What's the difference between decocting medicine and decocting medicine?

Hello, first of all, there is no such thing as stewed Chinese medicine in Chinese medicine. The difference between frying and stewing is that the cooking time is different, and the frying time is shorter than the stewing time. In Chinese medicine, sometimes the medicine is decocted for a long time, and sometimes it is decocted for a short time. That depends on what medicine you decoct. The length of time directly affects the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine decoction.

Guiding opinions:

Generally, fragrant and light medicines need to be decocted for a short time, while heavy and dense medicines need to be decocted for a long time. Expensive medicine and special medicine should be decocted separately. If fried for too long, the medicine will evaporate. Therefore, it is recommended that you decoct the medicine according to the doctor's requirements, and never decoct the medicine at will. Otherwise, it will affect the curative effect.