Can I still drink Chinese medicine at 10pm?

We are all relatively familiar with Chinese herbal medicines. When suffering from some diseases, many people like to choose Chinese medicine for treatment. Although in everyone's impression, the speed of Chinese medicine in treating diseases is slower, Chinese herbal medicines can treat both the symptoms and the root causes, especially in terms of body conditioning, Chinese herbal medicines can give full play to their advantages. Especially when treating diseases with Chinese medicine, the requirements are also somewhat different, so the time to take the medicine will also be different.

Is it OK to take Chinese medicine at 10 pm?

Different Chinese medicinal materials have different medicinal properties and different time requirements for taking them. If it is a sleeping aid, it can be taken at 10 o'clock in the evening. If it is a Chinese herbal medicine with other functions, it is generally not recommended to take it before 10 o'clock in the evening, so as not to increase the burden on the stomach or cause brain excitement, which is not conducive to sleep quality and health.

Taboos of taking Chinese medicine

1. Avoid eating cold foods

When taking Chinese medicine, it is best not to eat cold foods. Cold food will cause great harm to the stomach and intestines. If you take cold food while taking Chinese herbal medicine, it will not only affect the absorption of the medicine, but also cause some gastrointestinal diseases in severe cases. Especially those who already have a bad stomach should pay more attention to their diet and avoid eating cold food.

2. Avoid eating radish

Experts remind that whether you are drinking Chinese medicine or taking medicine, you should try to avoid eating radishes during the medication period, otherwise the efficacy of the medicine may be greatly affected. Many people often take a lot of medicines but their condition does not improve, which is also largely related to poor diet. Especially when taking Chinese medicine, you should not eat radish, except for some medicines for promoting qi and resolving phlegm. Often, you cannot eat radish during this period because radish can aid digestion and break up gas, especially when taking nourishing and health-preserving Chinese medicinal materials such as ginseng and scutellaria.

Scientific research has confirmed that radish will weaken the nourishing effect of ginseng and other fruits, and therefore has no therapeutic and nourishing effect. Therefore, people who often take Chinese medicine should be careful and stay away from radish.

3. Avoid spicy food

Irritating foods will reduce the main efficacy of medicines, and some spicy foods will react with medicinal materials and harm human health. Most of the irritating foods consume a lot of energy and start fire, so we should try to reduce these foods when taking traditional Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and fire, replenishing yin and cooling blood. Some peppers, beef, garlic, etc. are irritating foods and will affect the main efficacy of the medicine.

4. Avoid greasy feeling

It is also necessary to avoid greasy foods during the medication period. Eating too much high-calorie food is not conducive to digestion and absorption, and it will also have the disadvantage of increasing moisture in the body. If you eat high-calorie foods while taking Chinese medicine, it will affect the digestion and absorption of the medicine by the stomach and intestines, thus losing its important efficacy and function. Some people with poor spleen and stomach and indigestion should usually eat less greasy food.

5. Avoid strong tea

Generally, do not drink strong tea when taking Chinese herbal medicine, because tea contains tannic acid. Strong tea contains a lot of tannic acid. When taken with Chinese herbal medicine at the same time, it will affect the body's absorption of the ingredients in the Chinese herbal medicine and reduce its efficacy. Especially when taking "egg-hide gelatin cake" and "white fungus", avoid drinking them together with tea. Taking them at the same time will cause the tannins and flavonoids in the tea to precipitate, affecting the body's absorption. If you have the habit of drinking tea, you can drink a little green tea leaves, and it is best to drink it 2 to 3 hours after taking the medicine.