Chinese botanical products

A Review of Chinese Botanical Product-Drug Interactions... 

Table 1 Summary of Chinese Botanical Product-Warfarin Interactions Based on Case Reports...

CHINESE BOTANICAL PRODUCTS AND WARFARIN Angelica sinensis (Chinese Angelica, Dong Quai)... 

Danshen, the dried root and rhizome of S. miltiorrhizae (Fig. 2), is another Chinese botanical product used for its ability to alleviate menstrual irregularities, as well as for its vasodilative and hypotensive functions in a variety of cardiovascular conditions (8). The botanical product had also been shown to inhibit platelet aggregation in vitro (9). Danshen is widely available in different preparations for oral consumption, with usual dose range of 9 to 15 g per decoction. In addition, its increasing popularity is reflected by its availability even in Chinese cigarettes (10). 

CHINESE BOTANICAL PRODUCTS AND DIGOXIN Crataegus pinnatifida (Hawthorn Fruit, Shanzha)... 

SPECIFIC ISSUES REGARDING EVALUATION OF CHINESE BOTANICAL PRODUCT-DRUG INTERACTIONS... 

Prescribing vs. Over-the-Counter Use of Chinese Botanical Product... 

In contrast to over-the-counter use by consumers, Chinese botanical products prescribed by TCM practitioners or herbalists are usually in the... 

Table 2 Selected Examples of Variable Botanical Constituents from Different Chinese Botanical Products...

By the same token, not all Chinese botanical products are compatible with each other. Classic Chinese herbal texts have mentioned 18 Incompatibles (Shi Ba Fan) and 19 Counteractions (Shi Jiu Wei). The 18 Incompatibles refer to a classic list of 18 botanical product botanical product interactions,... 

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