, trismus, incontinence, respiratory asphyxia due to spasm and then failure to death. The event of poisoning, first aid should be immediately taken to the hospital.