Q If I take recovery herbal medicine for a long time, won't it burden my liver or kidneys? I'm more worried since I'm a cancer patient.
A Herbal medicine prescribed to match your constitution and condition doesn't build tolerance or accumulate in the body, but during chemotherapy, liver and kidney burden needs to be watched especially carefully. That's why it's safest to check the treating physician's test results and adjust the prescription only as much as needed.
Detailed Answer
Herbal medicine is not a drug that requires increasing doses over time, and when matched to constitution and condition, it does not accumulate in the body either. However, during chemotherapy, liver and kidney function can easily be burdened, so when combining recovery herbal medicine, it should be approached carefully with reference to the treating physician's blood test results. Rather than taking it on your own for a long time, the basis of safety is checking progress and test results through regular visits and adjusting the prescription accordingly.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
Our clinic checks the current recovery state and constitution through pulse diagnosis and consultation each time, and prescribes only what is needed. Especially for patients undergoing cancer treatment, we review the treating physician's test results together to ensure no burden, and safely manage the transition from the qi-and-blood-replenishing stage to the balance-and-circulation stage by adjusting the prescription accordingly.
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