Can you take Chinese medicine during your menstrual period?

Patient's question:

Menstrual cycle is long, endocrine disorder, doctor prescribed Chinese medicine for regulation. Currently menstruation has arrived, but the Chinese medicine has not yet been finished.

Doctor's answer:

It is recommended to take Chinese herbal medicine after the menstrual period is over, because women's menstruation is a period of consuming a large amount of qi and blood, and it is also a time of high-speed operation of kidney function. Taking Chinese herbal medicine not only causes the stomach to consume energy and lose qi and blood, but also increases the detoxification pressure on the kidneys. I suggest you eat some qi-tonifying foods while taking this Chinese herbal medicine. In addition to active treatment for gynecological diseases, patients also need to pay attention to maintaining good habits of proper diet in daily life to digest nutrients. I hope the above answer can help you. Thank you!

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