What should I be aware of when taking herbal medicine?



Taking Chinese medicine should pay attention to the time of taking medicine, diet, taking medicine contraindications and so on. The following specific analysis.

1. Time to take medication. General nourishing Chinese medicine should be taken before meals, clearing heat and removing toxins (to remove heat and toxicity in the body), activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis in the body) and other stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract of Chinese medicine can be taken half an hour after meals.

2. Diet. Do not eat easily digestible food during the period of taking traditional Chinese medicine, if the patient is cold disease, it is not advisable to eat too cold food, if the patient is hot disease, it is not advisable to eat spicy and stimulating food.

3. Contraindications to medication. Generally speaking, the application of Chinese medicines such as activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, promoting qi and breaking qi is prohibited for pregnant women. Nourishing Chinese medicine is generally not suitable for children. When applying Chinese medicines, attention should be paid to the 18 anti, 19 fear, etc., to prevent adverse reactions.

4. Chinese medicines should be taken in strict accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not take the medicines without authorization to increase the amount or flavor.