Can you take anti-inflammatory drugs with Chinese medicine?

Taking Chinese medicine can generally take anti-inflammatory drugs, the two generally do not conflict, but whether to take at the same time, need to be determined by the doctor according to the patient’s condition. Chinese medicine is the theory of Chinese medicine for disease treatment and prevention of treatment methods, Chinese medicine generally includes sweating, gushing, vomiting, diarrhea, reconciliation, warming Yang dispersal of cold, clearing heat and fire, eliminating blood stasis, phlegm dampness and nourishing the body (including replenishment of qi, replenishment of blood, replenishment of Yang, replenishment of yin, etc.) types. Anti-inflammatory drugs are Western medicines that generally include steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as well as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are mainly glucocorticoids, such as prednisone, methylprednisolone, etc.; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, generally including ibuprofen, indomethacin, diclofenac sodium and so on. If the patient’s condition requires it, he or she can use both traditional Chinese medicine and anti-inflammatory drugs under the guidance of a doctor, combining traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine for treatment. However, if the patient’s condition does not require it, then it is best not to take two drugs at the same time.