The correct way to boil Chinese medicine is to use a casserole or tile pot, and it is not advisable to use an electric pot to boil Chinese medicine. It is more suitable to use casserole or tile pot to boil Chinese medicine. The procedure of boiling Chinese medicine is to soak the Chinese medicine with appropriate amount of water for 20~60 minutes before decocting. The antipyretic and purgative medicines, mostly containing volatile ingredients, should be heated for a shorter time, need to be decocted with martial arts fire, and then decocted for another 3~5 minutes after boiling; tonic drugs, heating time should be longer, need to be decocted with gentle fire, and then decocted for another 30~60 minutes after boiling. Usually, one dose of medicine can be decocted two to three times, each time adding fresh water to one-third of the amount of a decoction, and filtering and mixing the liquid of each decoction to be taken together. If you are not feeling well and need to use Chinese medicine, you need to seek medical advice from your doctor to avoid delaying your condition.