When using raw rhubarb, it is recommended to take a single packet. The amount of rhubarb should be adjusted according to the number of times the user has diarrhea every day, with 1 to 2 times a day being the appropriate amount to prevent excessive diarrhea.

1. Diuretic dampness and reduce jaundice: Rhubarb is a bitter and cold product, returns to the stomach and large intestine meridian, has the effect of diluting dampness and reducing jaundice. It can be used with other traditional Chinese medicines to treat dysentery, liver and gallbladder diseases caused by intestinal damp-heat stagnation. Symptoms such as jaundice and red urine caused by accumulation of dampness and heat.

2. Purging heat and laxative: It has the effect of purging heat and laxative, and is used for dry stools, stagnant diarrhea, constipation due to heat, and yellow coating due to aphrodisiac. Compatible with Glauber's salt, Magnolia officinalis, Citrus aurantium, etc.

3. It has the effect of detoxifying and eliminating carbuncle. It is used for excessive heat, blood pressure and overflow, red eyes and severe pain, heat sores and boils, etc. It can be used with Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Danbark, and red peony root.

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Precautions for using raw rhubarb:

1. If rhubarb is used for laxatives, it should be taken later when decoction is taken, or boiled Soak the juice in boiling water, otherwise the medicinal effect will be weakened.

2. After taking rhubarb, its pigment will be excreted from the urine or sweat glands, so the urine and sweat may appear yellow. In addition, if a lactating woman takes it, the baby may suck the milk and cause diarrhea, so lactating women should not take it. Since this product can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, women must use it with caution before and after pregnancy and during menstruation.

3. Rhubarb is bitter and cold, which can easily hurt the stomach qi, and should be used with caution by those with weak spleen and stomach; it should be avoided by women who are pregnant, menstrual, and lactating.

4. Women with cold spleen and stomach, blood deficiency and weak qi, should take it with caution before pregnancy, postpartum, menstruation and lactation. Taking raw rhubarb orally may cause side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, which are usually relieved after stopping the medication.

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