Boiling Chinese medicine first decoction means that the medicine will be broken and decocted first, boiled for about 10 minutes before other medicines are put down. To decoct later means to put the herbs in when the other medicines will be decocted, and decoct slightly for 5~10 minutes.
1. First decoction refers to putting shells and mineral herbs with insoluble active ingredients into the pot first, breaking them up and decocting them for 10 minutes before putting other medicines into the same decoction, so as to fully analyze the active ingredients. In addition, drugs such as aconite and other toxic drugs, such as epiphyllum, Chuan Cao Wu, should be decocted in a pot for 45-60 minutes before adding other drugs to greatly reduce toxicity and ensure the safety of medication.
2. Aromatic Chinese medicine, long time after the decoction, the active ingredients in the drug volatilization and thus low efficacy, so it is recommended that the first into other drugs, close to the pot before 5 ~ 10 minutes and then put, such as mint, sand nuts, etc., this decoction method is called after the next.
At the same time, it should be noted that although some drugs are not aromatic, if the long decoction will destroy the active ingredients of the Chinese medicine, so it is also necessary to after the next, such as rhubarb and other Chinese medicines.
Boiling Chinese medicine needs to follow the correct method of decoction, specific can consult a professional physician’s opinion.