Huoxiang Zhengqi water = 40 degrees wine? Can't cure heatstroke?

To put it simply, the alcohol content of Huoxiang Zhengqi water is 40%-50%. Although the alcohol content of 40 degree wine is similar to that of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, the total amount of alcohol actually taken by patients is not high, so this statement is not reliable.

What is Huoxiang Zhengqi water?

Huoxiang Zhengqi water is prepared by 10 traditional Chinese medicines and solvent ethanol, such as Atractylodes, tangerine peel, magnolia, Angelica dahurica, Poria cocos, abdominal skin, Pinellia ternata, licorice, patchouli, perilla and so on.

Huoxiang Zhengqi water is equivalent to 40 °wine?

The alcohol content of Huoxiang Zhengqi water is 40%-50%. This is because Huoxiang Zhengqi water needs ethanol (alcohol) to extract substances such as patchouli oil and perilla leaf oil.

Although the alcohol content of 40 degree wine is similar to that of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, the total alcohol content of Huoxiang Zhengqi water is not high. If the patient takes one bottle at a time, twice a day, then the maximum amount of alcohol taken each time is 5 ml, and the maximum amount of alcohol taken every day is 10 ml.

Therefore, it is not accurate to confuse the alcohol content in medicine with the alcohol content.

Is Huoxiang Zhengqi water reliable in treating heatstroke?

Huoxiang Zhengqi water can resolve dampness, regulate qi and middle, and is used for exogenous wind-cold, internal injury and dampness stagnation, severe headache, chest septum tightness, epigastric distension and pain, vomiting and diarrhea, gastrointestinal cold and other diseases. it is a regular first-aid medicine in summer.

Among them, "exogenous cold" refers to the body from the outside to catch cold or catch cold, there are cold, runny nose and other symptoms, more serious than the cold for the cold.

Most of this symptom is caused by the great change of temperature in the morning and evening in summer, the untimely defense or the low temperature of indoor air conditioning.

"dampness stagnation of internal injury" means that the function of spleen and stomach is weak, mostly because of more cloudy and rainy weather in summer.

When moisture invades the spleen and stomach, or eats unclean food or raw and cold food (such as seafood), it will affect the transport function of the spleen and stomach and cause diseases.

"Summer injury and summer dampness" refers to the obvious seasonality of the disease, which usually occurs after the Summer Solstice and before the Beginning of Autumn.

It has the characteristics of fever, ascending and dispersing, and dampness and evil, which can be treated and relieved by taking Huoxiang Zhengqi water.

Huoxiang Zhengqi water is mainly used to treat "heat stroke" (that is, heat stroke), such as heatstroke in the air conditioner or under a tree, with headache, cold fear, diarrhea and other symptoms.

But severe heatstroke, or "heat stroke" (heat stroke) caused by prolonged exposure to the sun, accompanied by high fever, coma and even collapse, the first treatment is to replenish water in time.

In this case, taking Huoxiang Zhengqi water will aggravate the disease. Therefore, it is accurate to say that Huoxiang Zhengqi water mainly treats summer colds, not acute heatstroke.

Does alcohol in Huoxiang Zhengqi water affect pregnant women?

As there is no clear data on whether Huoxiang Zhengqi water has an effect on fetal development, there is no basis for pregnant women to drink Huoxiang Zhengqi water for abortion.

Heavy drinking in pregnant women can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome, resulting in facial deformities, central nervous system damage, growth retardation, paracardial ventricular defects, motor disorders and other health problems.

In China, the Health guidelines for early, second and third trimester and lactating women in the Dietary guidelines for Chinese residents (2011 edition) clearly recommend abstinence from alcohol and stay away from alcohol, so although the total amount of normal use of Huoxiang Zhengqi water is small, pregnant women should be cautious in using Huoxiang Zhengqi water under the guidance of a doctor, and pregnant women who are allergic to alcohol must be prohibited.