As the saying goes, "medicine is three points of poison", this truth seems to be understood by everyone, but people in life often do think so, sick sick to buy Chinese medicine to "fitness strong body". Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has become a "disaster area" for drug abuse, some relevant experts even exclaim that the indiscriminate use of TCM is comparable to antibiotics.

The common people think that traditional Chinese medicine has no side effects abuse of traditional Chinese medicine. An important factor is that many people think that traditional Chinese medicine is gentle has no side effects. They treat diseases keep fit without diseases. According to Yue Fengxian, a researcher at the Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, all drugs are toxic, that's their medicinal value lies. Many people think that traditional Chinese medicine is non-toxic side effects, so long-term use, this practice is desirable.

In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine health has gradually become a trend. In the library, all kinds of books about Chinese medicine health care take up almost half a floor, many of them are placed in an important position. Many middle-aged old people linger in the meantime, some holding a large pile of books on traditional Chinese medicine to pay fees, some take out small copies carefully transcribing. In addition, every evening, the major television stations began to broadcast health programs, countless elderly people on time to sit in front of the TELEVISION watching, paying special attention to the content involving folk prescription treatment.

Health programs are hot, triggering a rush to buy traditional Chinese medicine. According to a clerk in a drugstore, "Some Traditional Chinese medicines have been selling very well in recent years. Many people drink tea soak slices of American ginseng, boil porridge put goji berries, stew meat with angelica astragalus." However, experts say that although these supplements have few side effects, they are good for the body if taken in the wrong way in large amounts.

Others are keen to pursue folk remedies of all kinds. There have been lung cancer patients do want to do chemotherapy, follow the small advertisement to find "miracle doctor", ate the self-made capsule that he opened, the result, cough blood, chest pain did relieve, but appeared edema less urine other problems, the original capsule contains toad skin toad cake, caused serious liver kidney injury.

The Guiding Principles for clinical Application of Chinese patent Medicines formulated by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine pointed out that one of the main reasons for adverse reactions in the use of Chinese patent medicines is long-term overdose medication, especially the Chinese patent medicines containing toxic Chinese medicinal materials, such as cinesia, realgar, toad venom, aconite, etc., overdose can be toxic.

How can we maximize the advantages of Traditional Chinese medicine avoid its injury? Experts offer the following advice:

Do believe "pure natural", "pure plant" other drugs propaganda, do think that all Chinese herbal medicine has no toxic side effects. Chinese herbs have to be processed before they can be used, so there is no such thing as "all natural" medicine. Only when a single Chinese medicine is toxic can the risk of toxicity be avoided. Traditional Chinese medicine stresses "emperor, minister, assist, make", it is to pass medicaments interaction, raise efficacy, reduce toxic side effect.

Experts remind the general public to open traditional Chinese medicine must be a regular hospital of traditional Chinese medicine hospital of Traditional Chinese medicine, do blindly believe folk prescription, folk prescription, do go to informal small clinics to see a doctor. Drugs such as cinnabar, which contain heavy metals, have been abandoned by hospitals but are still used in small clinics. In Traditional Chinese medicine, "square to the person", "square to the disease". Patients who need to take traditional Chinese medicine for a long time must follow up regularly pay attention to changing prescription. Never take one prescription for a year.