Can Gastrodia elata be soaked in water and drunk? Are there any precautions?

Gastrodia elata is now a very precious traditional Chinese medicine. Although it has been widely used in ancient times, it is not easy to be picked by people due to its special growing environment, so it is relatively expensive. Gastrodia elata is non-toxic. Overdose will cause dizziness, blurred vision, and chest tightness. However, Gastrodia elata soaked in water is not a tonic, so it should not be consumed in excess. There may be many side effects in the body during taking Gastrodia elata, so you need to be especially careful.

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First : Gastrodia elata is not a tonic

Gastrodia elata is usually used to treat dizziness, convulsions, epilepsy, convulsions, tetanus and numbness of the limbs. It can effectively promote physical health, and regular daily use has the effect of maintaining health. Since Gastrodia elata has a very significant effect on various dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, many people also believe that Gastrodia elata is a very effective tonic. In fact, this understanding is very wrong. Gastrodia elata is not suitable for people of any physique. If you do not clearly distinguish your physical condition and the condition of your qi and blood when taking Gastrodia elata on a daily basis, it can easily lead to adverse reactions in your body.

Second : Side effects of taking Gastrodia elata

Some people told the editor that they experienced adverse reactions after drinking Gastrodia elata in water, mainly dizziness, nausea, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and even papules on the skin, accompanied by unbearable itching. In more serious cases, there may be swelling of the whole body and hair loss. This situation does not only occur after taking Gastrodia elata. Some people also experience this situation when taking decoctions containing Gastrodia elata, such as Gastrodia elata pills, Pinellia ternata, Atractylodes macrocephala and Gastrodia elata decoction, etc. We generally call these situations allergic symptoms of Gastrodia elata. It is recommended that you stop taking Gastrodia elata immediately after feeling uncomfortable, so that the adverse symptoms will disappear quickly. If not, you need to seek medical attention in time, so as to better protect our lives and health.

Third : Cannot be taken for a long time

It was once recorded in the famous Chinese medicine book Compendium of Materia Medica that long-term use of Gastrodia elata is not good for the body and is likely to cause red rashes all over the body, which is not good for health.

Fourth : Other symptoms

The old Chinese doctor also told us that not all people are suitable for taking Gastrodia elata. Although Gastrodia elata is not dry in nature, it is also a wind agent. If a person with a wind-free constitution takes it, it will only harm the body. It is recommended that patients who suffer from headaches, dry mouth, and constipation should not drink Gastrodia elata in water easily.

Fifth : Patients who are not suitable for taking Gastrodia elata

There are many cases where taking Gastrodia elata daily leads to various physical discomforts, and most of the reasons are due to the inappropriate use of the medicine. Therefore, special attention must be paid when taking Gastrodia elata on a daily basis. The specific precautions are as follows:

1. If the patient has less body fluids, such as dry mouth, little urine, etc., these are all signs of blood deficiency or yin deficiency. If you want to take Gastrodia elata, you must be cautious and it is best to take it under the guidance of a professional doctor.

2. When taking Gastrodia elata, you must pay attention to the compatibility of the ingredients. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gastrodia elata is generally taken as an adjuvant, so it is rare to take Gastrodia elata alone. More often, prescriptions are formulated according to different physical conditions. There are many common traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions using Gastrodia elata, such as Gastrodia elata pills, Pinellia ternata, Atractylodes macrocephala and Gastrodia elata decoction, etc. However, using Gastrodia elata alone may result in poor efficacy or uncertain effects.

3. The decoction time of Gastrodia elata cannot be too long. The main component of Gastrodia elata is gastrodin, which is very easy to volatilize when exposed to heat. Therefore, the decoction time of Gastrodia elata must not be too long. If it is decocted together with other medicines, the analgesic and sedative effects may disappear due to overheating. Therefore, in general, when we use Gastrodia elata, we need to soak the medicine in clean water in advance, cut it into thin slices and dry it after softening, then grind it into powder, and finally take it with the required decoction, or make it into pills, etc., to ensure that the efficacy of the medicine will not be affected.

4. If the patient has hyperactivity of liver yang or the meridians are blocked by phlegm, special attention must be paid if you want to use Gastrodia elata to treat the disease. When treating a disease, it is important to grasp the correct timing and add or subtract medications according to different situations, so as to achieve better treatment results.

5. Some patients are prone to discomfort after drinking Gastrodia elata soaked in water, such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, rapid breathing, etc. At this time, you must stop taking it immediately and go to a regular hospital for examination.

Editor's suggestion

When using Gastrodia elata in daily life, it is best not to take it alone. If you are taking it as medicine, it is best to do so under the guidance of a professional doctor. If you are making a recipe, you must follow the relevant recipe. If you need to take Gastrodia elata alone, you can only take a small amount at the beginning, and then observe the changes in your body. You can increase the amount if no adverse reactions are found. However, it must not exceed 40g.