中药在我国有着数千年的悠久历史,被人们认为是安全、有效而易于接受的药物。在民间就有“头痛脑热妙灵丹”、“有病没病至宝锭”的说法。由此可见中药在人们心目中的重要地位。但要说起中药的副作用了解的人并不多。不久前,本刊记者在一次调查中了解到,百姓对药品的基本知识及其毒副作用的了解情况令人堪忧。许多人甚至认为中药没有失效期,也没有毒副作用。 随着人民生活水平的不断提高和医药卫生知识的广泛普及,如今“大病上医院、小病去药店”的人已越来 Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of thousands of years in China and is considered safe, effective, and easy to accept. In the general public, there is a saying that “having headaches and miraculous headaches” and “sick and disease-free ingots.” This shows that the importance of Chinese medicine in people’s minds. However, there are not many people who understand the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine. Not long ago, this reporter learned from a survey that the people’s understanding of the basic knowledge of drugs and their toxic and side effects is worrying. Many people even think that Chinese medicine has no expiration date and no toxic side effects. With the continuous improvement of the people’s living standards and the wide spread of medical and health knowledge, people who have “get serious illnesses at hospitals and go to pharmacies” have come