It is very important to take the correct dosage of Chinese herbal decoction. For example, "Decoction Materia Medica" says: "Diseases are not tired of frequent and few, and they are not tired of suddenness and more; If you take less, you will be honored, and if you take more, you will make up for it. "To this day, the amount of medicine taken is still expressed in divided doses, pauses, and frequent doses.
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This method is used for general diseases, that is, 1 dose (paste) per day, divided into two decoctions, each decoction to obtain 200~250 ml of liquid medicine, two times of liquid medicine mixed evenly, and then divided into 2 doses, take 400~500 ml of liquid medicine every day to ensure that the efficacy is consistent.
For the elderly, weak and long-term sick, due to the weakness of righteousness, the medicinal juice can be reduced to about 150 ml each time; For the treatment of chronic diseases, you can also take 1 dose every other day; Patients with vomiting should take anti-nausea drugs less and then more.
As for the dosage of children, the specific proportion is: newborns are generally about one-sixth of the dosage of adults, and the dosage of peaceful medicine can be slightly increased; Infants are one-third to one-half of adults; Toddlers and toddlers can be two-thirds of adults or close to the adult size; Adult dose is available for school-age children.
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Acute illness is severe and should be treated quickly. A dose of decoction can be taken at one time, so that the medicine is powerful and violent, and can fully exert its effect. If the condition is critical, the doctor's advice shall prevail. Even 2~3 doses can be taken a day, day and night, so that the medicine can continue, so as to achieve the purpose of frustrating the disease, such as the "single ginseng soup" to help the emergency.
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That is, drink a small amount and drink it multiple times, regardless of the time. It is mostly used for throat and oral diseases, such as fat sea tea.
In addition, when taking Chinese medicine, patients should also take it according to their actual situation, and do not necessarily stick to taking all the decoction of the decoction. The ancients had a saying that "the illness will stop when the disease is met, and there is no need to exhaust the dose". That is, take the medicine symptomatically, and after the medicine is removed, there is no need to take the medicine that has not been taken. If you suffer from external sensations, you are often treated with Chinese medicine for the Divergent Solution, sweating and Resolving the Expression after taking the medicine, the human body is harmonized and the external evil is expelled, and the treatment purpose has been achieved, so there is no need to take the Chinese medicine of the Divergent Solution.
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