有一点请注意,虽然这些草药单独使用有各但的疗效,但中医通常是将其与其他草药搭配开成处方来用,这样做除了可加强其药效外,尚可减少其可能有的副作用。
问:使用这些中草药有何禁忌?
答:黄芪、灵芝、冬虫夏草以及所有促进免疫的草药都不适用于正在服食或使用免疫抑制药物(如imuran或sandimmune)的病人。最常见的情况是做器官移植手术的病人,
术后医生常给予病人免疫抑制药物来防止植入器官的排斥。由于以上提及的中药具有有效的免疫促进作用,所以要避免使用。此时尽管病人体质很弱,我们也不能用该类草药
给病人补身,免至引起器官排斥而严重伤害到病人的健康。
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本文摘自:Acupuncture Today: March, 2000, Volume 01, Issue 03
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