In autumn, many people will look towards the medicinal food tonic, especially in this festive reunion days, the family sitting around, both to enjoy the food, but also expect to nourish the body. The actual fact is, the medicinal food is also medicinal, and the casual supplement may lead to fire. The table “Chinese medicine” do not eat indiscriminately “when steaming rice put wolfberry, boiling porridge put wolfberry, bubble tea also put wolfberry …… so eat less than a month, I began to nosebleeds. ” Because I heard that often eat wolfberry can improve resistance, but also has lower blood sugar, cholesterol, prevention of coronary heart disease and many other benefits, so Mr. Cui not only use wolfberry water to drink, but also let his wife every day when cooking put some wolfberry. Unexpectedly so eat less than a month, Mr. Cui found himself often nosebleeds, and also dry mouth and tongue, often insomnia. Expert interpretation: the same source of medicine and food can not just eat. Chinese wolfberry is full of treasure, so more and more people regard it as health food, boil porridge, soup, cooking to grab a handful, but forget that Chinese wolfberry is also a Chinese medicine. In fact, like wolfberry, there are many Chinese herbs on our table, such as cumin, andrographis, fishy grass, yam, etc., usually eaten by us as a dish, in fact, they all have a certain “medicinal”, consumption should follow the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, otherwise it may also bring harm to the body. In the theory of Chinese medicine, an important one is “treating bias with bias”, using the bias of the drug to adjust the deviation of the body, so that the body to achieve a balance of yin and Yang. Therefore, the drugs themselves have therapeutic effects, and if they are not applied properly, although they do not generally cause liver and kidney damage, they can cause damage and deviations in the body’s functions. Even the common “Chinese medicines” on our table have certain “medicinal properties”, but their “bias” is not as strong as other Chinese medicines, and people do not consume large doses. Some of them are even used only as condiments, so they generally do not cause too many problems. But the weaker people eat, or eat too much at once, it may cause harm to the human body. The grains and cereals also have “medicinal properties”. Not only Chinese medicine has medicinal properties, grains and cereals, household vegetables also have a certain “medicinal properties”. In the view of Chinese medicine, in our food, cold, hot, warm and cool are different – cold food mostly has the effect of clearing heat, fire, detoxification; warm food mostly has the effect of warming the middle, help Yang, dispersing cold; flat food has the effect of strengthening the spleen, appetite, tonic body, therefore, Chinese medicine also attaches importance to the bias of food to adjust the human body Therefore, Chinese medicine also pays attention to the bias of food to adjust the body’s qi, blood, yin and yang. As you can see, in addition to a balanced diet, you should also choose to eat according to your constitution. The Chinese medicine “stew” is prone to poisoning Because of the delicious and healthy medicinal food seen in the TV series, Mr. Zhang also wants to make a “medicinal chicken soup”. Not only did he turn over the ginseng and deer antler sent by his friends earlier, but he also went to a Chinese herbalist to buy some good herbs. After the purchase, the chicken soup was carefully boiled according to the recipe found on the Internet. But never thought that after drinking the chicken soup within a few hours, Mr. Zhang felt nausea, headache, and vomiting symptoms, and his condition was getting worse. Family members rushed him to the hospital for treatment. According to the doctor’s preliminary diagnosis, Mr. Zhang because of food poisoning, and rushed to its gastric lavage treatment. Expert interpretation: Although medicinal food looks good, it is never a simple mix of food and Chinese medicine, and not according to the online recipe to copy and copy, but to prepare under the guidance of professional knowledge. Clinical application of more than 5000 kinds of commonly used Chinese medicine, there are more than 500 kinds can be used as raw materials for medicinal cuisine, these drugs in combination with food, concoction and application need to follow the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, so that the role between them to complement each other, coordination, otherwise there will be errors or affect the effect. If you want to make your own medicinal food for tonic, it is best to use bland herbs, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine provides 87 kinds of Chinese medicine can be used as medicine and food, which are used for medicinal food with a high degree of safety are yam, hawthorn, coix seeds, wolfberry, lily, lotus seeds, jujube, maitake, licorice, Chenpi, etc. Improper combination leads to poisoning. Chinese medicine is dependent on some of its chemical components to play a therapeutic role. If two Chinese medicines react in the decoction process, generating some toxic substances, not only will not treat the disease, but also will cause great harm to the organism. The