The correct way to boil herbal medicine at home mainly involves the steps of soaking, adding water and simmering.
First of all, you need to prepare a casserole or stainless steel pot, not to use iron or copper. Secondly, soak the herbs to be decocted in water for about half an hour, then put them into the pot and add water not exceeding 3-5 centimeters of the herbs. Then, the decoction can be carried out by using the civil and military fire, generally using the military fire first, and then switching to the civil fire after boiling, and the specific decoction time is determined by the condition of the medicine.
It is worth noting that during the decoction process, some drugs such as gypsum are to be decocted first and need to be put into the casserole for decoction first. There are also some medicines, such as almonds, which need to be put in 5 minutes before other medicines are decocted, and some medicines need to be wrapped in gauze before decocting, such as convolvulus.
How to boil Chinese medicine at home correctly needs the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not blindly operate on your own, so as not to cause adverse consequences.