Vegetable capsules have been taken as a kind of empty capsule for drugs for a long time, and widely used in the production and processing of drugs. Medicinal vegetable empty capsules to relieve the various symptoms of patients are with significant effect, and can well improve the patients' life quality. Although vegetable capsules are widely used and are with high safety, and people will often ask: does vegetable capsule have side effect when taking it for a long time?

Vegetable capsules (also known as halal capsules) are empty capsules made of plant cellulose or water-soluble polysaccharide as raw materials, in which the cellulose is 2-hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose. 2-hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose is generally with short cotton wool or wood pulp as raw materials, is made via etherification. Carrageenan, pectin, AGAR, sodium alginate and guar gum are all derived from plants and some of their characteristics are same as that of animal gelatin.

The raw materials of vegetable capsules are rich, such as carrageenan starch, malt extract, various cellulose, alginate, bee wax, etc., and some plasticizers, such as glycerin, sorbitol, maltitol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and water. From the perspective of the development of gelatin, traditional capsules (animal capsules) began to be developed in the 1930s, and it has formed the main packaging form of drugs till today. The research of vegetable capsules has only been for 20 years. In many years, after making breakthroughs in technology, equipment and raw materials, great achievements will be made in vegetable capsules because it not only has a wide range of uses, but also is with better security.

Does vegetable capsule have side effect to take for a long time? The results of the study confirmed that the long-term and regular use of vegetable capsules, often yields twice the result with half the effort, but it should not be overindulged, otherwise it is easy to cause abnormalities in the body. Long-term test results confirmed that no obvious toxic side effects is shown in the process of long-term use of vegetable capsules after 3 months, it can be said that vegetable capsules have better safety!