Sugar in candy contains many elements and impurities such as iron and calcium. Once protein and tannin in traditional Chinese medicine are combined with them, chemical reaction will occur, which will make some effective components in the liquid medicine coagulate and denature, and then become turbid and precipitate. This not only affects the curative effect, but also harms health. ?

Chocolate contains a mysterious ingredient-polyphenols, which has a great protective effect on the cardiovascular system. Polyphenols are natural compounds existing in plant foods such as tea, red wine, chocolate and wine. Studies have shown that these substances may have anti-inflammatory effects similar to aspirin, which can reduce the activation of platelets and transfer the deposition of free radicals on blood vessel walls at a certain concentration, thus preventing cardiovascular diseases.

Chocolate not only has high polyphenol content, but also has high absorption rate. A large number of studies have proved that eating chocolate scientifically can reduce the incidence and mortality of heart disease to some extent. In addition, flavonoids in chocolate can greatly prolong the action time of other important antioxidants (such as vitamin E and vitamin C) in the body, and provide a strong backing for protecting other nutrients in the cardiovascular system.

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Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to "four qi and five flavors" when using traditional Chinese medicine, and often makes prescriptions according to the cold, hot, warm and cold of the medicine, with reference to the five flavors of pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. When taking medicine on an empty stomach, cold medicine or five herbs may cause certain damage to gastric mucosa.

Different types of traditional Chinese medicine decoction need different time. Generally speaking, liver, kidney and intestinal diseases should be taken before meals; Dizziness and throat diseases should be taken after meals; Diarrhea, tonic and anthelmintic drugs should be taken on an empty stomach; Sedative drugs should be taken before going to bed. The above are the general requirements for taking medicine according to the different conditions and the characteristics of drug action.

However, in actual medication, the doctor will adjust the medication according to the patient's physical changes, and the prescription of medication will not be limited to a certain type of drugs. In addition, patients taking drugs for a long time will inevitably cause damage to gastric mucosa. Therefore, we suggest that people who need to drink traditional Chinese medicine decoction for a long time should take the medicine within 30-60 minutes after meals to reduce the direct stimulation of the medicine to the gastric mucosa.

Chinese medicine should be taken 30-60 minutes after meals to avoid the irritation of Chinese medicine ingredients to gastric mucosa.

It is best not to drink tea, coffee, milk or soybean milk for about an hour before and after drinking Chinese medicine, so as to avoid chemical reaction between Chinese medicine components and tannins, caffeine and protein of tea, affecting the curative effect, and to drink water.

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