How many days does it take for Chinese medicine to take effect?

When using traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases or regulate the body, patients hope to see results quickly. However, the characteristic of traditional Chinese medicine is to treat both the symptoms and the root causes. Therefore, you must be patient while taking the medicine. Everyone has different physical constitutions and different abilities to absorb drugs. Therefore, the time it takes for the medicine to take effect will also be different. You must follow the doctor's orders and take it according to the course of treatment.

How many days does it take for Chinese medicine to take effect?

Experts say that because everyone's physique is different and their ability to absorb drugs is different, it is difficult to determine this time. It depends on the severity of your illness. If it is mild, you don’t need to drink it for too long. If it is severe, you need to drink it.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes treatment based on syndrome differentiation. The prescription will be changed accordingly based on the effect of the medicine you take. Generally, three courses of treatment are required, with one course lasting seven days. Each dose of the medicine should be taken once in the morning and once in the evening to achieve a satisfactory therapeutic effect. If the disease is not cured, continue to take treatment intermittently; if the disease is cured, stop taking the medicine immediately!

In addition, since Chinese medicine conditioning takes a relatively long time, you should be careful to avoid spicy, greasy, and irritating foods during the conditioning period. At the same time, you should pay attention to the combination of work and rest, strengthen nutrition, and actively participate in physical exercise.

Precautions for taking Chinese medicine

1. It is best to take Chinese medicine 30-60 minutes after a meal. It can avoid the stimulation of gastric mucosa by Chinese herbal ingredients.

2. It is best not to drink tea, coffee, milk or soy milk about one hour before and 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. Please stop taking the medicine if you have a cold or cough.

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

Generally, Chinese medicine should be taken warm. After decocting, let it sit for a while and take it when it is neither hot nor cold, such as mild tonic medicines. All medicines for colds and flu should be taken while hot to achieve the purpose of sweating; the same applies to medicines for dispelling cold and activating blood circulation, so as to dispel cold and promote blood circulation.