Tongzhi and figs have a certain effect on breast milk, and patients are advised to consult a doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.
Tongcao and figs belong to different Chinese medicines. Tongcao is the dried stem pith of Tongtuomu, a plant in the family of Wujiake, which is sweet and slightly cold in nature, belonging to the lung and stomach meridians, and has the effect of clearing heat and diuretic, and promoting the flow of qi to lower breast milk.
It is suitable for damp-heat gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination, drenching and astringent pain), edema and urination, and lactation.
Figs are sweet in taste, cool in nature, belonging to the lung, stomach and large intestine meridians, with the effect of strengthening the spleen, benefiting the stomach, subduing swelling and detoxification, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and are mainly used for loss of appetite, distension and pain in the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen), sore throat, hot diarrhea, hemorrhoids, constipation, etc., and are also effective for scanty breast milk.
Tongzhi and figs are mainly used for internal use after decoction, and figs can also be used for local external washing after decoction. Tongcao and figs are both cold herbs, taking them together may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea and other discomforts, pregnant women and patients with cold spleen and stomach need to be careful in taking them.
If you need to achieve the therapeutic effect of lowering the breast, it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to standardize the treatment, and should not blindly use the drug or increase the dose of the drug, in order to avoid ineffective treatment, or serious adverse reactions.