Spicy foods that can't be eaten in traditional Chinese medicine include pepper, ginger, onion, garlic, cinnamon, pepper, mustard and star anise. If you eat these foods during the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, it may reduce the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine, and may also have adverse effects on physical recovery, and will also aggravate the condition to a certain extent. In addition, alcohol and tobacco are also spicy items, which will also affect recovery and need to be quit in time.