Traditional decocting method

The function of drug decoction (water extraction) is to make the effective components of drugs precipitate and dissolve in water as much as possible with solvents at high temperature, so as to facilitate human absorption. However, taking gastric juice at the end of grinding can not effectively extract pharmaceutical ingredients, so unless some heat-clearing herbs, such as bear bile and musk, are used, the effect is not great. Other medicinal materials should not exceed 80 degrees. For example, if the temperature is too high, Pinellia ternata will produce starch, which will have an impact on drug efficacy, while some medicinal materials need alcohol extraction (alcohol extraction) to fully separate out effective components, such as Angelica sinensis and Schisandra chinensis.

If there are no special requirements for your medicinal materials, it is recommended that you decoct them in water for 30 minutes for the first time and 15 minutes for the second time, and mix them evenly (if there are hard medicines such as tortoise plastron, oyster and keel, you should decoct them for 65438 00 minutes before taking a rest).