Now, more and more people like to use Chinese medicine to treat their diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine is processed by various nourishing Chinese herbal medicines, and the natural raw materials and techniques make people feel at ease when drinking. As a part of China's excellent traditional culture, Chinese medicine is deeply loved by Chinese people.
In most people's minds, traditional Chinese medicine is safer than western medicine and does less harm to the human body, so when taking it, people completely indulge their feelings and ignore the doctor's advice. But such behavior is extremely harmful to people's health.
People's wrong ideas and wrong methods of taking traditional Chinese medicine often cause liver damage to varying degrees. Therefore, when taking traditional Chinese medicine, we should follow the doctor's advice, use medicine scientifically and rationally, and have regular physical examination to check whether the liver function is normal.
In recent years, health problems such as liver injury caused by excessive use of traditional Chinese medicine have appeared frequently, which has attracted great attention, but it is not conducive to the development of traditional Chinese medicine industry. How and how much Chinese medicine should be eaten has become an important issue that people care about.
(commonly used Chinese medicine)
As an important medical achievement and wisdom crystallization in China for thousands of years, Chinese medicine has always been trusted by people. Many people regard Chinese medicine as the first choice to treat diseases. But most people think that Chinese herbal medicine is harmless, even if there are no symptoms, Chinese herbal medicine is also very beneficial to people's health. However, this concept is extremely wrong.
Represented by Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, there are many cases in which this traditional Chinese medicine is used for health care. People often think that this kind of Chinese medicine is harmless, and it can also promote cardiovascular and cerebrovascular circulation and improve color. However, there are countless cases of liver injury caused by long-term use of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.
(A variety of traditional Chinese medicine products)
Why is the human liver more easily damaged? This is mainly because the liver is an organ for human metabolism of drugs and various toxins. In the process of metabolism, some traditional Chinese medicine components may cause liver function damage after passing through the liver. When the workload of metabolism exceeds the capacity of the liver, the liver will "strike".
Common Chinese medicines that are easy to cause liver injury, such as Farfara, Chestnut, Sophora Flavescentis, Wild Lily, Senna, Xanthium sibiricum, Senecio scandens, Polygonum cuspidatum, Acorus gramineus, etc. If taken improperly, it is easy to cause liver function damage.
(Compendium of Materia Medica, an important medical book in China)
Therefore, whether it is western medicine or Chinese medicine, it is a "three-point poison". Any type of medicine should be purchased under the guidance of a doctor and taken according to the doctor's advice.
However, the supervision of Chinese medicine in China is not strict enough. Many people can still buy Chinese medicine at will, and most people have no consciousness of following the doctor's advice, which has caused such an accident.
Secondly, there are many "old prescriptions" and "magic doctors" on the market. Many old people firmly believe that the earth handed down from the older generation is unwilling to seek medical treatment when they are sick, and they are more willing to seek magical prescriptions from the "magic doctors" in the streets. The so-called "magic prescription" is mostly overdose or toxic drugs, which is extremely harmful to people's health.
Moreover, due to the market's neglect of supervision of Chinese herbal medicines, there are often damaged and polluted Chinese herbal medicines with poor workmanship. Some traditional Chinese medicines are fake and shoddy products, or cut corners during processing. Even some traditional Chinese medicines have problems such as excessive pesticide residues or excessive heavy metal content during planting.
(A variety of Chinese medicines that are extremely beneficial to the body)
In addition, many patients, because of their own reasons, are not suitable for taking Chinese medicine, but inadvertently eat a lot of Chinese medicine, thus causing tragedy. If the user has chronic liver disease, long-term alcoholism, congenital allergy or liver function damage, it is more likely to get sick and even life-threatening when taking traditional Chinese medicine without following the doctor's advice.
After discussing the harm of eating too much Chinese medicine, what we are going to discuss now is how to drink Chinese medicine correctly and how to give full play to the best effect of Chinese medicine in treating diseases.
(Weighing and Classification of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
The first thing is dialectical medication, and this principle is also the essence of Chinese medicine. The content of TCM contains many thoughts and wisdom of ancient China, among which there is no lack of dialectical thinking about things.
One of the main manifestations of Chinese medicine is to judge symptoms. "Symptoms" are pathology, that is, the specific parts, specific causes and symptoms of physical lesions. "Syndrome" can often reflect the development and essence of pathology. The concepts of "treating the root cause" and "treating both the symptoms and root causes" are based on the interpretation of "disease"
(Chinese medicine grinding)
Chinese medicine judges the specific symptoms of patients through strict diagnosis and dialectical analysis such as "four diagnoses" and "eight senses", all of which are based on the specific understanding of patients' symptoms. Without understanding, all judgments and prescriptions are wrong, and patients are prone to all kinds of adverse reactions.
Secondly, we should pay attention to "compatibility" when using drugs, and use drugs after reasonable collocation of various medicinal materials. In the early stage of the development of traditional Chinese medicine, people usually use only one drug, and it is often difficult to control the disease well with a single drug. With the continuous development and progress of medical level, people's understanding of the importance is deepening, and most drugs exist in the form of "compound".
