1, drinking Chinese medicine is not suitable for drinking coffee.
In fact, caffeine in coffee is not good for our health care, so we don't recommend drinking too much coffee in our life. If we are taking Chinese medicine, we should not drink some tea and coffee, because that will lead to the reduction of drug efficacy and may also cause more adverse reactions.
Caffeine will change the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine. After eating traditional Chinese medicine, it is best not to drink coffee. If you really want to drink it, you can drink it between medication periods. Alkaloids are the active components of many traditional Chinese medicines, and tannic acid in tea, if mixed with traditional Chinese medicines, causes acid-base reaction and produces precipitation, which makes the medicine difficult to be absorbed by the human body, thus reducing the efficacy and affecting the therapeutic effect. Therefore. When taking Chinese medicine, it is not advisable to drink tea, coffee or cola at the same time.
If you eat traditional Chinese medicine and drink coffee, it will cause acid-base reaction and produce precipitation, which will make the medicine difficult to be absorbed by the human body, thus reducing the efficacy and affecting the therapeutic effect. Therefore. When taking traditional Chinese medicine, you should not drink coffee at the same time.
2, the taboo of drinking Chinese medicine
1, taboo foods that affect drug use. For example, cold food, strong tea, spicy and greasy food, radish and fishy food. Some of these types of foods will reduce the efficacy of drugs, some will reduce absorption, and some will have harmful effects. Therefore, when taking traditional Chinese medicine, we must follow the doctor's advice and do a good job in related taboos.
2. It is not advisable to take traditional Chinese medicine excessively or for a long time in pursuit of quick curative effect. For example, cassia seed has the effect of lowering blood fat, but taking cassia seed for a long time may cause diarrhea. Long-term use of hay that benefits spleen and qi and clears away heat and toxic materials will cause blood pressure to rise. This is the truth of the folk proverb "medicine has three poisons".
3. People with special physique should take Chinese medicine with caution. For example, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold may have symptoms such as stomach discomfort and bowel sounds after taking traditional Chinese medicine containing wild chrysanthemum. It's best to learn about your physical condition from Chinese medicine practitioners or self-test first. If you belong to a typical constitution, you should know the corresponding contraindications before taking Chinese medicine.
4. Use folk Chinese medicine remedies with caution. In our country, many people are willing to listen to the so-called magic important folk prescription to treat some intractable diseases. Many of these folk remedies are not recorded in the medical pharmacopoeia, and some may be effective, but not all folk remedies are correct. In the face of important folk remedies, we should consult regular doctors to understand the effects of related drugs and compatibility, and then decide whether to adopt them.
5. Pregnant women should be cautious when taking Chinese medicine. Because western medicine may cause fetal malformation and other reasons, many pregnant women prefer Chinese patent medicine. However, some Chinese patent medicines must be toxic. It should be remembered that pregnant women should be cautious about the importance of clearing away heat, expelling wind and removing dampness, digesting and guiding food, purging, regulating qi, inducing resuscitation, expelling worms and eliminating dampness.
6. Matters needing attention in the process of decocting traditional Chinese medicine. In modern families, iron pots, stainless steel pot or non-stick pans are mostly used. It is best not to use them to fry important things, but to choose clay decocting pots or casseroles. Because decocting medicine is a long process, using metal products can easily make some medicine components react with utensils, and produce or release heavy metals harmful to human body.
7. Avoid taking Chinese medicine decoction overnight. We usually eat an important form of decoction, forming a Chinese medicine soup for oral administration. Traditional Chinese medicine decoction has complex components, including protein, sugars, vitamins and other components such as volatile oil and amino acids. After staying overnight, not only the efficacy is reduced, but also bacteria are likely to multiply, resulting in the deterioration of the liquid medicine. Therefore, Chinese medicine should be decocted on the same day and taken on the same day, and overnight Chinese medicine decoction must not be taken.
3, Chinese medicine slimming tea recommended
(1) Fat-eliminating and oil-discharging camellia oleifera
Medicinal materials: Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Fructus Crataegi, Coicis Semen and Radix Rehmanniae each10g.
Practice: brew the medicinal materials with 500 ml of hot water.
Function: reduce fat and discharge oil.
Note: Because Polygonum multiflorum Thunb has the effect of scraping stomach and discharging oil, people with gastric ulcer and gastroesophageal reflux should pay special attention to it, and do not take too much. In addition, drinking this tea will make the excretion smooth. If there is severe diarrhea, stop drinking.
(2) slimming and fitness tea
Medicinal materials: 20g of honeysuckle, 20g of chrysanthemum, 50g of hawthorn and a little honey.
Practice: Put honeysuckle, chrysanthemum and hawthorn into the pot together, add 2000 ml of water and decoct for 30 minutes, then filter the juice. Boil it in water again, then filter the juice, heat the filtered juice on fire, let it boil slightly, let it cool, and add a little honey to drink.
Functions: removing fat, relaxing bowels, lowering blood pressure and losing weight.
(3) Tea for removing dampness and water
Medicinal materials: Rhizoma Alismatis, Semen Plantaginis, Flos Rosae Rugosae and Flos Luoshen each10g.
Practice: brew the medicinal materials with 500 ml of hot water.
Function: Eliminate edema.
Note: Alisma orientalis and Plantago asiatica are slightly cold, and Luoshen flowers are slightly cold. This tea belongs to deficiency cold, and it is not suitable for people with cold hands and feet to take too much. In addition, if you have symptoms of frequent urination, stop using it.
(4) Tea for eliminating phlegm and promoting diuresis
Medicinal materials: 6 grams of seaweed, 6 grams of kelp, 3 grams of poria cocos, 8 grams of coix seed and 2 grams of oolong tea.
Practice: Add 500 ml of water to the pot, first cook Coicis Semen for 15 minutes, then add other materials, continue to cook for 15 minutes, and then remove the residue for tea drinking.
Function: eliminating phlegm, promoting diuresis and reducing weight.
(5) Eliminating bloating and greasy tea
Medicinal materials: Luoshenhua 3 yuan, lotus leaf 1 tablet, and appropriate amount of honey.
Practice: First, wash the lotus leaf and cut it into 4 parts along the vein and cut it into small pieces horizontally. Put Luoshen and lotus leaf into the pot, add 4 bowls of water and cook for about 15 minutes. The boiled soup can be eaten with honey according to personal preference.
Function: remove greasy and flatulence.