Some traditional Chinese medicines have certain toxicity and side effects, which can be harmful to fetuses and pregnant women. Therefore, these medicines should not be used during pregnancy. These medicines include croton seed, aloe vera, mirabilite, arsenic trioxide, croton tiglium, herba taraxaci, safflower, rhizoma homalomenae, cortex cinnamomi, semen persicae, saffron, radix achyranthis bidentatae, radix ophiopogonis, radix aconiti lateralis preparata, radix angelicae sinensis, radix paeoniae rubra, radix et rhizoma rhei, radix scutellariae, radix platycodonis, radix trichosanthis, semen strychni, radix aconiti, semen datura, acorus calamus, fructus amomi, borneol, rhinoceros horn, radix arisaematis, fructus gleditsiae, rhizoma coptidis, radix et rhizoma nardostachyos, radix saposhnikoviae, semen lepidii, radix et rhizoma rauwolfiae, semen stramonii, radix aucklandiae, semen stramonii, radix et rhizoma typhonii, cortex moutan, radix glycyrrhizae, rhizoma zingiberis, radix cynanchi atrati, semen coicis, herba houttuyniae, semen abrus, and alum.
There are also some traditional Chinese medicines that, although not highly toxic in themselves, have strong effects such as promoting bowel movements, promoting Qi circulation, breaking up blood stasis, inducing vomiting, and regulating menstruation. These medicines can also easily cause premature delivery or miscarriage in pregnant women, so they should be used with caution. If it is necessary to use these medicines, the dosage should be carefully selected under the guidance of a doctor, and the patient's condition should be closely monitored for any changes after taking the medicine, so that timely discontinuation or rescue measures can be taken. These medicines include rhubarb, folium rhododendri daurici, hawthorn fruit, fructus aurantii, fructus forsythiae, calamina, radix madder, honeylocust spine, herba leonuri, cortex moutan, radix curcumae, radix aconiti, cortex cinnamomi, dried ginger, rhizoma imperatae, semen coicis, malva nut, rhizoma dioscoreae, radix et rhizoma asari, and others.