The "compound" form can better integrate the advantages of multiple drugs and complement each other, effectively reducing the toxicity of drugs. This principle of "drug compatibility" can well show the clinical effect of drugs and is more effective in treating more complicated diseases.
In order to create a better "compound" medicine, Chinese medicine has formed a "seven emotions" Chinese medicine compatibility method through continuous compatibility research. For example, compatibility methods such as "knowing each other" and "killing each other with fear" can not only enhance the effect of drugs, but also weaken the toxicity of drugs; However, taking the method of "the opposite of evil" will offset the efficacy of the drug or produce a highly toxic reaction.
And "compatibility" is not a simple patchwork. Through the internal principles of "monarch, minister and assistant" and many accurate experimental attempts, the drug can achieve the best effect. This is inseparable from the repeated experiments of many Chinese medicine practitioners for many years. Only through practice, exploration and repeated verification can the best formula be obtained.
Moreover, for ordinary people, the method of taking Chinese medicine is also necessary common sense. For traditional Chinese medicine, we should pay attention to "the right time, the right place and the right people" and take it according to local conditions.
Chinese herbal medicine is a natural product from nature, which is made by processing and other processes. The use of traditional Chinese medicine must be in accordance with the prescribed dose. If the drug dose is too large, it will easily cause many kinds of adverse reactions, while if the drug dose is too small, it will have little effect and even delay the patient's illness.
Chinese herbal medicine is naturally produced, and it is also quite aura. Chinese herbal medicines produced in different regions, seasons and time have different efficacy, and the tolerance of people of different ages and constitutions to different drugs is also very different.
For example, if the patient has symptoms such as sweating, diarrhea and heatstroke. They should use "traditional Chinese medicine for eliminating evil", and the dose should be heavier for patients who are usually strong and lighter for patients who are usually weak.
For the elderly, if their physical condition is extremely weak, they should take the medicine from light to heavy, appropriately reduce the dose when taking the medicine for the first time, and gradually increase the dose after treatment for a period of time. In order to gradually establish the patient's tolerance.
When the seasons alternate, people often feel uncomfortable, and when the seasons alternate, different seasons have different treatments. In autumn, the weather is dry and things are dry, and the mouth and pharynx are short of water. At this time, you should eat more nourishing Chinese medicines. As for winter and summer, when the climate is completely opposite, the collocation and selection of chemicals are also different.
In addition, we must adhere to the principle of "decoction is appropriate and medication is taboo". Chinese herbal medicines will inevitably be boiled when taken. People will buy Chinese herbal medicines and decoct them in special medicine jars, and take them while they are hot. The obtained decoction will play a great role in treating diseases.
Decocting traditional Chinese medicine is a method with a history of one hundred years, which lasts for a long time. In the process of decocting, the ingredients of various traditional Chinese medicines are mixed in the soup, which is conducive to better exerting the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicines, more in line with the patient's condition and more effective in treatment.
When taking medicine, you should also avoid eating properly, which is commonly known as "food taboo". During taking medicine, you should adjust your diet according to your doctor's advice, such as spicy food, raw and cold seafood, or food that is too greasy and smelly. These foods are extremely unfavorable to the recovery of diseases and the exertion of drug effects.
Finally, the quality of medicinal materials should also be strictly screened. Medicinal materials belong to natural plants, so the quality is uneven. In the process of selection and processing, there are great security risks in the quality of traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine comes from different producing areas and is picked in different seasons, and the quality of medicinal materials is greatly affected by the climate. Because plants contain different levels of effective components and toxins in different growth stages, even the same Chinese medicine has great differences in efficacy.
The processing stage of medicinal materials can not be ignored. "It is very important to maintain moderation in pharmaceutical areas." If the processing stage is slightly careless, it will greatly affect the efficacy and safety of medication.
Therefore, how to choose high-quality medicinal materials is meaningful and exquisite. When buying medicinal materials, you should go to a regular place to avoid buying fake and shoddy products and better protect your safety and health. The state should introduce more serious related management measures to rectify the unhealthy atmosphere in the Chinese herbal medicine market.
First of all, if there is pain in our liver, we should stop taking the medicine in time, go to the hospital for strict examination and treat it as soon as possible.
Secondly, we should take drug antidote under the guidance of doctors, which is beneficial to effectively remove and expel toxins from the body and reduce our physical burden.
Third, we should use liver protection drugs reasonably according to the doctor's advice, protect our liver in time, protect our undamaged liver in the shortest time, and reduce adverse reactions.
Fourth, cooperate with doctors to treat liver function, pay more attention to diet and medication, eat more light fruits and vegetables, supplement essential vitamins, and promote physical recovery.
Although Chinese medicine is the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient people in China, it can't be ignored in its use. Excessive drinking of traditional Chinese medicine is very harmful to people's health. In this case, we should use drugs properly and reasonably under the guidance of a doctor, and don't go it alone, otherwise it will lead to bad results.
In recent years, the number of cases of liver injury has gradually increased. The food and drug supervision departments in China should strengthen supervision and strictly screen the quality of Chinese herbal medicines to avoid this phenomenon.