Can Tongxinluo and Salvia divinorum be taken together?

There are no contraindications between Tongxinluo and Danshen Dropping Pills, but the use of the same drug should be consulted with a doctor and used according to medical advice. Tongxinluo is a proprietary Chinese medicine with the effect of benefiting qi and activating blood circulation and relieving pain. It can be used in the treatment of heart qi deficiency, blood stasis and collateral obstruction, symptoms of chest tightness, stabbing pain, colic, fixed and immobile, palpitations and spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, the slightest movement of sweating aggravated), shortness of breath and fatigue. It is also used in the treatment of stroke disease of the type of qi deficiency and blood stasis obstruction, which is characterized by hemiplegia (inability to move a limb at will), numbness of the side of the body, crookedness of the mouth and tongue, and unfavorable speech. Bleeding disorders, pregnant women, menstruating women and yin deficiency and fire type stroke are prohibited. Salvia divinorum is a Chinese patent medicine. It is composed of Salvia miltiorrhiza, Panax ginseng and ice tablet. It has the effect of regulating qi, relieving pain, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is often used in the treatment of chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain) caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, which is characterized by chest tightness and stabbing pain in the precordial region. Use with caution in pregnant women. There is no drug interaction between the two drugs when taken together, and the efficacy of the drugs will not be affected. However, they should be taken together under the diagnosis of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner and in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, and should not be used privately, so as not to cause discomfort to the body.