Is it still effective if I vomit after taking Chinese medicine?

Traditional Chinese medicine is a very traditional medicine in our country. It has a mild effect and can treat the root cause of the disease. Therefore, many people like to use it for treatment. And perhaps everyone knows that the taste of Chinese medicine is not very good. Many people vomit when taking Chinese medicine. In this case, people have great doubts about whether it is still effective. So let's take a detailed look at whether Chinese medicine is still effective after vomiting.

Generally speaking, the therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal decoctions is to fundamentally eliminate the root cause of the disease, so the therapeutic effect of decoctions is generally slow. Therefore, spitting out a little will not affect the therapeutic effect.

Guidance:

It is recommended that you do not worry. Vomiting a little while taking the medicine will not affect the long-term treatment effect, but you need to persist in the treatment and cannot interrupt. I wish you a happy life.

How to relieve nausea and vomiting after taking Chinese medicine

What should you do if you feel like vomiting after taking Chinese medicine because it is too bitter or too strong? Here are three ways to take Chinese medicine that can help you avoid symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

Why do some people vomit after taking Chinese herbal medicine? This is because Chinese herbal prescriptions are made up of a variety of Chinese medicines. Each Chinese medicine has a different taste, such as bitter, pungent, sour, numb, salty, and astringent. The decoction brings these tastes together to form a smell that is difficult to swallow. Especially some patients with sensitive taste nerves are prone to nausea, vomiting and other phenomena.

How to avoid or prevent vomiting caused by taking Chinese medicine or decoctions?

1. Take small doses frequently

That is, let the patient take a small sip to test it first. 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 a large amount of quick service 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.

There are these ways to drink Chinese medicine without vomiting bitterly.

Everyone knows that good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. The problem is that some medicines are so bitter that they are difficult to drink. Traditional Chinese medicine experts have summarized six methods to remove bitterness from traditional Chinese medicine, which can make the medicine easier to swallow.

① Master the time to take medicine

Within 24 hours a day, the body has two "golden periods" for absorbing drugs, one from 8 to 10 am and the other from 2 to 3 pm. Bitter Chinese medicine can be taken within the above time after meals.

②Control the temperature of the liquid medicine

When taking Chinese medicine, it is important to “warm up the cold and cool down the heat.” However, the use of bitter Chinese medicine is not limited to this. Relevant expert research has confirmed that the tongue is more sensitive to temperatures above 37°C. Therefore, the temperature of bitter Chinese medicine decoction should be controlled between 15°C and 37°C.

③ Master the holding and swallowing positions

Studies have shown that people's bitter taste receptors are mainly concentrated in the front half of the tongue, with the tip of the tongue being the most prominent. Therefore, after the medicine enters your mouth, it is best to quickly hold it at the root of your tongue and swallow it naturally. You can also use a spoon to directly deliver the medicine to the root of your tongue and swallow it naturally.

④ Master the speed of taking medicine

The longer the medicinal liquid stays in the mouth, the more bitter it tastes. Therefore, bitter Chinese medicine should be taken cleanly and quickly.