Patients with hypertension can be treated with Tongxinluo Capsules if the indications for the drug are present; otherwise, the drug is not recommended.
Tongxinluo capsule belongs to the Chinese patent medicines for the treatment of chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain) cardiac pain or stroke in clinical practice.
It can be used to treat patients with chest pain, chest pain, palpitation, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with slight movement), weakness of limbs, and purplish and dark tongue, etc., and patients with hemiplegia (inability to move one side of the limb), unfavorable movement, numbness of hands and feet, etc., which are caused by deficiency of qi and stasis of blood after a stroke.
It can also be used to treat patients with high blood pressure if they have any of the above symptoms. However, if the high blood pressure has bleeding or belongs to the evidence of Yin deficiency and fire exuberance, it is forbidden to use this drug for treatment. Pregnant women and women during menstruation are not allowed to use this medicine.
Those who have stomach discomfort after taking the medicine should take it after meals. The drug should be taken under the guidance of a physician, not self-medication.