The decoction method of Chinese herbal soup can be said to be an old-fashioned topic. Chinese herbal tonics have the advantages of being specialized, powerful and inexpensive, and they can best reflect the characteristics of Chinese medicine in terms of evidence-based treatment, so they are accepted by more and more patients today as the treatment becomes more and more individualized. The decoction method of Chinese medicine is directly related to its efficacy. First of all, the decoction method of traditional Chinese medicine is very complicated, such as the choice of decoction apparatus, the length of decoction time, the mastery of fire size, and the difference between decoction first and decoction second, etc. These are mostly known to the general public. The most common method of taking Chinese medicine is to mix two decoctions and take them in two warm doses before breakfast and after dinner. According to the traditional Chinese medicine method, the time for taking the soup is generally determined by the depth of the disease and the duration of the disease. The reason is that this will help the medicine reach the disease directly. My view on the method of taking medicine is slightly different from the traditional view. In my personal opinion, most of the tonics should be taken after meals, unless there is a special need, which is more conducive to the protection of stomach qi. Chinese medicine is concerned with a holistic view of the treatment of diseases, and should always pay attention to the care of stomach qi in the treatment of diseases, Chinese medicine has “stomach is alive, no stomach is dead”, where the “stomach” not only represents the stomach qi, but also represents the body’s positive qi, after a meal there is grain gas to nourish stomach qi, at this time to take medicine can make the removal of evil does not hurt It is conducive to the power of medicine with stomach gas. In addition, taking tonic drugs on an empty stomach is also easy to leave evil as a problem, because as seen clinically, most of the deficiency disease is deficiency in the real, deficiency and mixed evidence, simple deficiency is often seen only in a short period of the disease, taking tonic drugs on an empty stomach because there is no grain qi line easy to leave evil as a problem, making the symptoms more complex, and even produce counterproductive effects. I often take great pains to explain the method of taking medicine to patients, because the method of taking medicine is crucial to the effectiveness of treatment. Of course, the individual should also follow the doctor’s instructions and take the medication as required. As a patient or family member, don’t forget to ask the doctor when to take the herbal medicine.