details that need to be paid attention to before, during and after decocting Chinese medicine

With the improvement of people's living standards and the continuous strengthening of health awareness, Chinese medicine therapy has been recognized and praised by many people, and Chinese medicine conditioning has become a more commonly used way of health preservation for modern people. People cannot avoid decoction in the process of using Chinese medicine conditioning traditional Chinese medicine. How to fry? What should be paid attention to when decocting Chinese medicine?

There are some details that need to be paid attention to before, during and after decocting Chinese medicine.

Choose the medicine pot before decocting the medicine, and the casserole is the best. Metal pots such as iron, copper, aluminum, and tin cannot be used for decocting the medicine. Because tannic acid, organic acids and other components contained in traditional Chinese medicine can chemically react with the above-mentioned metals to produce precipitates, reducing the active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine. Wash the medicine tank at any time after use to keep it clean. It is advisable to use fresh and clean tap water and spring water for decoction. Water that has been repeatedly boiled or placed in a thermos for a long time is not suitable for decoction. Chinese herbal medicine does not need to be washed, but it needs a process of soaking the medicinal materials before decocting, that is, soaking in cold water at room temperature. Generally, medicinal materials mainly composed of flowers, stems, and whole plants can be soaked for 20-30 minutes; medicinal materials mainly composed of rhizomes, seeds, and fruits can be soaked for 60 minutes.

When decocting medicine, the amount of water added to the decoction directly affects the quality of the decoction. The traditional "3 bowls of water boiled into 1 bowl" is not a scientific standard. Because different prescriptions have different medicinal tastes and dosages, and different medicinal materials have different water absorption. It is better to immerse the surface of the medicinal material in water for 2~3 cm (or gently press the medicinal material with your hand, so that the water surface just covers the back of your hand). Some flowers and herbal medicines have a large water absorption capacity, and the water level will drop after soaking for half an hour. You can add cold water to the standard water level, and then start decocting. The size of the firepower of the decoction is commonly called "huohou" in traditional Chinese medicine, including "slow fire" and "wuhuo". Generally, "Wufu first, then Wen", that is, first use Wuhuo (quick fire) to boil, and then switch to simmering fire (slow fire) to keep a slight boil. The decoction time is calculated from the time of boiling. The decoction time is generally determined according to the nature of the medicine. The time for the first decoction of the anti-diarrheal medicine is 10-20 minutes, and the time for the second decoction is 10-15 minutes; Minutes; the first decoction time of nourishing and conditioning medicine is 30-40 minutes, and the second decoction time is 20-25 minutes. In addition to the above, the decoction time should also refer to the texture of the medicine. For example, the decoction time of flowers, leaves and aromatic medicines should be short; minerals, bone horns and shell medicines should be decocted for about an hour on a slow fire to fully dissolve the active ingredients. The number of decoctions of the decoction generally needs to be decocted 2 to 3 times. Generally speaking, after decocting twice a dose of traditional Chinese medicine, the active ingredients contained in it have been greatly reduced, so it is better to decoct twice. However, nourishing traditional Chinese medicine and some prescriptions with large doses can also be decocted three times.

After the medicinal soup is decocted, it should be filtered and poured out while it is hot, and it should not be left in the pot for a long time. Otherwise, the medicinal solution containing too much colloid will gel as the temperature drops, making it difficult to filter, affecting the efficacy of the medicine, and easily causing rancidity. It is best not to take Chinese medicine and Western medicine at the same time. There may be drug interactions between western medicines, traditional Chinese medicines, and proprietary Chinese medicines. It is recommended that Chinese herbal medicines and Western medicines be taken separately.

If you have febrile disease, you should prohibit or eat less food such as alcohol, spicy food, fish and meat. Take anti-inflammatory and anti-rash medicines, and eat less raw, cold and sour foods. When taking warming tonics, you should drink less tea and eat less radish.