Chinese medicine soup is the core method of Chinese medicine to treat diseases, whether the soup is taken in the correct way, directly affects the absorption of drugs in the body and the therapeutic effect, how can we take the soup correctly? Attention should be paid to the following aspects.

Don't take it overnight.

Chinese medicine contains volatile oils, amino acids and various enzymes, trace elements and other ingredients, most of which are dissolved in the medicinal juice when decocted. If it is taken overnight or stored for too long, not only will the efficacy of the medicine be reduced, but also due to the influence of air, temperature, time and bacterial contamination, etc., so that the enzymes in the medicine decompose and reduce their effectiveness, and the bacteria multiply and breed, which is unfavorable to human health after taking it. The machine decocted soup can be taken overnight due to the airtight packaging.

Shake well before taking

Each flavor of Chinese medicine contains a variety of chemical components, some components are soluble in water when heated, but precipitation precipitation after cooling; some components by hydrolysis, oxidation, polymerization and other chemical effects, gradually become insoluble precipitation; there are gelatinous components or suspended particles, after coagulation can also produce more precipitation. Therefore, the soup should be shaken when taking, and do not only serve the supernatant.

take one's medicine and not eat the sugar

Some people in the service of Chinese medicine, often due to the soup bitter taste difficult to swallow, add some sugar to reduce the bitter taste. In fact, the addition of sugar in the reduction of the bitter taste of the medicine at the same time also reduces the efficacy of the medicine. This is because: 1. Sucrose belongs to the warm, mixed into the cold Chinese medicine will alleviate its cold nature, can reduce the efficacy of some antipyretic drugs. 2. Some drugs are with the help of the bitter taste or other stimuli to play a role, if you add sugar, the loss of its efficacy. 3. Sugar can be lifted from some of the drugs of the active ingredients, such as sugar can be lifted from the bitter Chinese medicine strychnine, some of the efficacy of the medicine.

Modern people in taking Chinese medicine soup are not too pay attention to the time and ways and means of medication, that early a meal late a meal, sometimes in the middle of a meal on the end. In fact, there is a lot to be said for taking Chinese medicine soup, and the method of taking it is different according to different diseases.

Clinically, it is usually taken as 1 dose per day, with each dose divided into 2 or 3 doses. Generally, tonics are taken more warmly.

I. In diseases below the heart and abdomen it is advisable to take the medicine before meals.

1. For gastrointestinal diseases, it is advisable to take medicines before meals. Because the stomach is empty before meals, the drug can enter the small intestine faster to maintain a higher concentration, so that the drug is not blocked by food and the full and timely effect of the drug.

2. Tonic medicines should also be taken before meals to facilitate digestion and absorption.

II. If the disease is above the chest and diaphragm, it is advisable to take the medicine that acts on the upper jiao after meals.

1. To the gastrointestinal tract stimulation of the drug should be taken after meals, after meals in the stomach there is more food, can reduce the stimulation of the drug.

2. To eliminate food and stomachic drugs, it is advisable to take them in time after eating, so that the drugs and food can be fully mixed to maximize the efficacy of the drugs.

3. Sweating drugs should also be taken after meals to prevent excessive sweating and cause defecation. After taking the sweating medicine, but also pay attention to avoid the wind and heat preservation, so that the whole body slightly sweating, in order to help better play the therapeutic role of drugs.

III. Other times

1. For the deworming or laxative Chinese medicine, such as senna, should be taken on an empty stomach. Fasting, stomach and duodenum are no food, after taking the drug can avoid mixing the drug and food, can quickly enter the intestine and work.

2. Other Chinese medicines, such as tranquilizers and sedatives, should be taken 30 minutes to one hour before bedtime in order to play a role in a timely manner.

3. For morning-onset wu wei diarrhea, it is advisable to take the medicine in the evening.

IV. Frequency of administration

1. Tonics. Once the medicine will be used up, the rapid realization of the effects of the medicine is called the tonic. More finally serious illness or gastrointestinal disease patients, the purpose is to make the drug does not hurt the case of positive qi, concentrated power to play its maximum effect, such as laxative, blood circulation and stasis medicines.

2. Frequent intake. This refers to drinking or swallowing the medicine frequently in several times, which should be used for the treatment of throat diseases, vomiting diseases and so on. This will allow the medicine to come into full contact with the affected area, and the effect will be seen as soon as possible.

3. Brewing. Incense, wood incense and other valuable drugs or aromatic drugs, long decoction affects the efficacy, sometimes to be flushed. That is, the first drug in a cup, while hot will be rushed into the soup, warm immersion for a few moments can be taken. Cinnamon, saffron and other medicines should be taken immediately after soaking in hot water, so as not to volatilize or damage the active ingredients of the drug after a long time of decoction.

V. Attention to medication

1. Generally speaking, warm medicines should be taken for symptomatic relief and tonic medicines, while cold medicines should be taken for those with real fever and mania. Exopathogens should be taken while hot to achieve the purpose of sweating. Cold-expelling and blood circulation medicines are also suitable to be taken hot.

2. For some people who vomit after taking Chinese medicines, a little ginger juice can be added to the medicine or the tongue can be rubbed with fresh ginger before taking the medicine, which can prevent vomiting. For pills, powder and other Chinese medicinal preparations, they are usually swallowed with lukewarm water.

VI. Contraindications

1. Avoid spicy food for patients with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of Yang and blood, warm diseases, hemorrhoids and fistulas, carbuncles and boils. Foods include onion, garlic, chives, ginger, wine, chili peppers and so on.

2. Spleen and stomach diseases, especially allergies avoid eating fish.

3. Drinking Chinese medicine avoid eating "hair" things. There are mushrooms, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, mustard greens, pumpkin, rooster meat, pork, sow meat and so on.

4. Spleen and stomach cold body Yang deficiency avoid cold.

5. Avoid greasy food for those with external diseases, jaundice and diarrhea. This includes animal fats and oils and hard solid foods that are fried or deep-fried.

6. Patients with hyperacidity and gastrointestinal ulcers are prohibited from eating acidic and astringent foods.

7. When taking traditional Chinese medicine, avoid tea; take ginseng and other tonic drugs avoid radish.

8. Pregnant women should follow the doctor's instructions for the use of drugs.

I have seen many Chinese doctors, some of them have no medical ethics, but some of them still have to say. In fact, Chinese medicine is contraindicated things to be based on the pathology and the combination of drugs to decide. Anciently, it is said that the prohibition of raw and cold. Sticky and slippery. Meat surface. Five Xin. Wine. Stinky things.