Boat-fruited Sterculia, Lycium barbarum, honeysuckle, licorice, ginseng, etc. They are all familiar and commonly used Chinese medicines. Because these Chinese medicines are mild, most people take them according to their own experience. In fact, these commonly used Chinese medicines also have some taboos and must not be too casual. The following is the knowledge about the efficacy and taboos of Chinese herbal medicines for health care in summer. Welcome to reading.

Panghaizi

Boat-fruited Sterculia is sweet in taste, cold in nature and low in toxicity, and has the effects of clearing away lung-heat, relieving sore throat and relaxing bowels. It is suitable for hoarseness caused by wind-heat, pathogenic toxin invading the throat, and it is ineffective for hoarseness caused by other reasons, especially for the elderly who suddenly lose their voices and have spleen deficiency.

The safe dose shall not exceed 3 capsules at a time.

cassia seed

Cassia seed is sweet, bitter and slightly cold, which has the functions of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fat, clearing liver and improving eyesight, but long-term use can cause diarrhea and irregular menstruation in women, so it is not suitable for long-term use; People with diarrhea and low blood pressure and pregnant women should also use it with caution.

The safe dose is 10- 15g per day.

Chinese wolfberry

Lycium barbarum is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting eyesight and resisting aging. People with weak constitution and poor resistance can eat Lycium barbarum properly, but those with spleen deficiency and diarrhea should not take it, and those with cold, fever and diarrhea should not eat it.

The safe dose is 5- 15g per day.

licorice

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and has the effects of nourishing the heart and strengthening the spleen, moistening the lung and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and pain, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and harmonizing various medicines. However, long-term use will cause edema and elevated blood pressure, and it is also easy to cause hypokalemia, leading to arrhythmia and muscle weakness. Those who are wet should not take it.

The safe dose is 3- 10g per day.

ginseng

Ginseng is flat in nature, sweet in taste and slightly bitter, and has the functions of invigorating primordial qi, promoting fluid production, calming the nerves, invigorating spleen and lung, and improving immunity. It is most suitable for people with physical weakness, but it is easy to cause dry mouth or even nostril bleeding if people with physical weakness take it for a long time or take it too much. It is forbidden for people with physical weakness and heat excess. After taking ginseng, avoid eating radish, drinking tea and eating with grapes.

The safe dose is 5- 10g per day.

chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum is pungent, sweet, bitter and slightly cold, which has the functions of dispelling wind and clearing heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight and detoxifying, but it is not suitable for people with yang deficiency constitution; Use with caution for patients with qi deficiency, stomach cold and diarrhea; Hypertensive patients with yin-yang deficiency and phlegm-dampness and blood stasis should not take chrysanthemum.

The safe dose is 3-6 grams per day.

honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is sweet in taste and cold in nature, which can clear away heat and relieve exterior syndrome. Because honeysuckle is cold, it is not suitable for long-term drinking, especially for those with spleen-stomach deficiency, yin-syndrome sores or qi deficiency, and menstrual women.

The safe dose is 9-30g per day.

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