Why is the decoction of Chinese medicine lighter?

There are always patients who take the decocted Chinese medicine and ask us why the decocted Chinese medicine looks much lighter when the decocted Chinese medicine is very strong at home. The company's website is a great source of information about the company's products and services, and the company's website is a great source of information.

No, the pharmacy is strictly following the decoction standard, how could it not decoct properly?

In order to solve this "big" misunderstanding, we decided to do an experiment to figure out this problem

The first step: the preparation of two doses of the same Chinese medicine

The same prescription preparation, the same immersion time, the same decoction time

One dose of the machine decoction, the other dose of the traditional method of decoction

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The concentration of the two cups of medicine is really a little bit different, and the taste is also a little bit different, so it's no wonder that the patient's friends will have questions.

The second step: in-depth analysis

Obviously the previous steps are the same, why is there a difference in the end? Let's go back and look at it again, it seems I know where the problem lies

Problem 1: Difference in decoction packaging

On the left is the traditional decoction, where the herbs are placed directly in the decoction pot to be decocted

On the right is the decoction of Chinese medicine in a decoction machine, where there is a non-woven bag outside of the herbs

Though the difference is only a non-woven bag

, the small bag is able to

Although the difference is only a non-woven bag

but this small bag can filter a lot of starch, resin and other insoluble ingredients in the medicine

So the concentration and taste of the machine decoction is relatively lighter

Problem 2: Difference in the principle of decoction

The decoction machine is a high-pressure airtight device, and the medicinal materials won't be in contact with the air when decocting the medicine

Traditional decoctions, on the other hand, expose the Chinese medicinal herbs to the air

As we know, a cut apple is exposed to the air, and a cut apple is exposed to the air. It is because of these two reasons, resulting in the machine decoction of the medicine than the traditional decoction to come to light, so there is no "generation of decoction" of the medicinal broth is less effective than the traditional decoction, so you can still rest assured to take the decoction of the liquid.