Chlorpheniramine Maleate — Classic Formulas
Pu Er Min · Chlorpheniramini Maleas
Primary Actions
- Import-variant modern drug record rather than a classical herb - chlorpheniramine maleate is a first-generation H1-antihistamine used in modern medicine, not a traditional decoction herb.
- Relieves histamine-mediated allergic symptoms - its practical role is the reduction of sneezing, rhinorrhea, itching, urticaria, and related allergic irritation through H1-receptor blockade.
- Provides short-term symptomatic relief - it has long been used in oral, injectable, and topical or intranasal formulations for allergic rhinitis, urticaria, and common-cold combinations.
- Carries sedating anticholinergic effects - unlike non-sedating second-generation antihistamines, chlorpheniramine retains central and anticholinergic activity that shapes both its usefulness and its limitations.
Classic Formulas
- No classical formulas - chlorpheniramine maleate belongs to modern pharmaceutical practice rather than traditional Chinese formula lineage.
Classical Text References
- IMPORT NOTE: The source XLSX imported this record as the modern drug chlorpheniramine maleate with the pinyin Pu Er Min. This is not a canonical Chinese materia-medica item.
- Its appearance in this library reflects modern crossover prescribing and compound import datasets rather than classical herb usage.
- Interpret this file as a contemporary antihistamine profile that coexists with, but does not replace, traditional herb-based management of allergy-related patterns.