Does traditional Chinese medicine have side effects

summary

Chinese medicine is broad and profound, and Chinese medicine is an important means of treatment in Chinese medicine. However, when you use Chinese medicine, there are many things to pay attention to. I had a lot of trouble before because of improper medication. Let's take a look at the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine.

Does traditional Chinese medicine have side effects

First of all: Chinese medicine is divided into plant, animal and mineral drugs. If it is taken from nature, there are basically no side effects. However, traditional Chinese medicine has incompatibility. If the drugs are not matched properly, it will produce certain toxicity.

Secondly: there are two possibilities for drinking Chinese medicine and not feeling well. One is that the medicine is not right. For example, if you are Yin deficient, you should use the method of nourishing yin. If you use the method of strengthening yang, there will be side effects. That is, improper prescription, or medication errors caused by wrong diagnosis.

Finally: most of traditional Chinese medicine is natural medicine, and the effective components are complex, such as alkaloids, saponins, tannins, volatile oil, etc. Since it is a medicine, most of them will have different degrees of side effects.

matters needing attention

The use of traditional Chinese medicine is very particular about syndrome differentiation and treatment, patients usually do not blindly use drugs to avoid side effects on the body. When taking Chinese medicine, it's best to take it half an hour to an hour after a meal, which can reduce the irritation of Chinese medicine ingredients to our gastric mucosa.