What should glaucoma patients pay attention to when taking Chinese medicine

  For patients with glaucoma, increased intraocular pressure is the main risk factor, and the increase in intraocular pressure is related to excessive atrial aqueous production or impaired drainage, some drugs can promote the increase of atrial aqueous or impede the reflux of atrial aqueous, which may aggravate the disease after taking the drugs, and should be contraindicated. Some Chinese medicines, such as belladonna, alkaloids containing belladonna, goldenseal, tianxianzi, haoyanhua, hot ginseng (Huashan ginseng), mandarins and their preparations hot ginseng tablets, asthma injection, tincture of belladonna (tablets), heart treasure, coronary su, etc., summer no to and its preparations summer no tablets or eye drops, etc., have anticholinergic effects, which can increase intraocular pressure and aggravate the condition of glaucoma patients, so glaucoma patients should be used with caution or under the guidance of an ophthalmologist. Therefore, patients with glaucoma should use them with caution or under the guidance of an ophthalmologist.  In addition, since Chinese medicine is mainly taken in soup, each time a patient takes Chinese medicine, it is like taking a large amount of water at once in a short period of time. If a patient with closed-angle glaucoma, such behavior may cause a rapid increase in intraocular pressure, which may lead to an acute attack of glaucoma. Therefore, patients with glaucoma should avoid taking herbal tonics as much as possible, and if they must take them, it is best to consult a specialist or take them under the guidance of a specialist.