Epimedium and Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng cannot treat coronary heart disease.
1. Epimedium is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with pungent flavor, sweetness and warmth, which belongs to the kidney and liver meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang (the effect of tonifying kidney yang), strengthening the tendons and bones, and dispelling wind and removing dampness (dispelling wind and dampness in the body). It is used in the treatment of kidney yang deficiency (lack of yang energy in the kidneys), impotence and spermatorrhea, and urination and frequent urination.
Adverse effects of Epimedium include dry mouth, nausea, abdominal distension and dizziness. Any external heat disease, solid heat within the blaze, yin deficiency fire (deficiency of yin essence in the body, the appearance of deficiency fire hyperactivity), blood deficiency blood heat and other certificates should not be a single drug in large quantities for a long period of time. Patients with low blood pressure and blood sugar, infants and young children, pregnant women should not take large quantities for a long time.
2. Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with sweet and bitter flavor, flat in nature, belonging to the spleen and lung meridian. It has the effects of tonifying Qi and generating fluids, strengthening the spleen and lungs (strengthening the functions of the spleen and lungs). It is mainly used for treating weak spleen qi (weakness of spleen qi), stomach yin deficiency (insufficient yin fluid in the stomach), late stage of febrile illness, etc. It is also used in the treatment of yin deficiency and lung dryness (deficiency of yin fluid in the human body, which leads to dryness of the lungs not being nourished), dry cough with little phlegm and other conditions.
A large amount or overdose of Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng can cause adverse reactions such as chest tightness, abdominal distension, dry mouth, low food intake and heartburn. It is contraindicated for people with cold spleen and slippery bowel with prolonged leakage.
Epimedium has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the yang, which is a commonly used drug for treating kidney deficiency, while Radix Panax Ginseng has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying qi, which is often used in treating the fatigue of the spirit (lack of mental energy) caused by qi deficiency and laziness of speech. The two drugs cannot treat coronary heart disease. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used on its own to avoid adverse effects on the body.