I. Decoction method of Chinese medicine
1. Decoction utensils: try to use casserole, enamel, glass, stainless steel utensils, avoid using iron, aluminum, copper utensils.
2. For one dose per day, soak the herbal medicine in cold water for 30 minutes, and add water to generally exceed 2-3 cm above the surface of the medicine.
3. (First decoction) Boil with high fire (martial fire), then keep boiling with low fire (civil fire) for about 30 minutes, until a small bowl (200-300ml) of liquid remains, decant.
4. (Second decoction) Heat the water again, just dipping it over the surface of the medicine. Bring to a boil over high heat, then keep boiling for about 20 minutes over low heat (civil heat) until a small bowl (200-300ml) of liquid remains, then decant.
5. Mix the two decanted liquids and divide into two portions, one in the morning and one in the evening, 30 minutes after meals.
6. You can decoct the medicine in the afternoon or evening, take one bowl after dinner, and keep one bowl warmed up for the next morning.
Special decoction method for some drugs
(1) First decoction: Shells and ores, such as turtle plates, turtle nails and magnets, should be broken up and decocted first because of their hard texture and difficulty in getting out the taste. In addition, drugs with large sediment content such as Zao Xin Tu, glutinous rice root, etc., or drugs with light texture but large body such as Xia Ku Cao, Bai Mao Root, Bamboo Roo, etc., should be decocted first to obtain juice clarification, and then the rest of the drugs should be decocted in the juice.
(2) After decoction: Drugs with aromatic odor, which take effect by their volatile oil, such as peppermint, sand, cardamom, etc., should be decocted when the general drug is ready, and 4-5 minutes of decoction is enough to prevent their active ingredients from being dissipated.
(3) Wrap decoction: To prevent turbidity of the decoction and reduce the adverse stimulation of the drug to the digestive tract and throat, such as red stone resin, slippery stone, spinach, psyllium, loquat leaves, etc., the drug should be wrapped in gauze and then put into the pot for decoction.
(4) Single decoction: Also known as another stew or another decoction, certain valuable drugs such as ginseng, American ginseng, rhinoceros horn (generation), antelope horn (generation), etc., can be decocted separately in order to preserve their active ingredients as much as possible and reduce the absorption by other drugs by decoction at the same time.
(5) Melting: Gum, viscous and soluble drugs, such as gum, turtle gum, deer gum, honey, caramel, etc., should be melted with the liquid separately, or added to the decoction and then melted. Because it is easy to stick to the pot and cook scorched, and adhere to other drugs, affecting the decoction rate.
(6) Punching: Dispersions, pills, water pills, natural juice, as well as certain precious drugs or aromatic drugs, need to be punched, such as musk, niu huang, panax pseudoginseng, six gods pills, raw dioscorea juice, etc.
Second, the method of taking Chinese medicine formula granules
Chinese medicine formula pellets should be taken daily, can be divided into two morning and evening take. Specific operation: all the drug particles inside a payment can be poured on a clean sheet of paper and mixed, divided into two parts, half in the morning, half in the evening, boiling water to take.
Third, the time to take medicine
Timely medication is also an important part of ensuring the effectiveness of the drug, the specific time to take the drug should be determined according to the gastrointestinal condition, the needs of the disease and the characteristics of the drug.
Fasting: early in the morning, the stomach and duodenum are no food, at this time to avoid mixing with food, can quickly enter the intestine to give full play to the effect of drugs, so the drenching of water, attacking the accumulation of stagnation drugs, deworming drugs should be taken on an empty stomach.
Before meals: before meals, the stomach and internal organs are empty, also conducive to the rapid entry of drugs into the small intestine digestion and absorption, so most of the drugs, especially deficiency medicine should be taken before meals.
After meals: there is more food in the stomach after meals, which can reduce the stimulation of drugs to the stomach, so the stomachic drugs or drugs that stimulate the gastrointestinal tract should be taken after meals.
Before bedtime: In order to comply with the body’s physiological rhythm and give full play to the drug’s effect, some drugs should be taken before bedtime. For example, when tranquilizers are used for sleeping, they should be taken 30 minutes to 1 hour before bedtime to facilitate restful sleep; astringent sperm stopping drugs should be taken at bedtime to facilitate the treatment of dream emission and slippery sperm; slow down agents should be taken before bedtime to facilitate defecation the next morning.