The most correct way to boil Chinese medicine in a decoction pot is as follows:
1, soak. Pour the drug into the medicine pot to spread flat, and then add cold water (do not use boiling water) to 2 to 3 centimeters above the surface of the medicine, soak for about 1 hour. If the prescription of flowers, grasses quality easy to soak more drugs, water absorption is larger, before decoction should be appropriate to add water again.
2, fire. Generally first use martial arts fire (rapid fire), after boiling changed to the fire (slow fire). However, some traditional Chinese medicines for treating exogenous diseases can also be boiled and then continue to be decocted for about 10 minutes with martial arts fire without changing to gentle fire.
3, decoction time. General Chinese medicine, the first decoction to boil to start counting the time needed 30 to 40 minutes, the second decoction 15 to 20 minutes; tonic Chinese medicine head decoction 40 to 50 minutes, the second decoction 25 to 30 minutes; antidepressant Chinese medicine decoction 15 to 20 minutes, a time can be.
About the special decoction method of traditional Chinese medicines
1, the first decoction
The purpose of the first decoction is to increase the solubility of the drug, so that it can give full play to its therapeutic effect. Ore, shellfish, horn and nail drugs, because of the hard texture, the active ingredients are not easy to decoct, must be first decoction. For example, gypsum, magnetite, ochre, pores, natural copper, dragon bone, oyster, stone cassia, mother-of-pearl, sea clamshells, corrugated seeds, turtle shells, turtle shells, andrographis paniculata, buffalo horns, etc., can be broken up and decocted for about 30 minutes.
2, after the next
The purpose of the next is to reduce the loss of volatile oil or to save the active ingredients from decomposition and destruction. Aromatic, volatile oil-containing drugs, such as mint, thorn mustard, patchouli, wood, cardamom, sandalwood, sandalwood, incense, incense, artemisia, etc. should be after the next, generally in the Chinese medicine soup decoction 5 to 10 minutes before adding.