Whether 20 grams of Chinese medicine is a large or small dose cannot be generalized. Factors affecting the dosage of a medicine include the nature of the medicine, the dosage form, the age, the constitution, the condition, and the seasonal changes, etc. If the medicine is highly toxic or has a strong effect, 20 grams is a large dose. For example, 20 grams is a large dose of a highly toxic drug or a powerful Chinese medicine, while 20 grams is not a large dose of a fresh herb with a lot of moisture.
1. Dosage form and compounding affects the dose of the drug: if the same herbs into the soup than into the bulk of the agent to be large, 20 grams in the soup is not large, in the pill in the bulk of the agent is considered large. 20 grams of a single drug in the right amount, the compounding agent is relatively large. The same drug in different formulas as the main drug 20 grams is not big, as an auxiliary drug even if the large dose.
2. Age, physical condition, condition affects the dose of drugs: the same drug in the age of small, weak patients, 20 grams of medicine may be considered large; in adults or strong body is considered normal. The same drug in patients with mild illness and long duration of illness, 20 grams of dosage is considered large, and the dosage used in patients with severe illness and short duration of illness is considered small.
3. Seasonal changes affect the dosage of drugs: such as the summer with antidepressants or pungent warm and hot drugs should not be more, winter sweating and antidepressants and pungent warm and hot drugs need a large dose, so 20 grams of the drug in the summer may be considered a large in the winter even if the normal.
Whether the dose of the drug is considered large or small needs to be decided according to different factors, and the specific application needs to be used under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis, so as to avoid inaccurate mastery of the amount of medicine, and the treatment is ineffective.