Mum always like to brew chinese herbal medicine/ tonic for my family. Sometimes she'll make us drink them when we are sick! If we were to take the prescribed medicine from the western doctor, say panadol, will they react to each other?
2006-06-25 21:33:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Yes. You end up with "Near-Guam" medicine.
2006-06-25 21:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by PI Joe 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the chinese doctor is thorough, he should know what kind of herbs were put in the medicine and can tell mother. The instructions for use that accompany your western medication (e.g. panadol) can tell you which substances can interfere with the effectiveness of your pills. This will also include herbal substances or even grape fruit juice! However, not yet all herbal substances have been combined with "modern" medicine so not all interactions are already known. Just make sure to carefully read instructions for use or ask the Chinese docter if he knows (maybe other patients told him of side effects)
2006-06-26 00:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by angesalm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT TAKE THEM TOGETHER WITHOUT GETTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT BOTH TREATMENTS!
Herbal medicines, be it teas, powders, pills, etc. while derived from natural sources are active and effectice due to the specific chemical compounds found in them. Western medicines are usually a purified form of the active chemical. In other words, they are functionally no different from one another and you do not want to accidentally overdose thinking that herbal medicines are 'different' from medicines produced in a factory.
That being said, panadol (or acetaminophen) is generally pretty innocuous, although you never want to take it with alcohol or wit a host of other pain relievers. See the following webpage for some examples:
http://www.drugs.com/cons/Panadol_Systemic.html
Either way - ask your doctor first!
2006-06-26 01:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by gnahce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medicine Panadol
2016-12-18 16:09:56 · answer #4 · answered by kiele 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your doctor. There are a lot of interactions between herbal medicines and scientific medicines. Why wouldn't there be? There are interactions between food and scientific medicinces.
Take care with those Chinese herbs. Many of them are contaminated with both prescription drugs and heavy metals.
2006-06-26 03:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not too gd to take these together. Afterall they are both medicine even though chinese medicine is made up of herbs. They may react with each other and cause problems. If you want to take them together, take them 2 hrs apart.
P.S. thats what my chinese physician told me....
2006-06-26 09:08:46 · answer #6 · answered by rachelkelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now a days medicines are more safe,and can be taken to gather.but some times their effect may be hampered changed are may produce harmfull result. even two are more medicines from the same pathy can be harm full if are taken together.
2006-06-25 21:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by arvind d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what and for what that medicine cure for. You must know how that medicine work on your body. For nerve remedy, you shouldn't take them together.
2006-06-26 07:18:53 · answer #8 · answered by Joeng 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be.
i know some herbs reacting with western drugs, such as ginseng, st.john's wort, billberry, etc. you can find the information about this interaction from the internet. many usefull sites will explain it to you.
2006-07-01 16:42:04 · answer #9 · answered by evi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since they r both chemicals of some sort,they may have adverse effects if taken together.Guess u shd ask ur doctor 2be on d safe side.
2006-06-26 09:07:35 · answer #10 · answered by Leonard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