What should you pay attention to when taking Chinese medicine?

After many people get some diseases, the first thing they think of is to find a Chinese medicine doctor to regulate their body, because Chinese medicine treatment is a well-known treatment method in our country. In the process of taking Chinese medicine, it can not only regulate the body, but also play a certain therapeutic role. However, many people have some questions. What are some precautions when taking Chinese medicine?

Avoid radish. Never eat raw radish when taking Chinese medicine, because radish has the effect of helping food and breaking up gas. Especially when you are taking Chinese medicine with strong tonic effects such as ginseng and astragalus, eating radish will seriously weaken the tonic effects of ginseng and other medicinal materials, thereby reducing the efficacy of the medicine and affecting the results of the treatment.

Avoid raw and cold food. Raw and cold foods are mostly cold in nature and difficult to digest. Raw and cold foods can also easily irritate the gastrointestinal tract and affect the gastrointestinal absorption of drugs. What are the taboo foods when taking Chinese medicine? Therefore, when taking Chinese medicine to treat "cold symptoms", such as warming the meridians and unblocking the collaterals, dispelling cold and dampness, or strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, you must not avoid raw and cold foods.

Avoid strong tea. Generally, do not drink strong tea when taking Chinese medicine, because tea contains tannic acid. Strong tea contains more tannic acid. When taken with Chinese medicine, it will affect the body's absorption of the active ingredients in the medicine and reduce its efficacy. Especially when taking "ejiao" and "tremella", avoid taking them with tea. Taking them at the same time will cause the tannic acid, bioalkali, etc. in the tea to precipitate, affecting the body's absorption. If you are a person who has the habit of drinking tea, it is recommended that you drink less green tea. If you must drink it, you can drink green tea 2 to 3 hours after taking Chinese medicine.

Avoid greasy food. Mixing greasy food with medicine can hinder the gastrointestinal absorption of the active ingredients of the medicine, thereby reducing the efficacy.

In addition to the above matters, when taking Chinese medicine, you must pay attention to your diet and avoid eating spicy foods. Spicy foods may cause harm to your body and reduce the efficacy of the medicine, affecting the therapeutic effect of the medicine. Even garlic, onions, lamb and the like should not be eaten.