First, Chinese medicine tablets (commonly known as herbs) Incorrect decoction method will make the efficacy of the drug greatly reduced, can not play the efficacy of Chinese medicine should be, many patients took Chinese medicine tablets back do not know how to get started, the following we will introduce the correct process of decoction of Chinese medicine. 1, how to choose the pot of boiling medicine Decoction vessels are generally good to casserole, enamel, stainless steel pots can also be, but avoid using aluminum, iron, copper, and now generally common is a ceramic casserole with a lid. Iron or copper is chemically unstable, in the decoction of the medicine may react with the chemical components contained in Chinese medicine, will affect the clinical efficacy of the soup. 2, whether the need to wash the medicine Repeated washing will cause the loss of active ingredients in the herbs, thus seriously affecting the efficacy. If you feel that the herbs are really dirty, you can quickly rinse them before soaking, do not soak and rinse repeatedly. 3, soaking before decoction First put the medicine inside the casserole, according to the amount of medicine, add water, add the water must diffuse over the Chinese medicine (do not add less, or simmering Chinese medicine is easy to boil dry). The amount of water used is generally appropriate to soak over the surface of the medicine 2~5 centimeters, soak for about 20 minutes. During the process of soaking, it is best to stir from time to time with a stirring rod, so that the soaking is more uniform. When it is hot, you can add cool water to soak, when it is cold, use cool water to extend the soaking time, or use warm water so that the effect is better. 4, the number of times of decoction daily, a pair of Chinese medicine, morning and evening each decoction. 5, boiling method ① Chinese medicine soaked can be placed on the gas stove to start boiling. In the Chinese medicine before boiling with high heat, boiling after the turn to small fire slowly simmering, small fire simmering 20 ~ 30 minutes. Some of the decoction of Chinese medicine is a special requirement, all labeled with the words first decoction, should be boiled for 10 ~ 15 minutes before putting other drugs together with the decoction (has been soaked first); if labeled with the words after the next, should be put in 5 ~ 10 minutes before the pot, to reduce the time of decoction after the next class of medicinal herbs. Do not add too much or too little water, and strain out all the medicinal juice about 200~300 ml. ② The boiling of the second decoction is the same as that of the first decoction, the only difference is that there is no decoction of the first and second herbs, as long as they are decocted together. ③ For some patients who do not have time to decoct Chinese medicine in the morning friends can take the following approach: the evening of a pair of Chinese medicine decoction twice, the first decoction and the second decoction of 200 ~ 300 ml of juice mixed, half of the first half of the first half of the second day to the next morning to microwave heating service, if the temperature is high at night can be placed in the refrigerator to save. Second, the decoction of Chinese medicine At present, hospitals and pharmacies are using automatic decoction service, the decoction process is carried out in a closed, high-pressure environment, set the time, pressure and other parameters, decocted by manual or automatic extrusion, the liquid will be transported to the automatic packaging machine, vacuum packaging. It can decoct one to two weeks’ worth of Chinese medicine at a time, and the medicine is usually picked up at the hospital pharmacy the day after the consultation. Dosage: one bag each time, twice a day, heated and taken. Third, the so-called single-flavored Chinese medicine decoction-free granules The so-called single-flavored Chinese medicine decoction-free formula granules are used in accordance with the standards of the traditional Chinese medicine tablets as raw materials, extracted by modern pharmaceutical technology, concentration, separation, drying, granulation, packaging and refined from the pure Chinese medicine product series. For example, if the doctor prescribes 9 grams of dry ginger, the pharmacy will dispense 3 packages of 3 grams of dry ginger free granules per package, and so on. How to take: Tear open all the packets of each flavor of decoction-free Chinese medicine in one day’s dosage and pour into a cup. According to the amount of medicine with boiled water 200~300ml, according to the amount of medicine, discretionary increase or decrease the amount of water, stirring to make it fully mixed, if dissolved can not be heated. Take it twice in the morning and evening. Take half of the medicine first, and then take the remaining half in the second meal after heating. If the temperature is high, the remaining half of the juice can be stored in the refrigerator. Summarize: Due to the disadvantages of long decoction time, big smell and inconvenience of carrying when decocting Chinese medicine by oneself, some patients also consider decocting Chinese medicine or decoction-free granules of Chinese medicine. However, the latter two also have some disadvantages, such as decocting machine is difficult to do for the first decoction and then the next and other special decoctions, improper preservation is easy to deteriorate, the price is high, some people for the efficacy of decoction-free granules are controversial, and it is not certain whether a simple mixture of single-flavored Chinese medicine ingredients after extraction is equivalent to traditional decoction. So the vast majority of people still choose to decoct their own medicine.