As the saying goes: the liver is good, everything is good, the liver is not good, before the old age is poured! The liver is clean, and the skin is delicate.
If you list a "ranking of liver-hurting behaviors", taking Chinese medicine must be on the list.
When it comes to taking Chinese medicine, there are often two extremes: many people regard Chinese medicine as a flood beast and do not want to eat a single bite. Some people think that Chinese medicine is pure and natural, and it doesn't hurt to eat more.
Proper taking of Chinese medicine is good for health, but some Chinese medicines have long been listed by medical experts as a black name for liver injury, but many people do not know it. If it is used blindly, it may cause health effects, and I hope you can understand it as soon as possible.
About Chinese Medicine:
【Is it better to eat Chinese medicine before or after meals】
Generally, most Chinese medicines are taken before meals, once in the morning and once in the evening, and if they are tonic medicines, most of them are taken after meals. For febrile illness, take it after the medicine is cold. For cold diseases, take the medicine when it is warm.
Because if taken before meals, it can speed up the absorption of traditional Chinese medicine and help it work. However, if it is a person with a poor stomach, it is recommended to take it after meals, which can reduce the damage to the stomach.
【How long does it take for Chinese medicine to be effective?】 】
How long Chinese medicine takes to have an effect is mainly related to the severity of the patient's condition, the length of the course of the disease and the type of disease, and the patient's own tolerance.
Generally speaking, the external disease is like the evil of the external wind cold, its disease position is relatively superficial, the disease is milder, the time of taking the drug will not be too long, and the drug can be stopped after the condition improves.
The treatment of diseases with a deeper position and a longer course of disease requires a long period of medication, depending on the condition. For example, spleen deficiency, kidney deficiency and many other diseases require patients to take long-term drugs and cooperate with treatment to play an effective role.
【How long can Chinese medicine be stored?】 】
Ordinary Chinese medicinal materials, placed in a reasonable temperature and humidity environment, can be stored for more than 1 year, and some medicinal materials can be stored for several years.
After the boiled Chinese medicine is sealed, it is valid for 7-10 days in the refrigerator and 3 days at room temperature. If it is a summer when the temperature is high, even in a sealed plastic bag, it will quickly deteriorate, it is best to take one dose a day, not overnight.
In addition, fresh drugs, such as fresh asparagus root, fresh grass root, fresh dendrobium have more moisture, and if they are not well preserved, they are easy to mildew. Therefore, it is recommended that fresh drugs should be stored in the refrigerator, the environment is relatively cool, easy to preserve, once the drug is found to be deteriorated can not be edible.
Note: These 7 types of traditional Chinese medicines, or are they included in the "list of liver injuries"? It is recommended that people who regularly take Chinese medicine understand
1. Yellow medicine
Yellow medicine is also a common Chinese herbal medicine in life, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, reducing swelling and diuresis, cooling blood and generating blood, mainly used to treat goiter, sore throat, swelling and poison, poisonous snakebite, etc.
However, overuse can have certain side effects on the body, and if the patient develops sore throat, severe tongue and mouth sores after taking it, it can lead to nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even drug poisoning.
2. He Shou Wu
When taken in normal doses, it will not cause damage to the liver, but has the effect of strengthening bones, hair growth, tonifying liver and kidney, and replenishing blood. However, if it is overdosed, it will cause drug-induced liver damage, cause liver damage and aging, and also bring other diseases to the body.
Such as hair loss, body redness, itchy skin, etc., so avoid taking He Shou Wu in large quantities for a long time, be sure to follow the dose specified in the instruction manual or follow the doctor's advice to eat.
3. Wormwood
Wormwood, or mugwort leaf, is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, but if it is used improperly, it may cause yin deficiency and heat, internal heat is more serious, and may cause side effects such as moxibustion spots.
Clinically, it is used to treat dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, leakage (excessive or drip of menstrual flow), fetal restlessness, eczema itching and other symptoms caused by chong ren deficiency (yang deficiency can not warm the rush pulse and ren pulse).
4. Bitter ginseng
Sophora, I believe everyone has heard of it in life, this is a common drug used to improve eczema and chronic vaginitis, patients may need to use for a long time, to improve the body's symptoms, meet the body's needs.
But we often say that it is a three-point poison, any drug may have a certain negative effect, if there is no clear cause of casual use, not only will delay the disease, but also cause liver damage due to excessive use.
So remind everyone not to use this kind of Chinese medicine blindly.
5. Cinnabar
Cinnabar is a common mineral Chinese medicine, with mercury sulfide, long-term use of cinnabar, will promote the hemoglobin concentration and mercury fusion in the blood, resulting in substances that are not easy to dissolve, it is easy to accumulate in the liver, causing liver poisoning.
In recent years, the fertilizer damage caused by the wrong operation of cinnabar has occurred frequently, and everyone is concerned about its toxic side effects. In 1995, the daily use of cinnabar decreased from 0.3~1.5g to 0.1~0.5g.
6. Deer antler velvet
Most people know that deer antler velvet, as a Chinese herbal medicine with relatively high nourishing value, can help regulate the kidneys, replenish qi and blood, and is beneficial to personal health, but deer antler velvet is not recommended for long-term consumption in large quantities.
Because excessive nourishment will not only increase the burden on the body, but also cause great damage to liver and kidney function, increase the risk of disease, it is recommended to be blacklisted as soon as possible, don't care.
7. Fish gall
As early as the "Political Guidelines", it was recorded that fish gallbladder can help clear heat and relieve pain, clear eyes, clear the liver, and highlight the effect of swollen throat and other diseases, which can help relieve treatment.
Fish gallbladder can be used in medicine, can be used as a drug introduction, and under normal circumstances, it will be combined with drugs that clear heat and detoxify, and jointly concoct citations. Its drug effect is very special, under normal circumstances, it cannot be taken directly internally, otherwise there will be poisoning.
If there are 3 abnormalities when taking Chinese medicine, you may need to pay more attention
1. Yellow urine
When going to the toilet, if you find that the urine is yellow, most people think that it is caused by the fire and will not pay attention to it, in fact, this behavior is not right.
Especially for people who often drink Chinese medicine, if they suddenly find yellow urine, it will attract attention, which may be due to liver damage.
Liver problems, abnormal bilirubin metabolism, bilirubin in the body can not be excreted in time, excess bilirubin is excreted with urine, making the urine yellow.
2. Mild diarrhea
Long-term use of Chinese medicine will cause liver fatigue, and if not intervened in time, it will seriously damage liver health and cause a series of diseases. At the same time, the function of the gallbladder will also decline, and the bile secretion will be abnormal.
When the secretion of bile is insufficient, gastrointestinal digestion will be affected, which is easy to stimulate the liver, and the intestines and stomach cannot move normally, and symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea occur.
3. Pain in the liver area
Generally speaking, the liver is not abnormal, because its self-repair ability is very strong, even if there are some problems, it will not have a great response.
However, if there is pain in the area where the liver is located, that is, the liver area, it is likely that the liver has a lesion, resulting in the liver capsule being stretched, resulting in pain.
If this happens, be sure to go to the hospital for treatment in time.