Chinese medicine decoction pays attention to the amount of water and the need to grasp the heat

[ China Pharmaceutical Network Health Health ] Chinese medicine decoction is the most commonly used form of preparation. The quality of decoction is directly related to the clinical treatment effect. Therefore, we must master the correct decoction method of traditional Chinese medicine decoction, and maximize the efficacy of the drug. So, how do you cook Chinese medicine? What is worth noting when boiling?

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Decoction of Chinese medicine is a lot of attention, whether it is water or heat, etc. should be correct, so that scientific decoction can be used. Here, let me introduce you to all aspects of boiling Chinese medicine should pay attention to, do not miss it.

Chinese medicine decoction is more stressful

1, the water quality is good


Water quality also affects the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine. For the medicinal water, all the famous doctors have strict requirements. For example, Li Shizhen divides the medicinal water into five kinds of rainwater, dew and snow. These waters are natural distilled water, which is more common than ordinary spring water, river water and well water. The hardness is small and pure, which minimizes the effect on the active ingredients of the drug. Many households use mineral water in large barrels, but for decocting, mineral water is not a good choice. This is because mineral water contains some minerals and metal ions, such as calcium, which also have an effect on the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine.

Some people ask tap water again? In fact, tap water is chemically treated, which usually contains residual chlorine, which is a strong oxidant, which can react with many organic substances, which is likely to destroy the medicine. The active ingredient in the water; it is not advisable to directly decoct the medicine with boiling water, because the starch, protein and other ingredients on the surface of some herbs will suddenly become heated and gelatinized or solidified, hindering the leaching of starch and protein itself, and also hindering Chinese herbal medicine. Other active ingredients are leached inside. Only cold water is the best choice.

As for the amount of water needed for each dose of medicine, it is necessary to determine the dosage according to the doctor's prescription. If the doctor does not specify otherwise, it should be ensured that each dose of the medicine is about 150 ml. Due to their different textures, Chinese herbal medicines have a large difference in water absorption. The traditional method of adding water is: the amount of water added during the first boiling is 3-5 cm above the surface of the drug, and the amount of water added for the second time. Exceeding 3 cm above the surface of the drug. Before boiling, the medicine should be soaked in cold water for 30 minutes to 1 hour to make the medicine soft, and it is easy to leaching out the active ingredients during the decoction.

2, the fire must be accurate

In general, apply cold water before decoction to soak each dose of Chinese medicine for 1 hour; first boil with martial arts, then simmer with simmer. Wuhuo refers to the rapid fire, the firepower is fierce, the temperature rises fast, and the water evaporates quickly. Wenhuo refers to the slow fire, weak firepower, small temperature change, slow evaporation of water; one dose per day, three doses per dose, head frying for 30 minutes; two frying for 20 minutes; three frying for 10 minutes Take a total of about 750 ml of juice and take it in three times. Taking Chinese medicine should take into account the daily three meals, that is, taking the food and taking it, and taking the medicine to eat. The time of taking the medicine is usually arranged at 10 am and 4 pm daily. 9 o'clock in the evening.

3, the boiling pot should be selected

The heat transfer of the stainless steel pot is too fast, and the mixture should be stirred frequently during the decocting, otherwise the medicinal material sticks to the wall of the pot, and it is easy to simmer the pot with a little carelessness. However, in addition to this shortcoming, the stainless steel pot is a good candidate. There are many problems with aluminum pan and iron pan decocting, because aluminum and iron are active elements, which are easy to react with various chemical components in traditional Chinese medicine, reduce drug efficacy, and may even produce toxic side effects. For example, aluminum and iron can react with enamel in traditional Chinese medicine to form aluminum citrate and iron citrate, which produce a black-green precipitate, which causes nausea and vomiting after taking it; aluminum and iron may also be associated with jaundice, puerarin and psoralen. Containing flavonoids, or complexes with indole compounds in rhubarb and Polygonum multiflorum, some complexes are absorbed by the body and accumulate in tissues such as liver, kidney, brain, etc. Toxic side effects; aluminum and iron also undergo displacement reactions with heavy metals-containing traditional Chinese medicines such as cinnabar to produce toxic free mercury.

The main component of the casserole is silicate, which is chemically stable, uniform in heat, slow in heat transfer, and does not easily evaporate when boiling. It is the first choice for decoction. It should be noted that the casserole suddenly forms a crack when it is heated or cold. Therefore, the casserole that has just been fried should not be washed immediately with cold water. It can be cleaned after drying on the dried wood chips or shelves. The oil on the casserole should not be soaked with detergent to prevent the sewage from penetrating into the pores. It can be wiped with the remaining tea leaves, or it can be soaked in rice water and then brushed.

4, cover the cover

In addition to some of the problems we mentioned above, there are still many problems to be aware of during the decoction of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, if Chinese medicine is to be boiled, do not add a lid. To make the Chinese medicine slice fry and let the active ingredients in the medicine fully fry, it should be fried. In particular, when the boiled medicine contains ingredients which can be volatilized with water vapor, such as peppermint, musk, amomum, etc., it is best to decoct. In this way, the water vapor containing the volatile component of the drug can be agglomerated in the lid, and the water droplets can be dropped into the canister, thereby reducing the loss of the active ingredient of the drug.

For most solid root, seed or animal drugs, such as ginseng, astragalus, polygonatum, Ophiopogon japonicus, Schisandra, Poria, keel, etc., it should also be decocted to make the active ingredients of the drug more in a limited time. Fry out to improve the efficacy of the drug. For those traditional Chinese medicines with loose texture and large volume, such as loofah, capillaris, chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, etc., because the liquid is easy to overflow during boiling, it should not be decocted and stirred at all times to evenly fry. through.

3 basic steps to fry Chinese medicine

The first step is to soak the medicine in cold water for 30-60 minutes, and the amount of water soaked is 3~5cm.

The second step is to put the medicine on the fire and use a fire (ie, a big fire) to open it. After boiling, use a simmer (small fire) to maintain a slightly boiling state, slowing the evaporation of water, which is beneficial to the dissolution of the active ingredients. After starting to use the simmer, start timing, and solve the medicine (mostly for the cold medicine) fry for 15-20 minutes, other medicines generally fry for 40~50 minutes.

The third step is to pour out the first decoction of the liquid, add appropriate amount of hot water (not too much water, just immersed in 2-3cm of medicine) for the second time, the boiling time is about 20 It takes about -30 minutes.

To cook Chinese medicine, remember the above points.

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