Different Chinese medicines have different boiling requirements, and there is no such thing as the best way to boil them. Conventional Chinese medicine boiling needs to be added to the appropriate amount of water, immersion, decoction time, frequency, fire and other decisions to boil the effect.
1. Add the amount of water: according to the texture of the Chinese medicine, water absorption to determine the amount of water, generally to add more than the amount of water drug 3 ~ 5cm is appropriate, the second decoction of the amount of water can be reduced as appropriate.
2. Soaking: before decoction, the tablets should be soaked in cold water for 30-60 minutes at room temperature before decoction, in order to facilitate the full dissolution of active ingredients.
3. Decocting time and frequency: it should be decided according to the nature of the drugs; antidepressants and aromatic drugs should not be decocted for a long time; nourishing drugs and drugs with hard texture should be decocted for a longer time. The number of times of decoction is usually two.
4. Fire: use the fire before boiling, change to the fire after boiling, and keep the state of slight boiling.
In addition, for some special medicines that need to be decocted first, second, and packet decoction, they should be operated according to the requirements. Specific also need to be under the guidance of the doctor for decoction.