Chinese herbal poultices, also known as poultices, decoction, is a kind of Chinese herbal drinks repeatedly decocted, dregs to take the juice, after evaporation and concentration, add gum and other animal gum, tonic fine and yellow wine, honey, sugar or xylitol made of semi-fluid or solid substance called poultices. 1, taking time: cream medicine is generally taken a week before the winter solstice to before the spring. It is appropriate to take from the winter solstice about 50d within the time, or serve until the end of the spring. If you are ready to take two poultices in one winter, the taking time can be appropriately advanced. Since most of the poultices are nourishing and tonic, it is usually appropriate to take them on an empty stomach to facilitate drug absorption. If it is used for gastrointestinal tract diseases or for those who are prone to abdominal discomfort or loss of appetite on an empty stomach, the time to take the medicine should be put about 1 hour after meals. 2, the method of taking: divided into three kinds of punching, tuning and holding. Punching: the more commonly used method, that is, take the appropriate amount of ointment in a cup, with boiled water into the stirring to dissolve after taking; tuning: the condition requires or ointment gum thick and sticky difficult to dissolve, you can add yellow wine or water to the ointment, with a bowl, cup stewed in water, mix well and take; holding: also known as “containing”, that is, the ointment contained in the mouth to dissolve, slowly swallowed To play the medicinal effect, such as the treatment of chronic laryngitis cream can be used in this way. 3, taking the dose: the first take a spoonful every morning on an empty stomach, a week later can be increased to a spoonful each morning and evening. Generally speaking, you should start with a small dose and gradually increase it, such as taking one tablespoon (about 5-10g) per day, up to about 30g, and then change it to one tablespoon in the morning and one in the evening if the patient’s digestive function is normal or the condition requires it. If the patient has normal digestive function or his condition requires, he can take one tablespoon in the morning and one tablespoon in the evening. The sick and weak people can take more medicine with tonic effect and calm medicine; the sick, old people, women and children can take less medicine; the medicine with toxic and strong medicine should start from small dose and increase gradually. 4, precautions: taking cream period need to diet and harmony, avoid binge drinking and overeating. Drinking too much wine, eating too much cold and greasy, so as not to overload the gastrointestinal burden, affecting the absorption of the cream; into the cream formula such as the occurrence of gastric distension, do not think about eating, thick and greasy tongue, should stop or reduce the number of intake 3-5 days, or with aromatic spleen, spleen and stomach medicine together; fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, menstrual flow, etc. should be suspended for a few days into the cream formula. 5, contraindications: during the taking of the cream, such as eating the contraindicated diet, often reduce the efficacy of the cream or cause adverse reactions. Such as taking the cream containing ginseng, astragalus, etc., should avoid eating raw radish, because the radish is a product that breaks the gas and eliminates the guide. It is generally not advisable to use tea when taking the cream, because tea can solve the medicinal properties and affect the healing effect. If the patient is Yang deficiency with cold, should avoid eating cold diet; if the patient is Yin deficiency with fire, avoid spicy and stimulating food; if the patient is asthma, should avoid eating shrimp, crab, fishy, etc. In addition, acute diseases and fever, chronic disease attack and active period, epigastric and abdominal pain, diarrhea, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, chronic hepatitis active period are not suitable for taking cream formula, which will aggravate the primary condition. To be cured of the above acute diseases and then resume taking, so as not to “stay behind closed doors”. 6, toxic side effects: to pay attention to the toxic side effects of some Chinese herbal supplements, such as He Shou Wu has always been used as a tonic drug, with liver and kidney tonic and lipid-lowering effect. However, he shou wu contains rhubarb acid, rhubarb anthraquinone derivatives, can make the normal structure of liver cells and metabolic function of abnormal, clinical improper use has caused hepatitis reports, should pay attention to; Chai Hu, Panax notoginseng, motherwort, fat sea, cinnamon, and panax notoginseng reported long-term use or excessive use can have some damage to the liver and kidneys. These drugs are commonly used Chinese medicine, the use of attention should be drawn. 7. Storage method: Paste should be stored in a porcelain jar or in an enamel pot, but it is not advisable to use an aluminum pot as a container. It should be stored in a cool place, such as in the refrigerator, and avoid being near the kitchen fire to prevent mold. When taking the cream every day, do not change a spoon each time to empty it, so as not to bring moisture into the jar and make it moldy.