Can mineral water be used to take medicine?

It is inevitable to drink water when taking medicine. What kind of water and how much water should be used to take the medicine scientifically? Do you know that if you drink water unscientifically, it will affect the efficacy of the medicine? In fact, it is common sense to take medicine with boiled water, but some people prefer to take medicine with hot water above 50-60 degrees Celsius. Little do people know that some medicines will undergo physical or chemical reactions when exposed to heat, thus affecting their efficacy. Below, I will give you a detailed introduction.

1. Do not use hot water with Category VI drugs

1. Digestive aids: such as pepsin mixture, trypsin, multi-enzyme tablets, yeast tablets, etc., all contain digestive enzymes. Enzyme is an active protein that will coagulate and denature when exposed to heat. The Pharmacopoeia points out: "Pepsin is unstable when exposed to heat and becomes ineffective above 70 degrees Celsius."

2. Vitamins: For example, vitamin C is unstable and can be easily reduced and destroyed when exposed to heat, thus losing its efficacy.

3. Cough syrups: Jizhi syrup, compound licorice mixture, honey-refined Chuanbei loquat paste, etc., are a type of medicine made by dissolving cough and anti-inflammatory ingredients in syrup or extract. After the patient takes it, the syrup or extract covers the inflamed pharyngeal mucosa surface to form a protective film, which makes it easier to quickly control cough and relieve symptoms. If taken with hot water, it will easily reduce the viscosity of the syrup and affect the efficacy of the protective film.

4. Live vaccines: Such as polio sugar pills, which contain live attenuated polio vaccines, should be taken with cold boiled water, otherwise the vaccine will be inactivated and cannot play a role in immunizing the body and preventing infectious diseases.

5. Contains active bacteria: Lactase contains active lactic acid bacteria, Intestinal Health contains Bacillus licheniformis, Mommy Love contains fecal Streptococcus and Bacillus subtilis, and Synbiotics (children's probiotic powder) contains Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium. In addition, medicines such as yeast tablets and Livzon Enterol contain active bacteria for disease prevention and treatment. Active bacteria will be destroyed when exposed to heat.

6. Heat-clearing Chinese patent medicines: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that heat-clearing agents should be used to treat symptoms of dryness and heat, such as fever and getting angry, and it is not advisable to take them with hot water. Taking it with cold boiled water can increase the effectiveness of heat-clearing medicine.

2. Take Liuwei Dihuang Pills and drink light salt water

In order to better improve the therapeutic effect or deal with some complicated diseases, Chinese patent medicines are often used in combination. One is the combination of two or more Chinese patent medicines; the second is the combination of Chinese patent medicines and decoctions; the third is the combination of Chinese patent medicines and medicine guides, which mainly use medicine guides to guide the drugs directly to the lesion to improve the efficacy.

Liuwei Dihuang Pills is a commonly used Chinese patent medicine, composed of six Chinese medicinal herbs. It has the effect of nourishing kidney yin and is often used to treat symptoms such as kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, soreness of the waist and knees, night sweats and spermatorrhea. Liuwei Dihuang Pills are mostly honey pills, and people usually take them with warm water. In fact, the best way is to use warm, lightly salted water.

Liuwei Dihuang Pills are taken with light salt water, which is a combination of Chinese medicine and a medicine guide. Salt is also a Chinese medicine. It tastes salty and is cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. Because of its salty taste, it can lead the medicine into the kidneys, so it can be used as a medicine guide to help Liuwei Dihuang Pills reach the lesion directly and better play the role of tonifying the kidneys. In addition, the cold nature of salt can be used to clear heat in patients with kidney yin deficiency and virtual fire.

Other Chinese patent medicines that are suitable for taking with light salt water include: Jinsuo Gujing Pills, Sishen Pills, Heixidan, Dabuyin Pills, Zuogui Pills, Zuoci Pills, Huqian Pills, etc. Most of them are medicines for treating kidney deficiency.

3. It is unscientific to give medicine with tea, mineral water or juice

In addition to the amount of water you drink, different water quality will also have different effects on the efficacy of the medicine. For most medications, plain water is best.

1. Tea: Tea can relieve greasiness, aid digestion, promote diuresis, relieve constipation, and also help prevent coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, etc. However, it contains a large amount of tannins, which can easily interact with proteins, alkalis, metal ions, etc. in medicines.

For example, blood tonics containing iron will produce precipitation when tannins combine with iron, hindering the absorption of iron. Digestive enzyme preparations containing protein will also combine with tannins and reduce their efficacy. In addition, the caffeine in tea has an antagonistic effect on sedatives and tranquilizers and will also reduce their efficacy. So, don't take medicine with tea.

2. Mineral water: Mineral water is becoming more and more common in our lives, but it contains some minerals and metal ions, such as calcium, which may also affect some medicines. The instructions state that tetracycline antibiotics, alendronate sodium and other drugs are strictly prohibited from being taken with calcium preparations, so try not to take them with mineral water.

3. Orange juice: It has been recently discovered that orange juice interferes with some drugs metabolized by the liver, hindering their metabolism and thus increasing their toxicity. For example, statins for regulating blood lipids and celiprolol for treating heart disease. Therefore, not only is it forbidden to take the above-mentioned medicines with fruit juice, but you should also try not to drink fruit juice while taking the medicine.

Finally, the editor needs to remind everyone that different medicines have different efficacy and ingredients. In order not to affect the effectiveness of the medicine, it is very important to choose the correct water to take the medicine. Don't blindly believe in rumors. The best way to deliver medicine is to use boiled water at the most suitable temperature.