Is leek an antidote?

Amaranth generally does not affect the efficacy of medicines. It is a common vegetable in the north, also known as yang-starting grass. It tastes very delicious and has its own unique fragrance. The unique spicy fragrance of amaranth is caused by the sulfate it contains, which has certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, helps the body enhance its own immunity, and can also help the body absorb vitamin B1 and vitamin A. Therefore, if amaranth is paired with pork products rich in vitamin B1, it is a more nutritious way of eating.

Many of us now feel that traditional Chinese medicine is safer and has fewer side effects than Western medicine, so we take Chinese medicine with peace of mind. So, do you know the taboos of taking Chinese medicine? Many people do not control their diet when taking Chinese medicine, and eat randomly, which causes the Chinese medicine to have no effect. Be careful not to eat the following six types of food when taking Chinese medicine.

1 Spicy food:

This type of food is mostly spicy and hot, and has the effect of promoting yang, strengthening the stomach and digesting food. If you consume too much, it is easy to cause phlegm and fire, disperse qi and consume blood. Therefore, this type of diet is only suitable for people with cold symptoms, but not for people with hyperactivity of yang, blood syndrome, febrile disease, hemorrhoids, fistula, carbuncle, etc. This type of food includes onions, garlic, amaranth, ginger slices, wine, and chili peppers. As chili pepper has a hot nature, if people with symptoms of heat such as fever, constipation, short and red urine, thirst, dry lips, sore throat, nosebleed, and red tongue take it, it will definitely aggravate the symptoms of "easy to get angry", and thus offset the effects of heat-clearing, cooling blood and yin-replenishing drugs. Therefore, patients with heat syndrome should not eat chili pepper when seeking medical treatment from traditional Chinese medicine.

2. Hair Type:

This type of food is all wind-promoting, phlegm-generating and fire-stimulating. Because the degree of food selection is different for different diseases, their "sprouting" effects are also different. This type of food includes fungi, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, watercress, winter melon, rooster meat, braised pork head, sow meat, etc. For example, patients with hyperactivity of liver yang and internal liver wind should not eat rooster meat and braised pork head meat; people with skin diseases such as furuncles, boils, sores and carbuncles should not eat mushrooms, fungi, bamboo shoots, rooster meat, braised pork head meat and sow meat, otherwise it will accelerate swelling and pus formation; people with gastrointestinal diseases should not eat pumpkin, because pumpkin contains sugar, eating too much will produce more acid, which is irritating to the stomach and intestines. In view of this, "fa" can be said to have the meaning of promoting the malignant transformation of the disease to a large extent.

3. Raw and cold food:

This type of food is mostly cold in nature, and its main function is to clear away heat, detoxify and quench thirst, so it is suitable for heat syndrome symptoms. However, it can easily affect the stomach and intestines, so people with weak constitution and patients with stomach and intestinal diseases should avoid it. For example, radish is cold in nature, and can aid digestion, relieve cough and reduce phlegm, and promote qi circulation. If people with weak and cold constitution or patients with gastrointestinal problems eat it, it will add to the cold and make their gastrointestinal condition worse. In addition, when taking ginseng and other tonics at the same time, because of the opposite effects of the medicines, the effectiveness of the tonics can be reduced or eliminated, so radish and ginseng are not suitable to be taken together.

4Fishy taste:

This type of food is mostly salty, cold and fishy, ​​and contains proteins from the opposite sex, which can easily cause allergic symptoms. Eating too much can damage the stomach and intestines and cause symptoms. Therefore, patients with stomach diseases should not eat too much, especially those with allergic constitutions. This type of food includes yellow croaker, crucian carp, knife fish, clam meat, shrimp, hairy crab, etc., while crucian carp, tuna, catfish, yellow croaker, hairy crab and yellow mud snail are prone to cause skin allergies. Fishy ingredients are also considered irritating foods.

5. Greasy feeling:

This type of food includes animal fats and fried or deep-fried solid foods. The greasy feeling is not conducive to the healthy functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, so it should be avoided by those suffering from exogenous wind-cold diseases, jaundice, and diarrhea. Fried or deep-fried foods are hard, hot, and difficult to digest and absorb. People with gastrointestinal diseases or those who are prone to getting angry should not eat them.