There is no such thing as “boiling Chinese medicine yourself or in a pharmacy”. Whether you boil your own medicine or in a pharmacy, you need to follow certain specifications, otherwise it will not only affect the efficacy of the medicine, but even cause a series of side effects.
Chinese medicine soup is the most commonly used dosage form in Chinese medicine internal treatment. Oral soup is the Chinese medicine tablets soaked in water, then decocted for a period of time, remove the dregs and take the juice for internal use. Soup has the advantages of fast absorption and rapid effect of medicine, and it can also be added or subtracted according to the changes in the condition.
Pharmacies generally use professional boiling machines, which can accurately control the decoction time, temperature, pressure and other parameters, and due to the presence of pressure, so that the active ingredients in the herbs easier to decoct. If it is inconvenient or impossible to master the correct method of decoction, you can choose the way of decoction in pharmacies as appropriate.