History of processing technology of traditional Chinese medicine

For thousands of years, China has not only accumulated rich processing methods and technologies, but also formed a set of traditional processing tools. Processing is the concentrated embodiment and core of traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical technology. Chinese herbal pieces are used as medicine, and raw and cooked are the remarkable characteristics and advantages of Chinese medicine. The processing technology of Chinese herbal pieces is unique to China, the crystallization of thousands of years of traditional culture in China and the treasure of Chinese culture.

Traditional Chinese medicine processing has a long history, which is said to have originated in Shennong era. In ancient times, people used simple processing methods such as washing and chopping to make drugs clean and convenient to take, which was the earliest processing of traditional Chinese medicine. When human beings discovered fire, they were inspired by processing food with fire, so processing drugs with fire played a very good role in reducing drug toxicity and regulating drug properties. In the Xia era, the emergence of brewing technology opened up a broad road for the future brewing system. Later processing methods, such as salt making, vinegar making and honey roasting, enriched the processing content of traditional Chinese medicine and better adapted to the clinical needs.