What are the contraindications for taking Chinese patent medicine?

Chinese patent medicine is also a kind of medicine. It is not Western medicine, but a kind of Chinese medicine. However, it is not completely Chinese medicine, so it is called Chinese patent medicine. There are many such medicines, which can treat various diseases. When taking medicine, we all know that we should be reminded of what to pay attention to, what to pay attention to when taking medicine, and what medicines should not be combined. These are all arranged, but if you go to the pharmacy to buy it yourself, it is very likely that no one will remind you. So what are the contraindications of taking Chinese patent medicine?

Precautions for taking Chinese medicine:

1. It is best to take Chinese medicine 30-60 minutes after a meal. This can prevent the Chinese medicine ingredients from irritating the gastric mucosa.

2. It is best not to drink tea, coffee, milk or soy milk about one hour before or after taking Chinese medicine, so as to avoid chemical reactions between the Chinese medicine ingredients and the tannins, caffeine and proteins in the tea, which may affect the efficacy. You can drink water.

3. If you feel uncomfortable or have diarrhea after taking Chinese medicine, please contact us in time. If you have a cold or cough, please stop taking the decoction.

4. If you feel the taste is bitter, you can add some sugar before taking it!

Chinese medicine also has side effects

Most Chinese medicines are natural medicines with relatively complex active ingredients, such as alkaloids, saponins, tannins, volatile oils, etc. Since they are medicines, most of them will have side effects to varying degrees. Generally speaking, the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine are smaller than those of artificially synthesized Western medicine, but some drugs are more toxic, such as red arsenic, white arsenic, mercury, blister beetles, green lady bugs, red lady bugs, and raw garcinia. Those with slightly less toxicity include: white aconite, raw aconite, raw Chuanwu, raw Caowu, raw Pinellia, Strychnos nux vomica, croton, raw Arisaema, raw Gelsemium elegans, wolfsbane, henbane, toad venom, earthworm, Strychnos nux vomica, cloud axis seed, maple eggplant, maple eggplant flower, raw sulfur, croton frost, white radish, poppy shell, etc. When using these medicines, you must be cautious. For example, maple leaf wine can be taken orally to treat rheumatoid arthritis, but excessive doses can often cause poisoning and death. Therefore, toxic Chinese herbal medicines must be taken under the guidance of a physician.

You must pay attention to these taboos when taking Chinese patent medicine. Don't underestimate these taboos, because these taboos are very important for taking medicine. If you start taking medicine without paying attention to the taboos, it is very likely to harm your health, which is very detrimental to your health. It is forbidden to take oranges while taking Chinese patent medicine.