Early morning: early in the morning on an empty stomach is appropriate to take the role of nourishment, especially nourishing the kidney yang of the drug, taken before breakfast, in order to facilitate the full absorption of nourishing drugs; treatment of limbs and blood vessels of the drug is appropriate to take on an empty stomach, the drug can be quickly into the gastrointestinal tract, and to maintain a higher concentration of drugs to play a rapid effect of the drug; the water is wet medicine, the medicine is appropriate for the empty stomach early in the morning to take.
Before noon: in the morning, it is appropriate to take the benefit of the yang medicine, sweating to remove the surface of the evil medicine. Li Dongyuan believes that "before noon for the Yang points, when sweating; afternoon Yin points, improper sweating." It also emphasizes that qi and yang-boosting drugs are taken before noon. Luo Tianyi further proposed that the reason why the yang-boosting drugs before noon, is "so that people can easily reach the yang."
After noon: in the afternoon or into the night, it is appropriate to take laxative drugs (such as Da Cheng Qi Tang). Li Dongyuan said: diarrhea medicine "is the day after the six noon, for the Yin of the time under the points." (巳时: that is, 9 ~ 11 a.m., noon: that is, 11 a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m.), other medical practitioners have identified laxatives should not be taken before noon.
Before bed: generally 15-30 minutes before going to bed, it is appropriate to take sedative sleeping drugs, nourishing Yin and blood medicine. The night is the lowest function of the internal organs, such as at this time to take nourishing yin tonic medicine, such as the snow in the charcoal, the effectiveness of doubled.
Overnight: it is appropriate to take deworming drugs, such as plum pills before going to bed generally take 1, the next morning on an empty stomach and then take 1, in order to facilitate the full absorption of the drug, to facilitate the killing of insects discharged from the body.
Before meals: generally 30 to 60 minutes before meals to take the drug. Treatment of diseases in the lower (intestinal tract, liver and kidney deficiency or below the waist), it is advisable to take before meals, in order to make the medicinal properties of the lower, because in the fasting state, the drug can directly contact with the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, faster through the stomach into the intestinal tract, so that more absorbed and play a role in the stomach food dilution does not affect the efficacy of the drug.
After meals: the medicine is usually taken 15-30 minutes after meals. Treatment of diseases in the upper (such as the heart, lungs, chest and diaphragm, stomach and epigastric region above), it is advisable to take after meals, so that the medicinal properties of the upward movement. Stomach medicine and gastrointestinal stimulation of drugs (such as Gan Gan disinfectant Dan, etc.), it is appropriate to take after meals, so as to reduce the damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa of the drug; toxicity of the drug, it is also appropriate to take after meals, in order to avoid toxicity of the drug absorbed too quickly and the occurrence of adverse reactions.
Between meals: that is, between meals, to avoid the impact of food on the drug, the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases of the drug should be served between meals. The Chinese medicine should not only pay attention to the appropriate time to take the medicine, but also pay attention to the number of times to take the medicine and the temperature of the medicine, so as to achieve the best therapeutic effect.