Do I need to take Chinese medicine continuously?

All medicines require a diet plan during the medication period. During the medication period, avoid eating cold, spicy and irritating foods to avoid affecting the efficacy of the medicine or aggravating the side effects of the medicine. Usually, we should pay attention to developing regular work and rest habits and regular eating habits. Make sure you get enough sleep and don't stay up late. In terms of diet, you should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and drink more water. We should also insist on appropriate outdoor activities, do more exercise outdoors, get more sun exposure, enhance the body's resistance, and maintain a happy mood.

There are many foods that you should avoid when taking Chinese medicine, including the following categories: 1. Do not eat spicy foods such as spicy hot pot, onions, garlic, chili peppers, etc. Second, you should avoid eating foods that are cool in nature, such as eggplant, pear, ice drinks, wine, etc. 3. Do not eat fish, beef, amaranth and other irritating foods, as well as seafood such as shrimp. 4. You are not allowed to drink alcohol, soda, freshly ground coffee, strong tea, etc. 5. Do not eat fatty meat, hot pot lamb, grilled chicken legs, fried meat skewers or other greasy foods. It is best for the patient's diet to be light in taste, and eat more foods containing dietary fiber, such as millet soup and cornmeal pancakes.

The main purpose of dietary restrictions when taking Chinese medicine is to prevent food from affecting the medicine, to prevent food from affecting the digestion and absorption of the medicine, and to prevent food and Chinese medicine from being taken at the same time to cause some toxic side effects or weaken the effect of the medicine. For example, when taking wild ginseng, you should avoid eating radish. Radish has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi, which can weaken the effect of wild ginseng in replenishing qi and blood. In addition, it is also necessary to avoid eating when taking Chinese medicine due to the disease. For example, for some emotional diseases, spicy food, greasy food, and fried food should be avoided; for cold symptoms, cold food should be avoided.

When taking Chinese herbal medicine orally, in order to ensure that the medicine is more effective and reduce the accumulation of toxins in the body, the patient must drink plenty of water, which can promote the body's metabolism and help the kidneys excrete harmful substances out of the body through urine. It is recommended to drink at least 200 ml of warm water, which is a glass of water, after taking the medicine. Especially for patients who take a lot of medicine for a long time, drinking more water is more beneficial, because long-term medication will cause harm to kidney function. At this time, drinking more water can dilute the toxic effects and then excrete the toxic effects out of the body.