Precautions, Side-Effects and Adverse Reactions

Abstract

Clinically, Danshen should be used together with black false hellebore root (藜芦). The usual dose is about 10–15 g and the largest dose is 30 g. 3–4 tablets of Compound Danshen Tablet can be used each time, 3 times a day. 10–20 ml of Compound Danshen Injection can be diluted with 250 ml of 5 and 10 % glucose injection and administered at 5 ml/min by intravenous drip, once a day. When the dropping speed is greater than 10 ml/min, the patient usually suffers from headache , nausea and vomiting, etc. The drug cannot be combined with vitamin C and gentamicinone, as the combination produces red precipitates. The drug is cold in nature; healthy qi and spleen and stomach can be damaged by long term use, leading to side-effects such as discomfort in the gastric cavity and abdomen, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Thus, elderly people should not take large doses for a long period of time.