Chinese medicine has no side effects! The biggest misunderstanding of traditional Chinese medicine, leading to a large number of nephrotic tragedy!

Chinese medicine culture has a long history and rich treasure It is the wisdom of Chinese people to fight against diseases for thousands of years However, in recent years, the culture of traditional Chinese medicine is facing unprecedented questions Among them, a very important reason is that there is a huge misunderstanding of traditional Chinese medicine People often think that compared with western medicine, the side effects of Chinese herbal medicine are relatively small, or even that there are no side effects In recent years, with the in-depth study of traditional Chinese medicine, the toxic and side effects of traditional Chinese medicine are well known to the public Among them, the most famous is the "aristolochic acid carcinogenesis and kidney injury event" repeatedly mentioned in recent years With the development of traditional Chinese medicine, in addition to a large number of curative effects of Chinese herbal medicine have been confirmed, more and more side effects of Chinese herbal medicine are gradually found Ephedra and ephedra is a kind of commonly used herbal medicine in the treatment of respiratory diseases It has been reported that long-term intake of Ephedra may increase the risk of kidney stones Since April 2004, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the sale of dietary supplements containing ephedra Anthraquinone derivatives extracted from rhubarb and rhubarb are often used in diet drugs Long term administration of rhubarb may be related to chronic interstitial nephritis and tubular atrophy Flavonoids extracted from Taxus and Taxus are used to treat diabetes However, acute renal failure was found in patients who used the extract Andrographis is widely used in the treatment of respiratory tract infection and dysentery Acute tubular necrosis was reported in the patients who used Andrographis paniculata Chinese herbal medicine is also a medicine, but also has side effects There are three main reasons for being misunderstood: - 01 If you carefully check the instructions of Chinese patent medicines, it is not difficult to find that in the two items of [adverse reactions] and [taboo], most of the subject matter is "unclear" Compared with the hundreds of words of adverse reactions and taboos in the manual of Western medicine, Chinese patent medicine is easy to give people the illusion of no adverse reactions and taboos In fact, "not yet clear" can never be simply equated with "no" Compared with the drugs with clear adverse reactions and taboos, the drugs that are still unclear are actually more frightening, aren't they? -02 Most of the Chinese herbal medicines are from natural animals and plants, many of which are from the same source of medicine and food Many people think that we can take it when we cook, and there will be no side effects when we take it as medicine Western medicine is mostly extract or synthetic, artificial things are more likely to give people the feeling of insecurity and unreliability Here we have to mention a wise saying: "it's rogue to talk about toxicity without dosage!" What does that mean? To give you a simple example: salt is eaten every day, but if you eat too much salt, it will lead to high blood pressure Eat good things in moderation / small amount, and it will be poisonous if you eat too much The key is to find the safe dose of the drug with scientific methods -03 Clinical trial data: Western medicine has gone through a large number of clinical trials, with relatively clear data on side effects Many prescriptions and traditional Chinese medicine come from classical, heritage or ancient experience, there is not enough data and follow-up investigation, and there is no full understanding of its side effects Whether it's traditional Chinese medicine or western medicine, it's not terrible to have side effects What's terrible is to know nothing about the side effects or to ignore them Only by fully understanding its toxic and side effects, can it be more effectively prevented and monitored, so as to avoid more innocent nephrotic patients.