Can normal people drink Xiao Chaihu Decoction?

Xiao Chaihu Decoction is a relatively common Chinese medicine preparation. Its most obvious effect is to relieve cough. It has a good therapeutic effect on cough caused by colds. It also has a certain fever-reducing effect. Because it is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, it is best not to drink it for normal people who are not sick. All medicines are poisonous. After all, there are certain side effects. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Can normal people drink Xiao Chaihu Decoction?

Xiao Chaihu Decoction is very effective. It is used to treat colds and fevers, alternating chills and fever, chest and flank pain, irregular menstruation, uterine prolapse, and rectal prolapse. Used for alternating chills and fever, colds and fever, etc. Does this mean that Xiao Chaihu Decoction can be taken frequently?

1. There are certain side effects

Although Xiao Chaihu Decoction is very effective, it still has certain side effects. Therefore, you cannot drink it for a long time. The main ones include anaphylactic shock, acute pulmonary edema, etc. The clinical manifestations are: dizziness, fatigue, palpitations, profuse sweating, cold limbs, irritability, difficulty breathing, cyanosis, sore eyes, abdominal pain, diarrhea, brown patches on the left cheek with slightly red surrounding areas, itching, and light red wheals of varying sizes all over the body. In severe cases, the pulse is weak, the body temperature drops suddenly, the blood pressure drops, the heart rate slows down, and there is a hemolytic reaction. Some patients lose consciousness or even have cardiac arrest.

2. As the saying goes, medicine is three parts poison

No matter how good the medicine is, taking it for a long time will have adverse effects on the body. Xiao Chaihu Decoction has the effect of harmonizing Shaoyang and is mainly used to treat evil in Shaoyang. It cannot be drunk every day.

3. A healthy body does not need to eat

When the time is right, that is, when the root cause of the disease is eliminated, you can stop taking Xiao Chaihu Decoction. After all, any medicine has side effects, and a healthy body doesn't need to take it.

As a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in life, the effects and functions of Xiao Chaihu should be used reasonably. However, it should be noted that Chaihu can rob the liver of yin, so when patients with yin deficiency (red tongue with little coating, thirst, etc.) use it, they must be used with white peony root, pollen, etc., otherwise dizziness, brain swelling, etc. may occur.