Boil Chinese medicine with cool water or boiling water to cook good?

The method of boiling Chinese medicine with cool water: First, the decoction container to casserole, enamelware, stainless steel is good, strictly prohibit the use of iron.　Second, the Chinese medicine into the decoction should first be soaked in cold water for about 20 minutes. The amount of water used for decoction is generally 1-3 centimeters above the surface of the medicine. The amount of water used for large dosage and loosely soaked drugs that are easy to absorb water can be increased appropriately.　Third, the decoction time should be based on the nature of the medicine, the general medicine for 30 minutes. The antidepressants, heat-clearing drugs, aromatic drugs should not be decocted for a long time, 15-20 minutes after the boil. The tonic drugs should be boiled firstly with the fire, and then slowly decocted with the fire for 40-60 minutes. Stir the ingredients 2-3 times during the decoction. Each dose of Chinese medicine is usually decocted twice, the second time can be slightly shorter.　Decoction quantity: 50-100 ml per dose for children. 150-200 ml per dose for adults. Adults 150-200 ml per dose. V. Decoction Methods of Special Drugs: 1. "First Decoction": Boil for 10-15 minutes, then add other drugs to the same decoction. 2.　2, "after the drug": in the general medicine is about to be decocted to a predetermined amount, put into the same decoction for 5 minutes.　3, "Dissolve the medicine": when the other medicines have been decocted to a predetermined dosage, take the juice of the medicine, and decoct it over a light fire with constant stirring to dissolve it. 4, "Punching medicine": the medicine will be mixed into the decoction or boiled water. 5, other special drugs according to the doctor's instructions decoction. Advice: During the period of drinking the medicine, we recommend that you do not eat spicy, greasy, stimulating food, prohibited from eating cold food, the general effect of Chinese medicine is better to take after meals. Each day, two juices are decocted, one in the morning and one in the evening.　In addition, it is best not to drink tea, coffee, milk or soymilk for about an hour before and after drinking Chinese medicine, so as to avoid chemical reactions between the ingredients of Chinese medicine and the tannin, caffeine and protein of tea, which may affect the therapeutic effect. You can drink water. If you feel the taste is bitter, you can add some sugar before taking! In addition to the undecocted medicines need to be properly stored to prevent moisture, deterioration.