Will I get a sore throat after taking Chinese medicine?

Generally, when you are sick, you need to take medicine for treatment, and medicines are usually divided into two types: Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has advantages that Western medicine cannot achieve, namely, it has relatively few side effects and can eliminate the root cause of the disease. But at the same time, traditional Chinese medicine also has its own limitations. When we use traditional Chinese medicine, we must ensure that we use it correctly. So, will you get a sore throat after taking Chinese medicine? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

First of all, I want to tell you that taking Chinese medicine can certainly cause internal heat. Chinese medicine emphasizes the four qi and five flavors, and of course there are things with heat. Internal heat has a deeper meaning, that is, some broad symptoms of internal heat, such as stomach fire can cause stomach pain, dry stool, bad breath, etc., lung fire can cause hemoptysis, cough, yellow sputum, etc., liver fire can cause some irritability, insomnia, women will have breast pain, heart fire can cause palpitations, insomnia, and irritability.

The human body has fire. If there is no fire, life will stop. This is the so-called fire of life. Of course, the fire should be kept within a certain range. For example, the body temperature should be around 37 degrees. If the fire is too high, people will feel uncomfortable and will have many specific manifestations such as redness, swelling, heat, pain, and irritability.

In a sense, life comes with fire and death comes without fire. In a normal sense, fire is necessary within a certain range. If it exceeds the normal range, it is evil fire. Abnormal fire is divided into virtual fire and real fire. Normally, the yin and yang of the human body are balanced. For real fire, the yin is normal but the yang is too strong, which shows as real fire. In another case, the yang is normal but the yin is less, which makes the yang too strong, which shows as virtual fire.

According to Chinese medicine theory, all the internal organs have yin and yang qi. If the yin and yang are out of balance, there will be the so-called yang fire or virtual fire rising. The specific situation depends on individual circumstances.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the treatment based on syndrome differentiation. Because everyone's physique is different and the symptoms vary, the same medicine is not suitable for everyone. Generally, a person's Chinese medicine prescription is determined based on the actual four examinations (that is, looking, smelling, asking, and palpating). The medicinal properties of Chinese medicine are usually summarized as "four properties and five flavors." The four properties are also called the four qi, which refer to the four different properties of the medicine: "cold, hot, warm, and cool." Cold and cool, hot and warm are the same attributes, but there are differences in degree. In addition to the four properties, there is also a neutral property, which means that the medicinal property is neutral and the cold or hot tendency is not obvious, but in fact there is still a difference of slightly warm or slightly cool.

The above is an introduction about whether Chinese medicine will cause a sore throat after taking it. I think everyone should understand it. There are many taboos when using traditional Chinese medicine. After all, while treating diseases, the medicine will also have certain negative effects on the body. Correct use of the medicine can minimize these harms. This is what we must pay attention to.