[Decoction method of special drugs].
I. Decoction method for the preparation of saposhnikov (black smooth tablet).
Q: I have a black smooth tablet in my medicine that the pharmacy gave me in a separate package and asked for a decoction first. How should I decoct the Black Shun Tablet?
A: This formula contains aconite, which is not heat-resistant, and the toxic components can be destroyed by standard decoction. It is safer to use the medicine. Therefore, special attention should be paid when decocting the medicine.
Specific use methods.
1.If your formula contains Phellodendron (Black Shun Tablet) ≤ 10 grams, decoct for half an hour before decocting with other medicines in the formula for half an hour.
2.If your formula contains black sunchokes (black sunchokes) ≥ 10 grams, you should decoct the sunchokes (black sunchokes) for 1 hour first, and then decoct them with other herbs in the formula for 30~40 minutes (pinch out a piece of black sunchokes with chopsticks, put it in your mouth and lick it gently to taste it, so as not to numb your mouth).
Second, the cooking method of raw white fruits.
Q: Dr. Cao, the medicine you prescribed today has white fruit, I now white fruit bought back, is it good to put in with your prescribed medicine to cook?
A: In order to achieve the desired curative effect, the purchase and decoction of white fruit should pay attention to the following points.
1, the purchase of white fruit (preferably dried) must be raw, with hard shell, most supermarkets are available. Only white fruit kernels will not work.
2, the decoction should be broken (broken), the white fruit kernel into the ordinary iron pan fried slightly yellow, together with the white fruit shell all into the drug with other drugs decoction.
Third, the decoction of spineflower.
Q：When you prescribed the medicine, you told me that I need to decoct the flowers, but I forgot how to do it without the decoction, can I drink this medicine?
A: Because of the lint in the flower, it is easy to irritate the throat and make it itchy, so the decoction should be wrapped in gauze. If you don’t have a packet, you can use three layers of gauze to filter the decoction.
Decoction of rhubarb
Q: You told me to put rhubarb in the medicine afterwards, how do I do it?
A： After the other medicines are cooked, turn off the heat, put in raw rhubarb, cover and simmer for 1 minute while it is hot.
V. Where to buy bitter tea
Q: I need to put 5 grams of bitter tea per payment in my medicine, but I looked for several pharmacies can not find bitter tea?
A: Bitter tea pharmacies rarely have, need to go to the tea store to buy. Boil with other medicines, should not be long decoction.