First, the causes of liver injury caused by traditional Chinese medicine
It is a three-point poison, and Chinese medicine is no exception. Drug-induced liver damage caused by Chinese herbal medicine, first, liver parenchyma damage, namely drug-induced hepatitis, mainly acute drug-induced hepatitis, subacute drug-induced hepatitis, chronic drug-induced hepatitis and so on. The second is hepatic vascular injury, mainly including hepatic venule atresia and hepatic vein thrombosis. Among them, hepatic venule atresia (HVOD) is called hepatic sinus syndrome (SOS) in recent years. Most drug-induced liver injuries are unpredictable, so people must be highly vigilant.
Second, how can Chinese medicine be eaten to become safer and healthier?
1. Fully study the prescription and know the precautions in detail. Because most people who eat traditional Chinese medicine and cause liver damage have no detailed understanding of the prescription. Therefore, it is very important to fully study the prescription, master its medicinal properties and pay attention to the precautions given by the prescription.
Don't fill your stomach with Chinese medicine. It is undoubtedly a burden on your digestive system and intestines to "enema" traditional Chinese medicine. Drinking too much will affect the intestines and hurt the crisis. Therefore, it is recommended to drink one bowl to half a bowl of Chinese medicine at a time, especially according to your own situation. In addition, it is best to rinse your mouth with warm water after drinking, so as to relieve the discomfort caused by traditional Chinese medicine in your mouth.
3. Use the right equipment to bake Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine, such as Radix Astragali and Radix Polygoni Multiflori, if cooked with modern kitchen tools such as pressure cooker and microwave oven, its efficacy will be greatly reduced and its medicinal properties will change. Therefore, even if you boil Chinese medicine, it is best to boil it in a traditional casserole with a small fire to ensure its medicinal properties.
Traditional Chinese medicine is not as simple as we thought. If we take it blindly, it will also cause hidden dangers between us by mistake. Therefore, when taking traditional Chinese medicine, we must understand the relevant taking matters and pay attention to the possible details, so that traditional Chinese medicine can help us treat diseases.