Food-Herb Formulas — Common Reactions

When your body is low, it generally has a lot of toxins and illness in it. Ancient Chinese Medicine (ACM) call it a "sick base". Some sick base is recent, and some has been in the body for years. When your system gets stronger, it starts to fight the sick base. This is what ACM calls "the beginning fight period".

Some reactions you may experience during this fight period are pain, diarrhoea, and, in some cases, sweating and vomiting.

The fight period usually lasts a few days, but can last up to 7 days. If you feel a bit too uncomfortable in this period, then you can stop taking the formulas for a couple of days, then start again at half the reduced dosage. If after 3 days you feel better, then increase the dosage back to the previous dosage. If the uncomfortable feeling comes back, then repeat the same procedure as before.

When the "Positive Qi" (Immune system) builds up, then the sick base will slowly disappear.