Steps and methods of decoction?

Before the decoction we have to prepare the utensils, mainly casserole, tile pots are good, enamel pots are second best, avoid using copper and iron pots, so as to avoid chemical changes, affecting the therapeutic effect.

Methods and steps:

1, first soak the herbs for 30-60 minutes, the amount of water used to the extent that the water is above the surface of the water, the general Chinese medicine decoction twice.

2, the decoction of water for the first decoction of 1/3-1/2. two decoction dregs filtered and mixed in two doses.

Note: The heat and time of the decoction should be based on the performance of the drug. Generally speaking, the relief medicine, clearing the heat of the medicine is suitable for martial arts fire decoction, the time should be short, after boiling the decoction can be 3-5 minutes; tonic medicine needs to be slow decoction, the time should be long, after boiling and then continue to decoction 30-60 minutes. Certain medicines have a special decoction method due to their different textures, which should be indicated on the prescription.

Chinese medicine, also known as Chinese herbal medicine, refers to substances used in traditional Chinese medicine to prevent and treat diseases, including natural medicines and their processed products. Although nominally called Chinese "herbal" medicines, they are mainly herbaceous medicines, but also animal medicines (including turtles, turtles, goats, tigers and other parts of the body of animals), insect medicines (including earthworms, centipedes, earthworms, etc.), and mineral medicines (including a variety of metals).