Stomach stomach medicine can be divided into the following three categories according to their mechanism of action.
The first category: bitter stomach medicine, such as compound gentian tincture, gentian rhubarb mixture, such as Jianwei San, these drugs through the bitter taste of the tongue sensory organs to stimulate the palace and the peripheral nerves, promote saliva and gastric secretion, increase appetite and produce stomach effect.
The second category: aromatic stomach medicine, such as dried tangerine tincture, garlic tincture, these drugs are rich in volatile oils, after oral administration can stimulate the tongue taste receptors and gastrointestinal mucosa, promote gastrointestinal secretion and gastrointestinal motility, which has good Of the stomach, but also has the role of inhibiting intestinal bacteria, yeast and expectorant effect.
The third category: salt stomach medicine, such as artificial salt, these drugs through the role of osmotic pressure can gently stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa, reflex gastrointestinal motility caused by increased secretion of digestive juice, which can promote digestion, Can also add ions, regulate ion balance in vivo.
The above three kinds of stomach medicine, taking bitter stomach medicine should not drink plenty of water .Treatment of stomach disease, the need for drugs in the stomach and above the stomach to maintain a relatively high concentration, can play a curative effect. Mouth, throat, stomach, therefore, for these drugs to play a role in these areas, when taking the best to limit the amount of drinking water, so as to avoid dilution of the drug concentration, reducing the efficacy.
In these three drugs, bitter and stomach medicine by stimulating the tongue taste receptor Palace to promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, and then produce stomach effect .If too much water, which will lead to the drug concentration is diluted to reduce the effect; its Two will cause loss of appetite, therefore, when taking bitters stomach medicine should not drink plenty of water, and do not gargle after taking medicine.
