When Chaihu decoction is cooked, it is boiled in 12 bowl of water to 6 bowls of water, then the residue is removed, and then the remaining medicinal soup is concentrated to 3 bowls of water. This is the cooking method. Another cooking method, when a pot of water is almost 2/3 less, remove the slag, then turn off the fire, remove the slag, and then return to the pot to cook again.

1. After drinking Xiaochaihu decoction, it is generally better not to sweat, but some people sweat after taking the medicine, which is caused by restoring pathogenic factors and reducing stomach qi. If Shaoyang Ming disease syndrome is damaged due to improper treatment, or the patient's body is not healthy enough, you can also see the phenomenon of "war sweat" after taking this prescription. Although this situation belongs to the fact that the front is full of evil, it should be closely observed to prevent it from collapsing.

2, avoid cold and spicy food.

3. If the upper solid is deficient or hepatitis is high, and symptoms such as dizziness or gingival bleeding appear after using this prescription, it is not appropriate to take it.

4. When taking Xiaochaihu decoction, you should eat less beans, meat, greasy cold and some indigestible foods, so as not to increase the digestive burden of patients. Usually, children and the elderly should eat less of these foods during taking Chinese medicine, because their spleen and stomach are weak and their digestive function is poor.

5. When taking Xiaochaihu decoction to treat a cold, it is not advisable to eat cold and acidic foods, because they have astringent effect, which will affect the drug to relieve sweating.

6. When taking Xiaochaihu decoction to clear away heat and reduce fever, alcohol, meat, fish and spicy food should be banned. Because wine and spicy food are hot, fish and meat have the functions of resolving stagnation, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, which will make the disease worse once eaten.