How to decoct Chinese medicine? Many people will ask me this, so I will answer it as follows. Most of the opinions are combined with personal clinical experience. ① Generally, one post per day, soak in cold water for 40 minutes first, there is no need to soak more. The cold medicine steeping time is controlled at about 30 minutes. (The reason for this is not detailed:) Anything is too much, there are its own laws. There is a question, how many milliliters of cold water to add? This really can’t be quantified, because the amount of medicine, the strength of water absorption, the key is determined by the amount of juice left over from the decoction according to the following steps, generally water over the Chinese medicine is about the same. Boil it for 30 minutes on high heat, and then cook it for 30 minutes on low to medium heat, and take one bowl (about 200 ml) for adults and 50-100 ml for children. For cold medicine, 20 minutes is enough. Not that the longer the decoction time the better the medicine? This is what you think, do you think that the longer the cooking time is, the better the dish is? ③A packet of medicine is usually decocted twice a day, and each time the amount is divided into two doses as described above. ④A casserole, stainless steel pot or enamel pot can be used for decoction, but do not use an iron pot. ⑤ Each time the water is used, it is enough to submerge the herbs slightly, but the exact amount should be decided by decocting the herbs with care and adding water next time according to the poured liquid. ⑥The medicine indicated to be decocted first can be decocted for 10 to 15 minutes before putting the rest of the medicine together. If you are really strict, you should use another container to soak the rest of the herbs, and if you simplify it, just put the first decoction on the bottom of the pot and forget it. Bottom of the pot? A hot pot! Decoction is actually similar to cooking. If you want to add the rest of the herbs to the bottom of the pot, you should use another container to soak the rest of the herbs, and then add them for 5 minutes. The second decoction is the first and last question? Never thought about it? If you have thought about it, it means you have paid attention. I tell you, the second decoction don’t care about these problems. The second decoction is usually taken half an hour after a meal, and the taste is bitter, so simmer it down a bit. Lastly, I would like to remind you that your mood is very important. You should be in a good state of mind when decocting the medicine and even better when taking it. The actual fact that you have chosen herbal treatment to restore the balance of yin and yang in your body, painful to take medicine is taking medicine, happy to take medicine is also taking medicine, it is better to choose happy to face, not to mention the mood will also affect the effectiveness of the medicine.