1.When taking herbal medicines to clear internal heat, hot foods such as onion, garlic, pepper, mutton and dog meat should not be eaten; 2.When treating cold diseases, cold foods should be prohibited; 3.When taking medicines containing Dihuang and He Shou Wu, onion, garlic and radish should not be taken; 4.When taking herbal medicines containing mint, turtle meat should not be eaten; 5.Poria should not be eaten with vinegar; 6.When taking turtle nails, amaranth should not be eaten; 7.When taking laxatives such as Da When taking laxatives such as Da Cheng Qi Tang and Ma Ren Wan, greasy and indigestible food should not be consumed; 8. Avoid greasy food and take medicine on an empty stomach. 9. During the period of illness, all foods that are cold, sticky and not easily digestible, such as chili peppers, should be avoided. The following are several foods that are contraindicated with commonly used Chinese medicines. Note when applying: 1. Common tonic medicines such as ginseng and American ginseng are contraindicated with radish and garlic. Radish has a smooth and digestive effect, if taken at the same time, radish will dissolve the medicinal power of ginseng. Similarly, when taking other tonic drugs, before and after an hour should not eat radish, garlic and other foods that promote digestion. 2, double Huanglian avoid garlic. Shuanghuanglian is a common drug for clearing heat toxicity and treating external wind and fever, which is cool in nature, while garlic is hot in nature. If garlic is consumed while taking Shuang Huang Lian, it will reduce the effectiveness of the medicine. 3, sweat medicine avoid vinegar and cold food. Vinegar and cold food have an astringent effect, so if you take sweating medicine and eat it at the same time, it will reduce the effectiveness of the medicine. 4, gentian tincture and other bitter stomach medicine avoid honey, dates, licorice and other sweet food. Because the sweetness of honey, dates and other foods can mask the bitterness, thus reducing the stimulation of bitterness on the gustatory nerve and reducing its stomachic effect. Contraindications of herbs and food: 1. Do not eat greasy and stimulating food and meat, beans, raw and cold, indigestible food during taking herbs. 2. Do not take milk or tea together with herbs to avoid reducing the efficacy of the drug or having side effects. 3. Most of the herbs are best served with warm water. 4.Taking time can be divided into before and after meals with different medication situations. If there are cases of taking western medicine at the same time, take them at least 2 hours apart from each other. 5, taking warm medicine, should drink less tea, eat less radish, because its cooling, down the gas effect will reduce the efficacy of the herbs to warm the spleen and stomach.