Many people have the habit of taking Chinese and Western medicines together, thinking that this can enhance the efficacy, in fact, this understanding is one-sided, some common Chinese medicines and Western medicines together can cause reduced efficacy, increased toxicity, and even life-threatening and other serious adverse consequences. Common Chinese medicine and Western medicine interaction Chinese medicine: Shuhe Pill, Western medicine: Metoclopramide (gastric reassurance) Interaction: both reduced efficacy Chinese medicine: Hawthorn Pill, Baohe Pill, Wu Mei Pill, Wu Wei Zi Pill, Western medicine: sodium bicarbonate, aluminum hydroxide, compound aluminum hydroxide (gastric reassurance), aminophylline Interaction: both reduced effect Chinese medicine: snake bile and Sichuan shellfish liquid, Western medicine: morphine, pethidine (dulcimer), codeine Chinese medicine: yixin dan, musk heart pills, liushen pills, Western medicine: propafenone (cardioplegia), quinidine Interaction: can cause cardiac arrest Chinese medicine: ginseng wine, Shujianliu wine, Western medicine: phenobarbital Interaction: strengthen the central inhibition Chinese medicine: salvia, Western medicine: compound aluminum hydroxide (gastric soothing) Interaction: reduced efficacy of salvia Chinese medicine: Xiaohuoluo Dan, Xianglian tablets, Pei Mu loquat. Chinese medicine: Hsian Lian Tablet, Pei Mu Lo Pa Syrup, Western medicine: Atropine, Caffeine, Aminophylline Interaction: Increased toxicity of Chinese medicine Chinese medicine: Ma Xing Cough Tablets, Tong Xuan Rational Lung Pills, Anti-Coughing Tablets, Western medicine: Digoxin Interaction: Increased cardiotoxicity of Digoxin Chinese medicine: Fengshui Wine, Guogong Wine, Strong Bone Wine, Bone Spur Pain Relieving Liquid, Western medicine: Aspirin Interaction: Increased irritation of digestive tract Chinese medicine: Huang Lian Shang Qing Wan, Western medicine: Lactase Chinese medicine: lactase raw, Western medicine: lactase life diminished Chinese medicine: maren pill, summer relief tablets, niuhuang detoxification tablets, Western medicine: pancreatic enzymes, pepsin, multi-enzyme tablets, Interaction: enzyme activity decreased Chinese medicine: cough and asthma cream, mahogany tablet, anti-feng tong sheng pill, Western medicine: compound antihypertensive tablets, pagylin (eugenol), Interaction: Western medicine antihypertensive effect decreased Chinese medicine: kombucha, Western medicine: isoniazid (remifung), Interaction: isoniazid lost antibacterial activity Isoniazid loses antibacterial activity