Q Won't taking recovery herbal medicine for a few days to a few weeks be a burden on my body? I'm being cautious since it's right after surgery.
A Herbal medicine prescribed according to your constitution and recovery condition doesn't build tolerance or accumulate in the body. However, right after surgery, your ongoing prescription medications and wound condition need to be considered together, so it's safest to check with us and adjust only as much as needed.
Detailed Answer
Herbal medicine is not a drug that requires increasing doses over time, nor does it accumulate in the body when suited to your constitution and condition. However, right after surgery, ongoing antibiotics, painkillers, wound healing status, and digestive function all need to be considered together, so checking with us during consultation is safer than taking it on your own judgment. If you're concerned about liver or kidney function, or have underlying conditions, let us know during consultation so we can prescribe accordingly.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we assess your recovery condition and constitution through pulse diagnosis and consultation and prescribe only what is needed. Right after surgery, we start with an approach that places little burden while building digestion, and as recovery progresses, we move to a stage of replenishing energy, adjusting the prescription to manage things safely without straining your body.
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