Is there a difference between taking Chinese medicine before and after meals?

1. Take it before meals: usually 30 to 60 minutes before meals. If the disease is in the lower part of the body, the medicine should be taken before meals so that the medicine can easily reach the lower part of the body, such as liver and kidney deficiency or diseases below the waist. For the treatment of intestinal diseases, it is also advisable to take the medicine before meals, because in the empty state of the stomach, the medicine can directly contact with the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, faster through the stomach into the intestines, so that more absorbed and play a role in the stomach, not diluted by the stomach food and affect the efficacy of the medicine.

2. After meals: generally 15-30 minutes after meals to take the drug. If the disease is in the upper part of the body, the medicine should be taken after the meal. Such as the treatment of heart, lungs, chest and diaphragm, stomach and epigastric above the disease, taken after meals, can make the medicine upward. Drugs that have stimulating effects on the stomach and intestines can be taken after meals to reduce damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa. Toxic drugs, it is also advisable to take after meals to avoid side effects due to too fast absorption.