As the temperature drops in autumn, more and more people come to our clinic for consultation on “autumn and winter tonic”. According to the experience of previous years, the number of patients who suffer from adverse reactions due to the inappropriateness of tonic, the inappropriateness of the season, and the deficiency of the tonic will also increase. First, avoid following the wind Chinese medicine believes that people endowed with the Qi of heaven and earth and born, the human body is closely related to the Qi of heaven and earth, the Qi of heaven and earth have “spring, summer growth, autumn harvest, winter storage” changes, human physiology also changed. Therefore, according to the specific conditions of the organism, the use of appropriate food and medicine for tonic can make the body’s essence sufficient, Qi and blood and smooth, which can improve the physical condition and prevent and cure diseases. In the process of autumn and winter tonic, the most critical issue is to figure out the individual’s physical condition and take individualized tonic programs, rather than blindly following the trend of eating whatever is popular. In terms of ginseng supplements, people with cold constitution are more suitable to take red ginseng and Korean ginseng to supplement their qi deficiency, while those with yin deficiency and dry heat are more suitable to take American ginseng. In the past two years, sea cucumber stores can be found everywhere, but sea cucumber is not a universal tonic. People with dampness in the spleen and stomach, cough with phlegm, thick and greasy tongue, people with cold and diarrhea, people with allergy to foreign proteins (especially seafood), and people with kidney insufficiency should eat sea cucumber with caution. For the more popular gum and antler gum, gout patients, patients with high blood uric acid, gallbladder disease, gallstone disease, autoimmune diseases, ovarian and breast cancer patients should not consume large amounts, otherwise it may aggravate the disease or make the old disease recur. In order to better play the role of the tonic, there is often a requirement to avoid the mouth during the tonic. Generally speaking, when taking gum tonic containing gum, you should eat less fatty meat, fried and barbecued food containing too much fat, as well as raw fish, crabs and other cold products, and should not drink strong tea, coffee and spicy stimulating food; when taking tonic containing ginseng, you should not eat raw radish; when taking tonic containing heshouwu, avoid eating animal blood, milk and iron and calcium drugs; when consuming sea cucumber, avoid eating grapes, persimmons, hawthorn, stone, and so on. When consuming sea cucumber, avoid eating fruits such as grapes, persimmon, hawthorn, pomegranate and green fruit, otherwise it will lead to protein coagulation, difficult to digest and absorb, and also symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. In addition, sea cucumber should not be taken together with licorice. Third, do not be in a hurry to seek for success Appropriate tonic measures can improve the physical condition, but there is also the saying of “deficiency is not tonic” in Chinese medicine, which emphasizes that the more weak and sickly the tonic is, the more difficult it is for the patient to take the tonic, so the patient must not be in a hurry to seek for success and “hate the disease to eat medicine”. When patients are taking tonic, they must not be in a hurry and “hate the disease and take medicine”. In clinical work we often find that some patients in order to improve the physical condition as soon as possible, will choose more powerful tonic products, will use a larger dose of food, or no matter what the case insist on eating, often contrary to expectations. This is because the weak and sickly can not tolerate too strong tonic, otherwise it is easy to overkill the new problem. The correct method of supplementation is to use Chinese herbal medicine compound according to the specific situation, through the combination of drugs to restrain the bias, to achieve the role of comprehensive conditioning. In addition, the tonic must be digested and absorbed before it can take effect, and the tonic is mostly nourishing and greasy, so if it is taken in excess, not only can it not be digested and absorbed well, but it will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines and cause indigestion and other symptoms, especially for patients who usually have poor gastrointestinal function, if they take a lot of tonic, it is undoubtedly “adding insult to injury”. Generally speaking, taking supplements should start with a small amount and increase the amount to the required amount in a gradual manner. If symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, thick and greasy tongue, sores on the tongue, irritability and insomnia, heat and sweating occur during consumption, they should be reduced or stopped, or taken with water under the guidance of a doctor, such as fried malt, Chen Pi, jiao hawthorn, chrysanthemum, rose hips, etc. In addition, for some people who are newly ill, first of all, the disease should be completely cured, do not take tonic as always, otherwise it is like “shutting the door to keep the kung fu”, not only the tonic eaten into the uncomfortable, the new feeling of the disease may also be sticky and difficult to heal. Water can carry the boat can also overturn the boat, supplementation can cure the deficiency can also cause deficiency, only reasonable adjustment of the autumn and winter season can really achieve the purpose of strengthening the body.