How much Chinese medicine is best to take at one time

Nowadays, drinking Chinese medicine to regulate your body or treat your own diseases is a very popular way, and this method is indeed very effective. However, people still have many questions about how to take Chinese medicine. If the way of taking it is not right, the efficacy of the medicine may not be well exerted. So how much Chinese medicine is best to take at one time? The following is a detailed introduction.

Under normal circumstances, one flat bowl of Chinese medicine is usually taken with one meal, which is the small bowl of rice that is more commonly eaten. If you ask for the specific amount, it is usually around 200 to 250 milliliters. At present, if there are no specific requirements, generally a dose of medicine is taken in three meals. Sometimes the patient takes the medicine home and boils it himself, and the boiled soup may be more, so the patient can drink more appropriately, or drink it in one more meal. The specific amount to drink can be taken orally according to the doctor's instructions. If you have special requirements, the doctor will generally inform you in advance.

How much Chinese medicine should be taken at one time to be effective? The amount of water used at the beginning of decoction is generally enough to soak the medicine surface 2-5 cm. For flower and herb medicines or those that take a long time to decoct, water should be added as appropriate. Each dose of medicine is usually decocted twice, and the two decoctions are mixed and then packaged. The decoction time should be determined according to the functions and indications of the prescription and the efficacy of the medicine. Generally, medicines should be boiled and then decocted for 20-30 minutes. Antipyretic, heat-clearing and aromatic medicines should not be decocted for a long time and should be decocted for another 15-20 minutes after boiling. Tonic medicines should be boiled with high heat first and then simmered with low heat for about 40-60 minutes.

The boiling time for the second decoction of the medicine should be slightly shorter than that for the first decoction. Stir the medicine 2-3 times during the decocting process. The tool for stirring the medicine should be a stick made of ceramic, stainless steel, copper and other materials. After stirring one ingredient, it should be cleaned before stirring the next one. The amount of decoction should be determined separately for children and adults. Each dose for children is generally decocted to 100-300 ml, and each dose for adults is generally decocted to 400-600 ml. Each dose is usually divided into two equal portions (250 ml is appropriate for each drink of Chinese medicine or as directed by a doctor).

In clinical practice, we found that some foods also have the four properties and five flavors similar to medicines. In order to prevent food from having adverse effects on medicines, the concept of "dietary taboos" in traditional Chinese medicine came into being. Dietary restrictions include two parts: one is to restrict diet according to the nature of the disease, which is disease-related dietary restrictions. People with various heat syndromes, people with getting angry, and people with exogenous diseases should avoid spicy, fatty, greasy, and fried foods; those with cold syndromes should avoid raw, cold, or cold foods; during an asthma attack, they should avoid high-protein foods such as eggs, milk, fish, and shrimps; those with hemorrhoids and skin diseases should avoid seafood, mutton, dog meat, and other irritating foods; patients with edema should avoid salt; patients with hepatitis should avoid spicy, hot, and greasy foods. The second is to abstain from food based on the characteristics and incompatibility of the medicines taken, which is a dietary abstention based on the properties of the medicines. For example, when taking ginseng, avoid radish; when taking turtle shell, avoid amaranth and mint; when taking Poria cocos, avoid vinegar, etc. In addition, do not drink strong tea when taking any Chinese medicine, because strong tea contains a lot of tannic acid, which will reduce the efficacy when taken with Chinese medicine. You should mainly drink boiled water.