use of drugs should be strictly controlled dosage. In the production of medicinal meals, the side effects of drugs are relatively large as little as possible or do not use. Even like angelica, ginseng and other “medicine” is not too strong, there is no toxicity of drugs, if overdose or long-term consumption will also damage the body’s balance of yin and Yang, leading to disease or make the original condition worse, aggravated. It is important to understand the medicinal properties of ginseng first. Ginseng: Ginseng is a tonic for warmth and yang, so it is suitable for people who are weak in qi and blood and afraid of cold, and people who have cold hands and feet. However, long-term use of ginseng can cause adverse reactions such as diarrhea, skin rash, insomnia, hypersensitivity, high blood pressure, hypersexuality and palpitations. Taking too much ginseng at one time can easily lead to “acute poisoning” of ginseng, which can cause headache, dizziness and even bleeding, which can be life-threatening. Party ginseng: Both party ginseng and ginseng are effective in tonifying spleen qi and lung qi, but party ginseng is milder and less potent. It should be noted that the toxicity of Dang Ginseng is very low, but there are reports of poisoning caused by excessive use of Dang Ginseng. Astragalus: Astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and raising yang, and is used to treat weakness of the spleen and stomach and sunken middle qi. It is generally used for people with spleen and stomach qi deficiency or pale complexion and cold hands and feet. Astragalus can be made into wine and also into dishes, such as turtle soup and black chicken soup in which astragalus is a frequent guest. However, because women are Yin, if the supplementation of Qi to raise Yang is excessive, it is easy to grow bags on the face. Angelica: Angelica can be a good herbal gynecological medicine, mainly because Angelica has the effect of regulating blood and nourishing blood, replenishing blood and activating blood. Especially for women with blood deficiency, low menstrual flow, or blood stagnation and blood clots during menstruation, it is especially suitable for regulating with angelica. Angelica is a very suitable ingredient for women to regulate their bodies, and basically all women can eat it. Chuan Bai Mu: bitter-sweet, slightly cold, belongs to the lung and heart meridian, clearing heat and moistening the lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, beneficial for lung heat and dry cough, dry cough with little phlegm. Not suitable for use with aconite type herbs. Huai Shan (Yam): Sweet and flat in nature, belongs to the spleen, lung and kidney meridians. It strengthens the spleen and stomach, generates fluid and benefits the lung, and tonifies the kidney and astringent essence. However, it should be used with caution in cases of cold, dampness and heat, actual evil and stagnation in the intestines and stomach. Chrysanthemum: sweet and bitter, slightly cold, has the effect of dispersing wind-heat, calming the liver and Yang, clearing the liver and eyes, clearing heat and detoxifying. The most important thing is to eat the medicinal food together. No one expected that because of eating a plate of panax ginseng chicken stew, Ms. Chen almost sent her life. Not long ago, Ms. Chen went to a restaurant, learned a medicinal meal – panax pseudoginseng chicken stew, so they decided to try it at home over the weekend. I didn’t expect that the family would be fine after eating, but Ms. Chen had a hemorrhage in the night after eating, and fortunately was taken to the hospital in time to not be in danger. The doctor diagnosed that Ms. Chen was eating panax ginseng chicken stew when she was in her physiological period, which is why there was a hemorrhage. The expert interpretation: according to the body “identify the symptoms of the diet”. The food looks good, but it is never a disease free and healthy cuisine. The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of the most popular and popular products. If a family gathered around a table to eat medicinal food, someone is bound to make up the wrong, not only will hurt the body, but also may be fatal. Chinese medicine believes that, whether it is with medicinal food or treatment, we must understand the individual differences of each person, and then only “the right meal”, otherwise not only ineffective, but also harmful to health. Therefore, in order to take medicinal food, must be under the guidance of Chinese medicine, for their own constitution, choose a specific meal, otherwise there may be mistakes, or even cause danger. In addition, the people can also understand their own constitution through some symptoms, such as dry throat and mouth, easy to constipation is often Yin deficiency body; often light mouth not thirsty, urine more clear long, often diarrhea people are Yang deficiency body. However, it should be noted that the division of the human physique is not so simple, most people’s physique is more complex, for example, there will be qi and blood deficiency, yin and yang deficiency, etc. Therefore, the body is relatively weak people still have to choose the herbal diet under the guidance of Chinese medicine, do not take the initiative.