Identification and application of Chinese herbal medicine

There are many times when we see some plants or other inconspicuous things around us, and many people will ignore them. In fact, some inconspicuous things or plants are actually a kind of Chinese medicinal materials. For example, the weed-like plants that can be seen everywhere in the wild are very likely to be Chinese medicinal materials. Therefore, it is very important to be able to identify and apply Chinese medicinal materials.

Principles of application of Chinese herbal medicine

1. Safety The so-called safety means ensuring the safety of medication. A qualified practicing pharmacist must put ensuring the safety of patients' medication first when advising clinical physicians or instructing patients to use traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine. Regardless of whether the drug used is toxic or non-toxic, the first thing to consider is whether the drug is safe and whether it will cause adverse reactions to the patient. At the same time, during the medication process, doctors or patients are advised to take appropriate measures based on the drugs used or unexpected situations that occur, in order to eliminate or reduce adverse drug reactions.

2. Effectiveness The so-called effectiveness means ensuring that the medication is effective. When a qualified practicing pharmacist recommends clinical physicians or instructs patients to use traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine, he or she must ensure that the medicines used are effective for the diseases they are preventing and treating, under the premise of medication safety. We strive to ensure that in pharmaceutical services, the recommended Chinese medicines or Chinese patent medicines will not cause harm to patients and have good therapeutic effects. It enables patients to quickly achieve the desired purpose after taking the medicine, relieve the patient's pain, or improve the user's health level. It is the best choice to cure or relieve patients' pain or strengthen the body of the users.

3. Simple and convenient means that the method of using medicine should be simple. When a qualified practicing pharmacist recommends clinical physicians or instructs patients to use traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine, he or she must strive to make the recommended medicines simple and easy to use, under the premise of safe and effective use, so that clinical physicians and users can easily master and use them.

4. Economy The so-called economy means advocating economical and practical use of medicines. When a qualified practicing pharmacist recommends clinical physicians or instructs patients to use traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine, he must ensure that the medicine is safe and effective. In addition to striving to make the recommended medicines easy to use, he must also ensure that the medicines are not abused, are economical and practical, and are beneficial to environmental protection. Minimize the economic burden on patients and reduce the consumption of health resources such as Chinese medicinal materials.

What adverse consequences will occur if Chinese medicine is used irrationally? The main problem is that, first, it wastes medical resources. After all, some Chinese medicinal materials are very precious and expensive. If they are used indiscriminately, they will not be able to exert their due medicinal properties, thus causing waste. Secondly, it will delay the best treatment time for patients, and if the wrong Chinese medicine is used, it is very likely to put the patient's life in danger.