Can I drink coffee while taking Chinese medicine? What are the dietary taboos?

Coffee is a drink that can refresh the mind. In life, when people drink coffee, they will also learn about the related taboos in advance. So, can you drink coffee while taking Chinese medicine? What are the dietary taboos?

Can I drink coffee while taking Chinese medicine?

You cannot drink coffee when taking Chinese medicine, because coffee contains caffeine and alkali, which can excite the central nervous system and have a refreshing effect. In addition, it has a diuretic effect and can cause vasoconstriction. If you drink coffee while taking Chinese medicine, it will cause an acid-base reaction and produce precipitation, making it difficult for the medicine to be absorbed by the human body, thereby reducing the efficacy of the medicine and affecting the therapeutic effect. Therefore, it is not advisable to drink coffee while taking Chinese medicine.

Dietary taboos for taking Chinese medicine:

1. Avoid eating raw or cold food

Raw and cold foods are cold in nature and difficult to digest. Raw and cold foods can easily irritate the gastrointestinal tract and affect the absorption of drugs by the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, when taking Chinese medicine for the treatment of "cold syndrome" such as warming meridians and unblocking channels, dispelling cold and dampness, or spleen-strengthening and stomach-warming medicine, raw and cold foods must be avoided.

2. Avoid spicy food

Hot and spicy foods are mostly warm in nature, and they consume qi and stir up fire. If you are taking Chinese medicines that clear away heat and eliminate toxins, nourish yin and increase fluid, cool blood and nourish yin, or during the treatment of febrile diseases such as ulcers and ulcers, you should avoid eating spicy foods. For example, spicy and hot foods such as onions, garlic, pepper, mutton, and dog meat will offset the effects of Chinese medicines if you eat them. Some of them will even promote inflammation and hurt the yin and cause bleeding (bleeding).