Nausea and vomiting after taking Chinese medicine

People often say that Western medicine only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, while Chinese medicine treats both the symptoms and the root cause. Whether it is for medical treatment or for health preservation, beauty and skin care, more and more people are taking Chinese medicine. So how to take Chinese medicine properly? Are you taking it correctly? Why does nausea and vomiting occur after drinking Chinese herbal medicine?

There are many different situations in which you feel nauseous after taking Chinese medicine.

First of all, we must ensure that the medicine is issued by a reliable medical method to ensure the quality of the medicine. Secondly, some people are taking Chinese herbal medicine for the first time, or are more sensitive to the taste of Chinese herbal medicine, which may cause nausea after taking the medicine. It is recommended to rinse your mouth with cold water after taking Chinese herbal medicine to dilute the taste. Some patients also take too much medicine at one time or the medicine is too cold, which will irritate the stomach and cause nausea and vomiting. In this case, it is recommended that the patient take small doses frequently and warm the medicine before taking it to reduce irritation to the stomach. Some Chinese medicinal materials also have microvilli, which irritate the throat and cause nausea and vomiting. These medicines can be decocted in a package.

If symptoms persist and do not improve, follow-up with reliable medical treatment is recommended.

The right time to take Chinese medicine (people often ask whether to take medicine before or after meals)

Suitable before meals: spleen-strengthening and appetite-stimulating medicine, nourishing and health-preserving medicine (eat after taking medicine)

Appropriate after meals: Digestive drugs, sweating drugs (meals will give you the energy to help digestion and sweat to prevent physical exhaustion)

Empty or mid-stomach: Laxatives

According to the doctor's instructions: diarrhea medicine. Critical illness medicine (do not drink it at will, take it on time according to the dosage)

No time limit: medicines for relieving thirst, clearing away heat and removing fire, and medicines for throat diseases (especially medicines for treating throat diseases, which can be taken more frequently)

Take medicine one or two hours in advance: tranquilizers, medicine taken before an asthma attack, anti-dengue drugs must be taken 2 hours before the onset of dengue fever, and anti-epileptic drugs must be taken 3 hours before the onset of the disease.

After the summary, everyone should first understand what disease you are treating and what medicine you need to exert its maximum effect. If you choose to drink it, you will understand why you need to take the medicine at the right time, because you need to achieve the best effect.

The best temperature for taking Chinese medicine

1. Generally, decoctions should be taken at warm temperature, which is similar to the normal temperature of the human body, which is actually between 30℃ and 35℃.

2. The most suitable temperature for unique medicines:

Suitable for hot consumption: medicines for treating cold symptoms, medicines for dredge blood vessels and tendons (actually follow the doctor's specific instructions)

Suitable for cold: medicines for treating fever, medicines for clearing away heat and removing fire (actually follow the doctor's specific instructions)

How much to drink, how much medicine to take

Unlike medicines that are stored one by one or generation after generation, Chinese medicinal materials can fill a pottery jar once boiled.

1. Generally speaking, it is appropriate to take 150 to 200 ml of Chinese medicinal materials each time.

2. The dosage can be slightly higher: clearing away heat and removing fire, promoting the production of body fluids and quenching thirst

3. The dosage can be slightly less: People with weak constitution, serious illness, and children should use less medicine than adults.

Frequently asked questions

Note: All medicines are poisonous to some extent, and drinking too much medicine is not good for you. If you feel uncomfortable at ordinary times, take medicine to relieve the discomfort. After you recover, the most important thing is to strengthen your physical fitness and adjust your mentality.