Rice cookers are not allowed to cook traditional Chinese medicine, because most rice cookers are made of aluminum or iron, and certain chemical reactions may occur when cooking traditional Chinese medicine, thus affecting the efficacy and even causing poisoning. Traditional Chinese medicine is best boiled in casserole, and there are certain requirements for the preservation of traditional Chinese medicine. It is best to put it in non-ferrous or aluminum utensils, such as ceramic products. Traditional Chinese medicine decoction can be kept fresh in the refrigerator in summer, and it is best to heat it before taking it. If you find that the medicine has gone bad, you can't take it any more.

If there is no other way, you can only cook in an electric cooker. You need to see the time to cook the medicine. If the boiling time is too long, it may lead to the situation of sticking to the pot. Moreover, the heat of the rice cooker is relatively high. When using the rice cooker, it is better to pay attention to stirring from time to time to prevent the medicinal materials from sticking to the pot, which will lead to the damage of the rice cooker and affect the effect of the medicine. It is better to use casseroles or pottery as far as possible in decocting traditional Chinese medicine, so that there will be no chemical reaction, and the effect of the medicine will not be affected, and the heat transfer speed is relatively slow. Pay attention to rest, balance nutrition and eat spicy food as little as possible during taking medicine, so as not to affect the efficacy. If you choose a rice cooker to boil medicine, you should pay attention to cleaning the rice cooker afterwards to avoid the occurrence of medicinal residue.