The correct way to boil Chinese medicine is to soak it, then to boil it over high heat, decoct it over low heat, and separate special decocted medicines.
Boiling Chinese medicine firstly, the medicine should be soaked, usually the water should be completely submerged in the herbs, and soaked for 30~60 minutes. Then the soaked herbs for decoction, first large fire to boil the drug, and then turn to small fire for decoction, the nature of the drug is different decoction time is also different.
Generally, the decoction time for drugs that relieve superficial evils (evils on the surface of the muscles) is short, about 15 minutes; the decoction time for tonic drugs is long, about 30~60 minutes. Pour out the boiling liquid and continue to decoct for a second time in basically the same way.
For special drugs, the first decoction of the drug needs to be decocted before other drugs for 30~60 minutes; after the next drug should be 5~10 minutes after the other drugs are boiled; some of the drugs need to be packaged and decocted, packaged and then soaked and decocted together; some of the precious herbs should be decocted separately, and then they should be mixed with the other medicinal liquids to be taken.
For boiling Chinese medicine have doubts can consult the doctor in time, follow the doctor’s advice.