Should kidney-tonifying Chinese medicine be taken before or after meals?

In our daily life, many people are blind to when to use Chinese herbal medicine. Many people think that the most important thing is the conditioning effect, whether it is before or after a meal, but we must know this common sense, the most important thing is when to use it for the best effect, and it will not harm our body. Let's learn about it.

1. Chinese medicine is usually taken about 30 minutes after a meal, that is, when you don't feel very full after a meal. You can't drink it when you are too full. Drinking too much will make you uncomfortable, and it is not good for absorption. Drinking on an empty stomach is not good for your stomach. So you can drink it about 30 minutes after a meal when you don't feel very full and have room to take the medicine.

2. It is recommended to stagger the meal times, because tonic and aphrodisiac medicines are mostly greasy, and greasy medicines are often harmful to the stomach and affect the gastrointestinal digestive function. If taken after meals, it may affect digestion, but taking it before meals will affect appetite. Generally, take it twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. You can take it one hour before going to bed at night. I hope the answer is helpful to you.

3. The method of taking Chinese medicine is determined according to the condition of the disease and the properties of the medicine. Generally speaking, tonic medicines should be taken before meals; anthelmintics and laxatives are mostly taken on an empty stomach; stomachic medicines and medicines that are more irritating to the gastrointestinal tract should be taken after meals; and sleeping pills should be taken before bedtime. Whether taking the medicine before or after meals, there should be a slight interval, such as about 1-2 hours before or after meals, so as not to affect the efficacy. Traditional Chinese medicine that replenishes kidney yang and reduces urination is a tonic medicine, so it should be taken about 1-2 hours before meals.

It will not harm us to know when to use the medicine, but we need to pay attention to that when using Chinese medicine, we must not use it after it has cooled down, as this will affect the efficacy of the medicine. Western medicine can only solve temporary problems, but Chinese medicine can regulate our body.