With the improvement of material living standards, people’s demand for health care is becoming more and more urgent, and there are many different ways and methods of health care, coupled with the pushing of media such as TV, newspapers and WeChat platforms, there are many health care programs and books, and all kinds of famous prescriptions are coming out. Many people choose Chinese medicine to maintain their health based on their trust in Chinese medicine, but there are many misconceptions due to the lack of knowledge of Chinese medicine. This issue will introduce you to some common misconceptions about using Chinese medicine to treat illnesses and maintain health. Myth 1: Expensive is good medicine Nowadays, many people’s bodies are in a sub-healthy state, with symptoms such as weakness, sweating, insomnia and sleepiness, and fatigue. In some people’s opinion, Chinese medicine can “cure illnesses and maintain health without illnesses”, and they are a bit “deficient” and need to take tonic, so they like to buy Chinese medicine for tonic, and even choose expensive Chinese medicine, such as deer antler, cordyceps, American ginseng and Korean ginseng. Chinese medicine is concerned about the “balance of yin and yang qi and blood”, what is lacking to make up for what. “The body is a little deficient, but it is not clear whether it is yin deficiency, yang deficiency, blood deficiency or gas deficiency, so it is indiscriminately “tonic” a pass. Some people are physically strong and feel that there is no harm in supplementing, so they take some kind of tonic Chinese medicine for a long time, and the more they supplement, the more deficient they become. Many medical products, when advertised, almost selectively ignore the side effects of Chinese medicine, giving people the perception that Chinese medicine is purely natural and harmless. However, Chinese medicine under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory is still a drug, and one of its basic ideas for treating diseases is “treating deviations with deviations”, that is, using the deviations of drugs to adjust the deviations of human body functions. Although according to modern pharmacological research, most Chinese medicines are not toxic to liver and kidney, it does not mean that they are free from other side effects. Improper application of Chinese medicine can cause damage and deviation of body functions. Misconception 3: To clear heat and relieve fire, you only need to take herbal tea often. Due to the propaganda of some products, people have the impression that they are “on fire” all year round, and most people have “on fire” symptoms. People often encounter minor problems such as sore throat, toothache, a little dry mouth, etc., all judged as “fire”. The consequence is that the plate of blue root, green asparagus, chrysanthemum, summer grass, etc. all together make tea, soup together. The Chinese medicine to clear the heat and detoxify the toxin, are bitter cold medicine, Chinese medicine identification applies to the symptoms of the actual fire on the attack, patients taking such drugs will often “diarrhea”, depletion of stomach gas, resulting in weakness of the spleen and stomach. Myth 4: All people can use Chinese medicine to lose weight and beauty Traditional Chinese medicine believes that obesity is related to phlegm, dampness and qi deficiency. Chinese herbal medicine for weight loss starts from benefiting Qi, strengthening the spleen and resolving phlegm, using the advantages of Chinese medicine to dispel dampness, invigorate blood, strengthen the spleen and move Qi to adjust the function of the internal organs of the body, so that the body’s Qi and blood can run better and accelerate metabolism. Chinese herbal beauty is a comprehensive treatment that can be used internally and externally to prolong the aging of the body or treat aesthetic diseases. For example, in ancient herbal literature, many herbal medicines have the effects of “good color”, “pleasing to the human face”, “white beauty” and so on. At present, many weight loss and beauty care products on the market claiming to contain Chinese herbal ingredients contain rhubarb, aloe vera, senna, and even added western hormones, packaged as a variety of “laxative, laxative, detoxification, slimming, skin care” health care products. The rhubarb, aloe vera and senna are actually laxatives, which can cause diarrhea. The Chinese medicine is concerned about the identification of the application, weight loss and beauty is no exception, so the Chinese medicine weight loss and beauty should find professional Chinese medicine practitioner consultation before application. Myth 5: Everyone uses a food therapy formula Food therapy is the treasure of Chinese civilization’s food culture for thousands of years and plays an important role in disease prevention and health care. Today, certain food therapy publicity is very hot, exaggerated efficacy, as if through food therapy, physical discomfort will immediately relieve. There are various kinds of food therapy health museum, look at its recipes, most of them are snapper, sea cucumber, abalone, chicken and other tonic ingredients, but also such as American ginseng, party ginseng, astragalus, yam, Chinese wolfberry, Qingtianqui and other flat tonic and detoxifying Chinese medicine, although a wide range of styles, but generally are simple patchwork, can not be matched according to the physical condition of the consumer, resulting in heavy patterns and light medicinal effects, so that the food supplement can not achieve the “supplement The effect of “tonic”. A large pot of soup is not suitable for everyone. Myth 6: More tonic is better The official list of Chinese medicines that are both food and medicine has 101 kinds, such as yam, hawthorn, white fruit, white lentils, longan meat (cinnamon), lily, gum, lotus seeds, coix seeds, etc. Medicine and food are the characteristics of Chinese medicine, these varieties are food but also have medicinal effects of Chinese medicine, a large number or excessive use will cause physical discomfort, such as Agaricus blazei is nourishing and greasy, women with weak spleen and stomach will suffer from loss of appetite, stomach fullness and other symptoms after taking it. Myth 7: A cream formula, you use it and I also use it. A cream formula has two main characteristics: tonic deficiency and cure. According to the theory of Chinese medicine, the life activities of human beings are based on the qi and blood of the internal organs of yin and yang, and the balance of qi and blood of the internal organs of yin and yang can be healthy and prolong life. Su Wen – angry Tong Tian Lun said: “Yin and Yang secret, the spirit is to cure.” This is the basic idea of Chinese medicine to maintain health and cure diseases, and also the main principle of formulating poultices. Our folk have the traditional habit of taking poultices in winter, so many people believe that “poultices are very tonic”. The meaning of “tonic” is to replenish the nutrients of human body, regulate or improve the physiological functions of human body, and enhance the body’s ability to resist diseases. In addition to “tonic”, poultice also has the effect of treating diseases. Each prescription is specially formulated by a TCM specialist according to the symptoms and characteristics of each person, and should be taken by one person. Even if it is an agreement prescription, the doctor will use it according to the patient’s constitution and identify the evidence. Therefore, it is not correct to say that cream prescriptions are “pure tonic”, so don’t blindly follow them.