Usually, Chinese medicine will go through two steps of soaking and decocting during the decoction process.
1. Soaking: Before decocting Chinese medicines, put the medicines into containers, add cold water over the surface of the medicines, and soak them for 30-60 minutes, so that the active ingredients can be easily decocted.
2. Decocting: Under normal circumstances, the soaked Chinese medicine needs to be decocted twice, the first time the Chinese medicine will be decocted for 30 minutes, then pour out the water and add water for the second decoction, the second decoction time is usually about 30 minutes. The second decoction time is usually about 30 minutes. The water from the two decoctions is then mixed together to complete the process, but the specific decoction time is still required to follow the doctor’s instructions.
In the process of decocting Chinese medicine, try to choose a casserole, so as to retain the efficacy of the drug, and when decocting, the decoction of water should not be too much; each set of Chinese medicine can be decocted up to three times, and it is not recommended to decoct too many times.
If the patient is not feeling well, it is recommended to consult a doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions.