Turmeric and High Blood Pressure Medicine Interaction
"On the Interaction between Turmeric and Hypertensive Drugs"
In recent times, physicians have studied the interaction of drugs more, hoping for the accuracy and safety of medication. Turmeric, a genus of herbs, is often used as a dietary seasoning and is also used as a medicine. Nowadays, many people suffer from hypertension, and rely on drugs to control blood pressure. Of course, whether turmeric and hypertensive drugs can be taken together is related to health and cannot be ignored.
Considering pharmacology, turmeric contains various active ingredients, such as curcumin. Its effects on the human body are complicated, or involve blood circulation and metabolism. There are many types of hypertensive drugs, each with its own mechanism of action, or dilate blood vessels, or regulate heart rate, or diuretic to reduce blood pressure.
Turmeric may interact with certain hypertensive drugs when taken together. Studies have shown that turmeric may affect the activity of drug metabolizing enzymes. If it affects the drug metabolizing enzymes in the liver, the metabolism of hypertensive drugs may be accelerated or slowed down. If the metabolism is accelerated, the concentration of the drug in the body will not reach an effective level, and the effect of lowering blood pressure may be reduced; if the metabolism is slowed down, the drug will easily accumulate, and the risk of toxic and side effects will increase.
Furthermore, turmeric has certain anticoagulant and vasodilator effects. Some hypertensive drugs also have similar effects. Taking the two together may increase the risk of bleeding, or cause blood pressure to drop sharply, which is life-threatening.
However, there are also views that appropriate amounts of turmeric may be taken with certain hypertensive drugs, or there Due to individual differences, constitutions are different, and the response to drugs and turmeric is different. Those who may be in good health can tolerate the concurrent use of turmeric and drugs without obvious discomfort.
Doctors taking drugs should carefully review the patient's medical history and constitution, and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of taking turmeric and hypertension drugs together. Patients should also not be good at using turmeric and hypertension drugs in combination, so they must consult a professional doctor. The way of medication is prudent, so as to protect one's health and avoid the risk of accidents.
