How to relieve nausea after taking Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine also has certain side effects. When taking traditional Chinese medicine, you may experience nausea. On the one hand, it may be that the medicine is not suitable for your condition. On the other hand, it may be due to some normal reactions to the medicine. In order to avoid nausea when taking traditional Chinese medicine, you should first take it in small doses. In addition, you can also use drug intervention methods, etc. Let us learn about this aspect below.

How to relieve nausea after taking Chinese medicine

1. Take small doses frequently. Let the patient take a small sip first to test it. If he vomits, let him vomit it out. After doing this two or three times, he will generally get used to it. Then he can take the medicine again and he generally won't vomit again. 2. Use large-scale quick-dose method. After the medicine has cooled down, hold your breath and drink it up in one breath. It is best not to pause during the process to avoid evoking the smell of the medicine and inducing vomiting. After drinking the medicine, rinse your mouth with cold boiled water immediately and then drink a small amount of cold boiled water. You can also chew a piece of gum to remove the taste of the medicine. 3. Use drug intervention. 20 grams of licorice, decocted in water, and then take the decoction when vomiting stops (this method is not used for anti-licorice drugs such as Euphorbia, Daphne, Sargassum, and Gelsemium elegans in traditional Chinese medicine, so as to avoid the opposite effect); 6 grams of Angelica dahurica powder is placed on the tongue, and then licked and swallowed with the tongue; if vomiting continues after taking the medicine: 1 to 2 tablespoons of ginger juice can be added to the decoction, or some ginger soup can be taken after taking the medicine.

4 tips to make Chinese medicine less bitter

1. Control the temperature of the liquid medicine and cool it to between 20 and 36 degrees Celsius, so that it is easy to take quickly and does not taste too bitter. Because the temperature inside a normal person's mouth is 36.2-37.2 degrees Celsius, when the temperature of the medicine is close to the temperature of the tongue, the taste nerves are most sensitive, and the medicine tastes the bitterest at this time. When the temperature of the decoction is higher than 38 degrees Celsius or lower than 36 degrees Celsius, the taste nerves are less sensitive and the bitterness will be weakened. However, decoctions above 38 degrees Celsius may burn the oral mucosa, so 20-36 degrees Celsius is the best choice. 2. Understand the position of the taste buds on the tongue that sense bitterness are concentrated at the root of the tongue. Therefore, when taking medicine, you should try to avoid too much contact between the root of the tongue and the medicine solution. When taking bitter pills, you should also place the medicine on the tip of the tongue and then quickly take it with warm water. The faster you drink the medicine, the less affected you will be by the bitter taste. It is best to use the swallowing method when drinking decoctions, taking a full mouthful and swallowing it quickly; you can also use a spoon to directly deliver the medicine to the root of the tongue and swallow it.