Spicy food is mostly warm and hot, which has an effect on the efficacy of Chinese medicine.
Chinese medicines have certain medicinal flavors and properties, which play an important role in their therapeutic effects. The warmth and heat of spicy food can change the medicinal properties of Chinese medicine, thus affecting its efficacy. Especially for those who suffer from heat syndrome and need to use cold herbal medicine, spicy food will reduce the coldness of the medicine and aggravate the internal heat, affecting the treatment and recovery of the disease.
Spicy food has a certain degree of irritation to the stomach and intestines, and the Chinese medicine itself may also stimulate the stomach and intestines, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea and other discomforts. Therefore, in the process of drinking Chinese medicine, the diet should be light and easy to digest, in order to reduce the chance of gastrointestinal discomfort.
Drinking Chinese medicine in the process should follow the doctor’s advice to avoid diet, so as not to affect the therapeutic effect.