Red flower and musk cause infertility, and mugwort leaves have miraculous effects in protecting the fetus

In recent years, costume TV dramas have set off a wave of popularity, and all kinds of magical life-saving elixirs, poisons and wines are indispensable in the dramas. In this regard, Wang Ruilin, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine at the 302nd Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, said that this knowledge that seems to be related to traditional Chinese medicine is not completely correct and contains elements of artistic exaggeration.

Can ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin really strengthen the body?

In costume dramas, ginseng is probably the most frequently appearing Chinese medicine. In wealthy families, people drink ginseng soup to nourish the body and refresh the mind when they are healthy, use ginseng to replenish the body after falling ill, and use thousand-year-old ginseng to "prolong life" when they are critically ill. These are all wrong. Traditional sayings also hold that the older the ginseng is, the better it is. In fact, the saponin content in ginseng does not increase with the growing years.

Ginseng tonic is not suitable for everyone, but it can greatly replenish vital energy and is suitable for people suffering from weak vital energy, shortness of breath and fatigue caused by excessive sweating, diarrhea, severe blood loss, or serious or long-term illness. Ginseng should not be taken when there are solid or hot symptoms in the body, such as people suffering from sores, boils, or food accumulation. There is a saying that "tonifies youth and brings suffering in old age", so children and teenagers are generally not suitable for eating ginseng. It is also not advisable to use ginseng when the body is too weak, otherwise it will cause the body to be unable to be replenished.

Careful viewers have discovered that there is a universal magic medicine called "ejiao" in ancient costume dramas. Donkey-hide gelatin contains a variety of collagen and trace elements, and is suitable for patients with anemia, cancer, and weak bodies. It is especially suitable for women to take as a tonic. Many people believe that donkey-hide gelatin has the function of "curing diseases and strengthening the body when healthy". In fact, the abuse of donkey-hide gelatin will also cause side effects, such as indigestion, hyperactivity of fire, etc.

Can Musk and Safflower Cause Infertility?

Offspring are the eternal point of contention in palace fighting and house fighting dramas, and musk and safflower are the most powerful "accomplices" in these struggles. A common plot in costume films is that a woman has a miscarriage and can never get pregnant again after being fed a bowl of safflower soup or smelling a sachet of musk. Is that so?

Musk has the effects of opening the orifices, refreshing the mind, and detoxifying. It can increase the frequency, speed, and strength of uterine contractions. Pregnant women are particularly sensitive to musk, and the reaction becomes greater in the later stages of pregnancy. Therefore, it is used in traditional Chinese medicine to induce fetal death when women have difficult labor. Musk is used to induce miscarriage in film and television works, which makes sense. But the statement that "musk can cause infertility" is a bit exaggerated. So far, no research has shown that musk can affect women's conception. On the contrary, for those who suffer from infertility due to menstrual disorders such as meridian obstruction, qi stagnation and blood stasis, musk can play a therapeutic role by regulating menstruation.

Safflower is warm in nature and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dredging menstruation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It can treat many diseases caused by blood stasis, qi stagnation, and meridian obstruction, such as abdominal pain, joint pain, etc. However, the blood-activating effect of safflower is not that strong. If the infertility is caused by fallopian tube obstruction, safflower is needed clinically to activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dredge meridians. In this case, drinking safflower soup will not cause infertility, but will aid pregnancy. Safflower needs to reach a certain large dose to cause miscarriage, and the dose varies from person to person. It does not mean that every pregnant woman can have miscarriage by drinking a bowl of safflower soup no matter how long she is pregnant.

In addition, blood-activating drugs are not absolutely forbidden to be used on pregnant women. On the contrary, they can sometimes be used to protect the fetus. For example, if the mother's blood supply is insufficient, relatively mild blood-activating drugs (such as angelica and motherwort) may be used to promote blood circulation.

Can mugwort leaf have miraculous effects in protecting pregnancy?

It can also be seen in TV dramas that when there are signs of miscarriage, fumigating or taking mugwort leaves often "have miraculous effects." Although this has theoretical basis, it is not suitable for everyone. Mugwort can warm the meridians, stop bleeding, dispel cold and stabilize the fetus. For people with cold body and blood stasis, taking mugwort can warm and unclog the meridians. Under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, oral taking mugwort can treat symptoms such as uterine cold infertility, heavy menstruation, and bleeding during pregnancy.

For miscarriage diagnosed as deficiency-cold type by traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort does have a certain effect in protecting the fetus, but people with hot body cannot use mugwort to stop bleeding. There are many reasons that lead to miscarriage. You should seek medical treatment promptly and not treat it blindly on your own.

Misconceptions about medication in advertisements

Eye drops are placed on the eyeball. In advertisements, celebrities often put eye drops in the center of the black part of the eyeball, but this is actually wrong. The black area of ​​the eyeball is the cornea. Applying eye drops to this area will not only fail to have a therapeutic effect, but will also irritate the cornea and cause discomfort. When putting eye drops in, you should first tilt your head back gently, pull down the lower eyelid with one hand, hold the eye drops with the other hand, and drop them into the conjunctival sac between the lower eyelid and the eyeball 1 to 2 cm above the eye. After applying the drops, you should close your eyes and press the lower corner of your eye for 1 to 2 minutes to prevent the drug from entering the nasal cavity through the nasolacrimal duct and then into the oral cavity, causing a bitter taste in the mouth or causing other systemic symptoms.

Take a digestive tablet after meals. Advertisements for medicines such as stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting tablets usually claim that their ingredients are safe and effective, and that people with poor digestion should take one tablet after a meal, so many people take them regularly. In fact, if you suffer from indigestion for a long time, you should suspect a digestive system disease and seek medical attention as soon as possible. The hawthorn and other ingredients in the digestive tablets are acidic. If symptoms such as indigestion are related to gastric ulcers, taking digestive tablets is like "adding insult to injury." In fact, digestive tablets can only be used to occasionally relieve indigestion, bloating, etc. caused by overeating, and it is not recommended to take them frequently.

Take pharyngitis medicine when your throat hurts. "When brushing your teeth in the morning, you feel retching and can neither spit out nor swallow. This is chronic pharyngitis." Many people see similar advertisements and immediately diagnose themselves with chronic pharyngitis and take related medications. In fact, if you retch while brushing your teeth and have symptoms such as sore throat and belching, you should suspect gastroesophageal reflux and go to the gastroenterology department for treatment. If chronic pharyngitis is confirmed, medication should be selected according to the doctor's advice.

Take antidiarrheal medicine to relieve greasiness and diarrhea. Some antidiarrhea drug advertisements tell people that diarrhea caused by various reasons can be treated with the same antidiarrhea drug to immediately relieve symptoms. This is incorrect. First of all, many cases of diarrhea may not be serious and can be relieved by replenishing water and electrolytes, etc., without the need for additional medication. Secondly, even if medication is needed, the type of medication to use should be determined based on the cause of the diarrhea: if it is caused by a bacterial infection, you may need to take antibiotics as prescribed by your doctor; if it is caused by a viral infection, you may need to use antiviral drugs. Finally, antidiarrhea drugs should not be used just for quick results. If antidiarrhea drugs are taken immediately in the early stages of bacterial diarrhea, it may affect the excretion of bacteria and their metabolites, and affect recovery.

We would like to remind everyone that through channels such as TV commercials, everyone can learn more about medicines, but treating an illness is different from buying clothes. It involves health and life, so one should enhance understanding of the disease and one's own situation before making a choice. If you are not sure, it is best to communicate with your doctor before buying.