Currently there is no authoritative information to clearly state how long it is appropriate for the elderly to take Baohe Pills, the specific need to be based on the patient’s own condition, physical fitness to decide, can not be generalized, the use of medication, please follow the doctor’s instructions. Baohe Pills is composed of hawthorn, Shenqu, half-summer, etc., has the effect of eliminating food, stagnation, and stomach, clinically mainly used for the treatment of food stagnation (food indigestion and stagnation in the stomach) stagnation leading to gastric and abdominal distension and pain, belching, swallowing of acid (swallowing the acid in the stomach upward oropharyngeal), loss of appetite, indigestion, and other disorders. At present, the instruction manual and related literature do not specify how long it is appropriate for the elderly to take the drug, the specific efficacy of the drug is affected by a variety of factors such as personal constitution, the severity of the individual’s condition, the physical constitution of the body is good, the condition of the person is light, the premise of the right medication, it is a short period of time to take; and vice versa, pay attention to the drug for 3 days after taking the drug, the symptoms did not relieve, should go to the hospital for medical attention. The adverse reactions and contraindications of the drug are not clear, note that the diet should be light, avoid alcohol and spicy, cold, greasy food; should not take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time during the drug; and so on. If there is any discomfort, please consult a doctor in time and use the medicine under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.