How to take Chinese medicine

The different ways of taking Chinese medicine are both necessary for the condition and important for its efficacy, so special attention should be paid to them. First of all, there are temperature requirements for taking Chinese medicine tonics. Chinese medicine classifies diseases such as gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer caused by external wind and cold and cold offending the stomach as cold evidence, so it is necessary to take the medicinal juice hot, using a high fire when decocting the medicine, boiling it for about 8 minutes and taking it while it is hot, so as to drive away the wind and cold, strengthen the spleen and warm the middle. For cold medicine to treat heat, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, wind and fever, dry mouth, red tongue, constipation, etc., it should be taken cold or cold. For general tonics, such as tonic Chinese medicine, warm consumption is sufficient. Secondly, the time of taking medicine must also be determined according to the condition and medicinal properties. The clinical practice of taking medicines for generations is that tonic medicines should be taken before meals, anthelmintics and laxatives should be taken on an empty stomach, gastrointestinal stimulants should be taken after meals, and tranquilizers should be taken before bedtime. Other general medicines should also be taken after meals. Third, there are also requirements for the number of times to take Chinese medicine. For example, if you are treating vomiting or drug poisoning, the amount of medicine you take each time is small, but you should take it frequently. The general Chinese medicine can usually be divided into 2 to 3 times, and those who are slow to get sick can take it once a day in the morning and once in the evening, while those who are urgent can take it every 4 hours, day and night, so that the power of the medicine can be sustained to facilitate the setback of the disease. In the application of sweating, laxative medicine, to consider the strength of the patient’s physique, generally to sweat, get diarrhea for the degree, should not be taken too often too long. In addition, internal pills and dispersants can be swallowed with warm boiled water, and the addition of wine is for its promotion and promotion, and the use of light salt water is to induce the medicine into the kidneys. Of course, there are some more specific requirements for taking Chinese medicine, and that requires listening to the doctor’s instructions. In addition to the proper decoction and dosage, you should also pay attention to the care after taking the medicine. After taking the sweating medicine, you need to lie down peacefully. It is advisable to cover the spicy-warm published medicine to get a slight sweat to help it, while it is not advisable to cover the spicy-cool published medicine. Anyone who takes sweating medicine should only get a slight sweat through the body, not to make people sweat profusely to prevent too much sweating and deficiency (especially the elderly). If you find that the sweat does not come out after taking the medicine, you can add some hot boiled water or hot porridge to help the power of the medicine. After taking sweating medicine, do not eat sour food and cold drinks. Take vomiting medicine should be asked to tighten the belly of the patient, not immediately after taking vomiting, the use of feathers or fingers to detect vomiting, and then drink some warm water or raw egg white. However, if the vomiting does not stop, you can eat some cold porridge or drink cold boiled water. The above is the general knowledge of taking Chinese medicine, but when decocting Chinese medicine for infants and children, there are some matters that need special attention, which need to follow medical advice.