? A Chinese medicinal decoction method

Whether the decoction method of traditional Chinese medicine is correct or not is directly related to the curative effect. Decoction is the most commonly used dosage form of traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, there are certain requirements for water and temperature when decocting drugs.

1 Selection of decocting containers Note: Casseroles and casseroles are the first choice for decocting drugs; White glazed utensils or non-inductive steel pots are the second. Metal containers such as iron, copper and lead should not be used.

2 Washing of medicinal materials Note: Most Chinese medicinal materials contain dust and sundries, so they should be washed with water quickly before decocting to remove dust and sundries. The flowers, leaves, fruits and meat in the prescription need to be washed.

3 Soaking before decocting Note: After the medicinal materials are washed, they can be soaked for 20 ~ 30 minutes, which is beneficial to the dissolution of effective components in the medicinal materials and can shorten the decocting time. For medicinal materials mainly consisting of seeds and fruits, the soaking time can be longer. When the temperature is high in summer, the soaking time of medicinal materials should not be too long to avoid corruption and deterioration.

4 Water consumption for decocting Note: The water consumption for decocting medicinal materials is generally 2 ~ 3 cm below the surface of medicinal materials. Hard herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. And peony. More water can be added, and loose herbs such as dandelion and patchouli can be submerged with water.

5 decocting order note: general Chinese medicinal materials can be decocted at the same time, but some medicinal materials need special treatment. In the prescription, minerals such as magnets and oysters, as well as shellfish marked "fry first", should be put in a pot for about 30 minutes, and then decocted with other drugs; Drugs marked "after the next time" should be put in when other drugs are ready to boil, which can be boiled for several minutes; For the medicinal materials marked "Baojian", they should be wrapped in gauze before frying.

6 Power and Time of Boiling Note: Generally speaking, the medicine should be boiled with high fire before boiling, and then boiled with low fire to keep it slightly boiling. Sweating drugs such as Herba Ephedrae and Ramulus Cinnamomi, and aromatic drugs such as Herba Agastaches and Eupatorium odoratum should be boiled with strong fire first, and then kept slightly boiling with low fire 10 minute. Bone horn, keel, shellfish, ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala and other nourishing drugs are generally decocted with slow fire for a long time.

7 How to take it Note: For prescriptions containing valuable medicinal materials such as ginseng and notoginseng, they should be taken together after frying separately to avoid waste; The medicinal materials containing colloid can be decocted in water and mixed with other medicinal juices: the medicinal materials marked "for oral administration" in the prescription can be directly taken with decoction or boiled water.

8 taking skills note: in order to avoid waste, it is recommended that 1 dose of Chinese medicine be decocted for 2? Three times, each time mixed with the liquid medicine, and taken for several times. If you have symptoms of nausea and vomiting, you can take it several times in a small amount, which can reduce the irritation of * * * to the stomach and prevent vomiting immediately after taking the medicine.

9 Take time note: Chinese medicine decoction should generally be taken warm. If it is used to treat cold syndrome, it should be taken while it is hot; When treating heat syndrome, it is advisable to take cold clothes.

Pay attention to taboos: it is best to avoid cold, greasy, spicy, fishy and other foods when taking Chinese medicine.