Taboos of taking Chinese medicine

The taboos of taking traditional Chinese medicine are relatively complicated. Therefore, when using traditional Chinese medicine, we must be clearly aware of the relevant taboos. For example, some fruits cannot be eaten and some foods should be avoided when taking medicine. Let’s take a look at the taboos of relevant knowledge.

When taking medicine, you cannot drink it with some food, otherwise it will affect the efficacy and even aggravate the condition. When taking these Chinese medicines for clearing internal heat, the worst thing to do is to eat hot foods such as onions, garlic, pepper, and some mutton, dog meat, etc. Especially when people go to treat "cold syndrome", they cannot take Chinese medicine and need to avoid eating raw and cold food. Otherwise it will have a counterproductive effect. It is harmful to the treatment of your own disease.

Don't drink strong tea when taking Chinese medicine. Because tea contains tannic acid, and strong tea contains more tannic acid, taking it together with Chinese medicine will affect the body's absorption of the effective ingredients of the Chinese medicine and reduce its efficacy. Other beverages such as coffee should not be consumed; boiled water should be the main drink. When you have a cold or a rash in children that has not yet broken out, you should avoid eating raw, cold, sour, or greasy foods. When treating chest tightness and abdominal distension caused by qi stagnation, you should avoid eating beans and sweet potatoes because these foods can easily cause flatulence. Other advice includes: patients with edema should eat less salt; patients with hepatitis should avoid spicy and greasy food.

Patients with asthma and allergic dermatitis should eat less lamb, pork head, fish, shrimp, crab, etc. During an asthma attack, high-protein foods such as eggs, milk, fish and shrimp will become "triggering foods" that aggravate the condition. In addition, due to the disease, no matter what medication you take, you should avoid eating raw, cold, greasy, fishy, ​​and other foods that are difficult to digest or have special irritants.

We know the taboos of taking Chinese medicine. However, after considering these taboos, it is best to drink the decocted medicine before taking the medicine. Medicines that are very irritating to the gastrointestinal tract must be taken after meals. It is best to take tonic medicine on an empty stomach. Tranquilizers need to be taken before going to bed, and the dosage is usually three times per dose.