Drinking traditional medicine “tonify the kidney and yang” is not healthy and has been poisoned

April 12, 2022 16:20 GMT+7

Mr. NVD residing in Dak Lak visited Cho Ray Hospital because of rough, yellow, and dry skin due to harmful effects from the abuse of traditional medicine.

Mr. D. said that 3 years ago he bought a traditional medicine that was advertised as a kidney tonic to drink. Then Mr. D. symptoms of pruritus are observed. At first, the itch was little, but as the day progressed, the skin became more and more maculopapular. Then Mr. D. Just went to Cho Ray hospital for examination. The doctor diagnosed him with poisoning due to prolonged use of traditional medicine.

Not only Mr. D, there are many patients like him at Cho Ray Hospital. Because I think traditional medicine and herbal medicine have few side effects, so I buy it and drink it without instructions and instructions from the doctor, so I get poisoned, mildly itchy skin, severe acute kidney failure, liver failure, even heart failure may affect life.

According to MSc Doan Uyen Vy, in charge of the Poison Control Clinic of Cho Ray Hospital, doctors sometimes still see patients who come to the clinic because of itchy symptoms, liver disease, dark skin, prolonged diarrhea, etc. even patients have liver damage, acute kidney failure even acute heart failure.

After the medical examination did not find the cause, but the toxicology specialist examined it, the cause was poisoning with traditional medicine.

These patients all have long-term use of traditional medicine for the purpose of enhancing physiology, improving health, treating joint pain or preventing stroke… and as a result, poisoning from traditional medicine.

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According to Dr. Vy, the world’s medical literature has recognized that traditional medicine contains heavy metals and causes toxic diseases if used for a long time. In the books of oriental medicine, there are drugs such as Hung Hoang, cinnabar used to treat many skin diseases, infections, malaria, sedatives, anticonvulsants, insomnia, syphilis, children crying at night…

These medicines are derived from mineral rocks, minerals containing arsenic sulfide and mercury sulfide. Long-term use can cause toxicity.

Many people think that oriental medicine is natural, so they should drink it freely, but in fact, even if it is just a plant, it still has natural toxins, it can cause poisoning.

Medicines derived from minerals are very toxic when taken for a long time, it accumulates in the tissues of the body. When there are symptoms of the disease, the level of toxicity is already high, not mild, even severe, the patient can die.

Master Vy said that in Western medicine or Eastern medicine, there are poisons. When using the doctor will “take advantage” of the benefit of the drug to treat the disease. But the use of this drug must be strictly monitored by the doctor’s prescription.

The doctor will closely monitor the patient. If we continue to use it despite thinking about this supplement, supplementing it elsewhere, we can poison over time and accumulate toxins that affect the whole body.

Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Huu Duc – former Lecturer of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, said that traditional medicine’s kidney tonics are more or less effective in tonic kidney, yang, and physiological enhancement for patients. male. However, Assoc. Prof. Duc said that the patient must use it correctly, for safety, few people care.

People think that there is a good remedy to buy and use. In addition to the risk of poisoning, there is sometimes the opposite effect.

According to Assoc. Prof. Duc, for example, people with impotence and premature ejaculation belonging to the “yin damaged fire and prosperity” type, but using frozen preparations that are yang and pure yang tonics, only make the disease worse.

The patient may imagine that he is exhausted from climbing uphill and encounters a square wheel. Therefore, taking any tonic must be taken properly to be effective.

If using the drug only according to word of mouth, advertising a remedy, a certain medicine “tonifies the kidney, strengthens the penis”, the patient self-indulgent, using it not only does not cure impotence, premature ejaculation, but also hepatitis. CKD.

Therefore, when a patient wants to use traditional medicine, they should see a doctor specializing in ethnic medicine who is well-trained, has a clear drug origin, and the quality of the drug is guaranteed in terms of color, composition, according to the regulations. suitable remedy.

When you feel uncomfortable or have health problems, go to a modern or specialized medical facility for accurate examination, diagnosis, advice and treatment. expertise lest “money lost disability”.

Khanh Chi