It is the general name of Chinese herbal medicine. China is the birthplace of Chinese herbal medicine. Currently, there are about 12,000 kinds of medicinal plants in China, which are not available in other countries. We have a monopoly advantage in traditional Chinese medicine resources. The in-depth exploration, research and summary of Chinese herbal medicine and traditional Chinese medicine by ancient sages have made Chinese herbal medicine the most widely recognized and used.

Chinese herbal medicine is a unique medicine used by traditional Chinese medicine to prevent and treat diseases. It is also an important symbol that distinguishes traditional Chinese medicine from other medicines.

The Chinese people have been exploring Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years. According to legend, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs and invented medicine. Shennong was revered as the "King of Medicines."

Traditional Chinese medicine is mainly composed of plant medicines (roots, stems, leaves, fruits), animal medicines (viscera, skin, bones, organs, etc.) and mineral medicines. Since botanicals account for the majority of traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine is also called Chinese herbal medicine. At present, there are about 5,000 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine used in various places, and there are countless prescriptions made by combining various medicinal materials. After thousands of years of research, an independent science - Materia Medica has been formed.

Remove weeds, sediment and non-medicinal parts. According to the requirements of different varieties, some need to scrape off the outer skin, such as white peony root; some need to peel off the thick skin, such as cork; some need to remove reed heads, fibrous roots and residual branches and leaves, etc., and then classify the size, such as achyranthes root, green wood Xiang, Salvia, Angelica dahurica, Pediculus, Shegan, Polygonum cuspidatum, etc.; some wood cores need to be peeled off, such as pachyderm. Steaming, boiling, and blanching certain medicinal materials that contain a lot of starch, sugar, and mucilage are not easy to dry. Some of them also contain enzymes that decompose and transform some of their own components. If the enzymes lose their activity after heat treatment, they can Keep the medicinal properties from deterioration.

Cutting

Some rhizome medicinal materials, such as Salvia miltiorrhiza, Angelica dahuricae, Pediculus chinensis, Achyranthes bidentata, Shegan, Polygonum cuspidatum, Phytophthora kirilowii, Pueraria lobata, Tufu Ling, Scrophulariaceae, etc., should be cut into pieces. Cut them into slices, pieces or segments while fresh, and then dry them; medicinal materials with large fruits that are difficult to dry, such as papaya, lime, bergamot, etc., should be cut first and then dried; Park, cinnamon, etc. should also be harvested fresh and cut into pieces or slices or rolled into tubes and then dried.