What are the taboo foods in Chinese medicine?

Maybe many of us now like to use traditional Chinese medicine to help ourselves treat diseases, but in the process of taking traditional Chinese medicine, we should pay special attention to diet. Never eat food that conflicts with traditional Chinese medicine, otherwise it may make our own traditional Chinese medicine fail to achieve its original healing effect. Let's get familiar with the taboo foods of traditional Chinese medicine.

The incompatibility taboos of Chinese medicine are that certain drugs can produce opposite or hostile relationships after formulation, which may reduce the efficacy of each other or induce toxic side effects, so they are contraindicated for use together. According to the ancient Chinese medical books, common Chinese herbal medicines with incompatible combinations include: Aconitum with Pinellia, Trichosanthes, Fritillaria, Bletilla striata, Bletilla striata, Licorice with Sargassum, Gelsemium elegans, Daphne zedoaria, Euphorbia, Veratrum with ginseng, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Adenophora stellaria, Sophora flavescens, Asarum, Paeonia lactiflora, as well as sulfur with potassium nitrate, mercury and arsenic, wolfsbane and realgar, croton and morning glory, clove and Curcuma, Aconitum with rhinoceros, ginseng with Notopterygium wilfordii, saltpeter with Trillium, cinnamon with red ochre, etc.

The main contraindications for medication for pregnant women are to avoid fetal movement and abortion. Because pregnant women often have poor tolerance to extremely cold or hot drugs, strong purgatives, blood-breaking and blood-stasis-removing drugs, and highly toxic drugs, the relevant drugs must be avoided. Common Chinese herbal medicines that are contraindicated for pregnant women include: croton, morning glory, euphorbia, musk, trillium, leech, curcuma, blister beetle, horsefly, gelsemium elegans, genkwa, and pokeweed; Chinese herbal medicines that pregnant women must use with caution include peach kernel, safflower, rhubarb, dried ginger, cinnamon, immature bitter orange, and aconite.

When taking Chinese medicine, try to eat less irritating foods, and do not eat ginger, onions, and garlic, as these may affect the efficacy of the medicine. Also, try not to eat irritating foods, as these may aggravate your condition and greatly delay the effect of your own healing.