Pregnant women with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and ranking points 
 
 
Ruijin hospital affiliated to Shanghai jiaotong university school of medicine, pharmacy, Dr Cui Hengjing 
 
 
Source: life times 

    Pregnant women special physical condition, medication should be more careful. The us food and drug administration (FDA) according to the drug on the fetus and the effect of the medication during pregnancy can be divided into A, B, C, D, X five grades, with A level the safest, x-rated pregnant women are prohibited.
 
    Past this kind of classification for western medicine more, but as we concern about the safety of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in recent years, we advocate pregnant women treated with proprietary Chinese medicine should be hierarchical.
 
    At present, clinical of traditional Chinese medicines have an effect on pregnancy can be divided into disable, avoid is used, and careful with three levels. Among them, the poisonous drugs or may cause abortion belongs to the scope of the "forbidden" such as radix aconiti, kusnezoff monkshood root, and yunnan baiyao contain similar ingredients, etc.
 
    Jiyong is lower than the requirements of disabled, mainly refers to the adverse reaction is relatively clear but more likely to occur, unfavorable use level of drugs. These drugs should be avoided during pregnancy, really need, should first clinical assessment, such as rhubarb, notoginseng, ephedra asarum ginseng restorative pill and containing bezoar, gypsum, platycodon grandiflorum and borneol bezoar detoxify piece, unavailable during pregnancy should be fully aware of the pros and cons.
 
    With caution during pregnancy drugs mainly huoxue huayu, functions, qi, qingrejiedu function such as drugs, such as safflower, adjustable paste, pregnant women should be used under the guidance of caution.
 
 
 
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