Herbal Medicine Treatment Guide | INI Korean Medicine Clinic

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Herbal Medicine Q&A

You do not need to worry too much about specific food taboos known from the past (radish, red beans, mung beans, etc.). Unless you consume large amounts of those foods every day, it will not significantly affect the medicine's efficacy.
However, depending on individual condition or constitution, there are cases where meat, cold food, etc. should be reduced; in this case, the director will provide separate guidance.
In general, while taking herbal medicine, it is advisable to reduce greasy foods, spicy, salty, and irritating foods, and to eat healthy meals made with fresh and good ingredients. Rather than getting stressed over dietary restrictions, please enjoy your meals while maintaining a healthy diet.

Refrigeration is the standard for herbal medicine.
It is recommended not to exceed a storage period of 3 months. (Technically, it can be stored longer, but for safety, it is recommended to take it within 3 months)

It is best to warm it in a hot water bath and drink it warm. You can warm it easily by placing the herbal medicine pouch in a mug, pouring hot water (such as hot water from a water purifier), and leaving it for a short while.
Using a microwave is not recommended as it may affect the efficacy of the medicine.
Please avoid drinking it directly in a cold state.
If an environment for warming it is not readily available (e.g., school), it is good to leave it at room temperature for a short time or put it in a pocket to warm it to about body temperature before taking it.

This is an unfounded story. At Korean medicine clinics, the patient's condition is accurately diagnosed, and safe medicinal herbs tailored to it are prescribed. Herbs that may be toxic when taken raw are used safely after undergoing processing (a processing method to remove toxicity).
Based on the director's many years of prescribing experience, there have been no cases of liver damage caused by herbal medicine, so you may take it with peace of mind.

For common vitamins, nutritional supplements, and the like, it is generally fine if you take them with a time interval of about 30 minutes from the herbal medicine.
Caution! Health foods containing herbal medicine ingredients, such as black goat, deer antler, and red ginseng (black ginseng), may have overlapping or conflicting ingredients with the currently prescribed herbal medicine, so please avoid taking them at the same time. If you are taking any health supplements, please inform the director in advance, or bring the product and we will check it for you.

In most cases, it is fine if you take them with a time interval of about 30 minutes to 1 hours. (e.g., taking herbal medicine 30 minutes to 1 hours after taking Western medicine)
Adjustments may be necessary depending on the type of medicinal herb.
If you are taking any Western medicine, please be sure to inform the director in advance.

Sasang constitutional herbal medicine places little burden on the stomach, so you may take it at a convenient time, regardless of before or after meals. It is also fine to take it on an empty stomach.
Rather than matching a set time, consistently taking the entire daily dose (usually 2 pouches) is the most important.
Rather than taking the daily dose all at once, it is better to divide and take it with time intervals, such as morning/evening, lunch/evening, etc.

The director will adjust the duration of medication according to the treatment progress. Generally, prescriptions are provided at intervals of half a month (15 days). Because your physical condition may change, we do not prescribe for a long period all at once.
Depending on the disease, treatment often concludes in a single course, but in severe cases, it may need to be taken for several months.
As your condition improves, you will discontinue taking it, so please take it consistently and monitor the progress.

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