Proper Use of Koryo Medicine
Proper Use of Koryo Medicine
When using Koryo medicines it is very important to find out a proper usage, since the efficacy of the drug differs according to the time and usage.
In general, people are advised to take Koryo medicine on an empty stomach. It is because the absorption rate of Koryo medicine is different according to the kind and amount of food remaining in the stomach and intestines and you should take it on an empty stomach if you want to absorb fully its effective ingredients without weakening the gastrointestinal function and obtain the maximum curative value.
In order to avoid indigestion caused by drug and obtain full curative value it is advisable to fix the dosing time as follows:
Take toxic or stimulative drugs after a meal, a tonic before a meal and drugs such as an vermifuge and an obstruent on an empty stomach in the morning.
It is good to take an antimalarial drug two hours before an attack and other Koryo medicines of the same effect after a meal.
You may take medicines any time in case you are in a critical condition.
Do not drink too much water immediately after taking a bitter medicine.
You may take medicine twice a day but it is better to take it three times a day in order to maintain the effective concentration of the medicinal ingredients in blood
But you may adjust the number of dosing times according to the seriousness of illness and the patient’s condition.
For a medical decoction, it is good to drink the extraction warm after boiling down medical herbs and for medicinal tablets, round pills and granules, it is good to take them together with warm water so that the medical ingredients could better be absorbed and come into effect more quickly