What are the harms of taking Chinese medicine for a long time to the body

Some people may develop medical problems, and long-term disease symptoms may require medication. Of course, specific diseases still need specific analysis. However, people believe that taking Chinese medicine will have fewer side effects on the human body. Therefore, most people will use traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases, but depending on the severity of the disease, what harm does long-term use of traditional Chinese medicine have on the body?

(1) Long-term consumption of Chinese medicine will definitely produce side effects. Not only will it have a certain impact on the stomach, but most importantly it will damage the liver and kidneys. Most drugs are metabolized through the liver and kidneys, so it will cause a great burden on the liver and kidneys, thus damaging their normal functions.

(2) The absorption function of the stomach will also affect the absorption of drugs, and the metabolic function of the liver and kidneys will affect the effect of treatment and even threaten one's life and health. Therefore, during the period of taking Chinese medicine, everyone must pay special attention to their physical condition and adjust their body in time. In terms of diet, you must not eat spicy and irritating foods and seafood, greasy foods, and you must not drink mung bean soup.

(3) Another thing you need to avoid is eating radish if the traditional Chinese medicine contains ginseng. Even if there is no ginseng, it is best not to eat radish because radish will cause gas to be lost and affect the effect of the medicine. It is also necessary to note that foods such as pumpkin, glutinous rice, peppers, mutton, sauerkraut, watermelon, etc. cannot be eaten. While taking Chinese medicine, the time for drinking tea must be two hours apart from the time of taking Chinese medicine.

(4) Most Chinese medicines are natural medicines with relatively complex active ingredients, such as alkaloids, saponins, tannins, volatile oils, etc. Since they are medicines, most of them will have side effects to varying degrees. Generally speaking, the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine are smaller than those of artificially synthesized Western medicine, but some drugs are more toxic, such as red arsenic, white arsenic, mercury, blister beetles, green lady bugs, red lady bugs, and raw garcinia. Those with slightly less toxicity include: white aconite, raw aconite, raw Chuanwu, raw Caowu, raw Pinellia, Strychnos nux vomica, croton, raw Arisaema, raw Gelsemium elegans, wolfsbane, henbane, toad venom, earthworm, Strychnos nux vomica, cloud axis seed, maple eggplant, maple eggplant flower, raw sulfur, croton frost, white radish, poppy shell, etc. When using these medicines, you must be cautious. For example, maple flower wine can be taken orally to treat rheumatoid arthritis, but excessive dosage can often cause poisoning and death. Therefore, toxic Chinese herbal medicines must be taken under the guidance of a physician.