Can I drink beer while taking Chinese medicine? What are the precautions?

In daily life, when people eat different foods, they need to know in advance whether the foods are incompatible. So, can you drink beer while taking Chinese medicine? What should you pay attention to when taking Chinese medicine?

Can I drink beer while taking Chinese medicine?

Generally speaking, as long as it does not violate the 18 anti-effects and 19 fears of Chinese medicine, you can use Chinese medicine. However, it is best to drink less alcohol during the period of taking Chinese medicine. Although beer will not cause much impact, it may affect the efficacy of the medicine and reduce the treatment effect. It will not result in the result that the previous Chinese medicine was taken in vain.

Precautions for taking Chinese medicine:

1. Do not drink strong tea when taking Chinese medicine, because tea contains tannic acid, which will affect the body's absorption of the active ingredients in the Chinese medicine and reduce the efficacy when taken with Chinese medicine.

2. It is not advisable to eat radish when taking Chinese medicine (except for taking medicine for regulating qi and resolving phlegm), because radish has the effects of digestion and breaking up qi. Especially when taking tonic Chinese medicine such as ginseng, eating radish will reduce the effect of the tonic and affect the tonic effect of the medicine.

3. Patients with digestive tract diseases such as hepatitis and chronic gastroenteritis should avoid taking garlic when taking spleen-strengthening, stomach-warming and stomach-regulating medicines. Garlic contains allicin, which can irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa and make the Chinese medicine they are taking unable to effectively exert its therapeutic effect.

4. When taking Chinese medicine decoctions and pills, avoid eating raw, cold, or greasy foods. Raw and cold foods stimulate the stomach and intestines, affecting the stomach and intestines' absorption of the drug. Greasy foods are difficult to digest and absorb, and greasy foods mixed with drugs can hinder the stomach and intestines' absorption of the drug's active ingredients, thereby reducing the efficacy.