How long do you usually take the Chinese medicine for conditioning?

Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on TCM diagnosis and treatment, looking at the actual effect of taking medicine, and then making corresponding changes to the prescription. Generally, three consecutive treatment courses are required, with one course of treatment lasting seven days. Each dose of the treatment medicine should be taken once in the morning, noon and evening to achieve a satisfactory therapeutic effect. If the disease is not cured, continue to treat it intermittently. If the disease is cured, stop taking the medicine immediately.

In addition, because Chinese medicine conditioning takes a relatively long time, you should avoid spicy, greasy, and irritating foods during the conditioning period. At the same time, you should pay attention to arranging your time reasonably, increasing nutrition, and actively participating in exercise.

Time to take Chinese medicine

1. Take before meals

Generally, take the medicine 30 to 60 minutes before meals. If the main symptom is in the lower part, the medicine should be taken before meals to make the drug effect easier to be delivered, such as kidney deficiency or diseases below the waist. For the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, it is also advisable to take medicine before meals, because when the stomach is empty, the medicine can directly come into contact with the digestive mucosa, quickly pass through the stomach into the intestines, and thus be more digested and absorbed and fully exerted, without being diluted by the food in the stomach and affecting the efficacy of the medicine.

2. Take after meal

Generally, take the medicine 15 to 30 minutes after a meal. If the main symptom is on the upper part, the medicine should be taken after meals. For example, if you are treating symptoms above the heart, lung, chest, or stomach, taking the medicine after a meal can increase its efficacy.

3. Eat on an empty stomach

Decoctions with nourishing and health-preserving effects should be taken on an empty stomach in the morning to facilitate adequate digestion and absorption. Drugs used to eliminate parasites or treat limb blood vessel diseases should also be taken on an empty stomach, which can allow the drugs to enter the intestines quickly and maintain a higher concentration to quickly exert their efficacy. The same is true for decoctions with laxative effects to enhance the efficacy of the medicine.

4. Before going to bed

It is usually taken 15 to 30 minutes before going to bed. It is a therapeutic medicine that nourishes the lungs and stomach, soothes the mind, calms the nerves and helps with sleep, as well as for food stagnation, chest diseases, etc.