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Table 2 Substitutability for mirtazapine and 白芍 (PAEONIAE RADIX ALBA)

From: Literature based discovery of alternative TCM medicine for adverse reactions to depression drugs

Drug- Herb

Drug-side effect

Prescription indications

Nn

Prescription

Dosage

mirtazapine -白芍white peony root s

insomnia (不寐)

agitation(烦躁)a

anxiety(忧) a

erectile dysfunction(经隧失职)

nausea(恶心)

vomiting (呕, 吐)a

arrhythmia(心悸) bradycardia

dizziness (头昏, 头眩)a

dry mouth(口燥)a

orthostatic hypotension

hallucination (妄见)tachycardia(心跳过速)

Prescription 1:

经闭气郁证, 肝郁气滞, 经闭不行, 面色青黄, 精神抑郁b, 烦躁a性急, 头昏a耳鸣, 胸胁作胀, 食少嗳气, 舌尖红, 口燥a, 脉弦数或弦紧。

3

Prescription 1:

当归2钱, 白芍3钱, 柴胡2钱, 茯苓3钱, 薄荷1钱, 丹皮2钱, 山栀仁2钱, 白术3钱, 泽兰叶4钱, 郁金2钱, 甘草1钱

0.12

Prescription 2:

暴怒伤肝, 抑郁ba思, 致肝火妄动, 发为鬓疽, 头眩a, 痛彻太阳, 胸膈痞连两胁, 呕a酸水。

3

Prescription 2:

当归1钱, 白芍1钱, 茯苓1钱, 白术1钱, 贝母1钱, 熟地1钱, 山栀1钱, 半夏6分, 人参6分, 柴胡6分, 丹皮6分, 陈皮6分, 香附6分, 川芎6分, 甘草4分

0.086

Average

  

3

 

0.103

  1. a common indications
  2. b indication (depression)