[China Pharmaceutical Network Health Health] Some elderly or chronically ill patients are usually used to treat diseases by taking Chinese medicine. Although many hospitals can cook Chinese medicine for patients, there are still many patients, especially the elderly who still like to cook their own Chinese medicine. Most residents think that the longer the boiling time of traditional Chinese medicine, the thicker the boiling, the more active ingredients. Experts remind that it is easy to make mistakes when cooking Chinese medicine is improper.
Experts pointed out: First of all, the selection of decocting appliances is better with casseroles; in addition, enamel pots, stainless steel pots or glassware can also be used. However, iron pots, brass pots, and aluminum pots cannot be used. Because metal elements are easily chemically reacted with the ingredients in traditional Chinese medicines, the efficacy is reduced, and even toxic side effects are caused. Secondly, the amount of water added to the decocting agent is 3-5 cm above the surface of the medicinal material when the first decocting, and 3 cm above the surface of the medicinal material in the second decocting. For the temperature of the decocting, generally use a strong fire (wuhuo) before boiling, and then switch to a weak fire (steam) after boiling, and keep it in a slightly boiling state, which is beneficial to the frying of the active ingredients. At the same time, the boiling time is mainly determined according to the type of the drug and the nature of the disease. Generally, the decoction can be fried for about 20% of the ingredients, so the number of decoctions is preferably 2 or 3 times. In general, the first frying of traditional Chinese medicine takes 20-30 minutes to start with boiling, and the second frying takes 30-40 minutes.
General drugs can be fried at the same time, but some drugs have different cooking time due to their different properties, properties and clinical uses. Some need special treatment, and even the same medicine will change its performance and clinical application due to different cooking time.
First frying: When the decoction is added, the medicine that is not easily decocted with the active ingredient should be fried for a certain period of time, and then the other medicines should be fried together.
After the next: a drug containing volatile active ingredients, a long-term decomposed volatile failure, or an active ingredient is not resistant to boiling, long-fried and easy to destroy the drug, when the decoction, it should be slightly fried.
Do not have to fry: such as rhubarb, senna leaves for diarrhea and laxative.
Baojian: Some Chinese medicines may cause irritation to the throat; some small and light traditional Chinese medicines (such as Puhuang) are easy to float and the surface is inconvenient to cook; or some Chinese medicines containing starch and mucus (such as psyllium) If you cook directly into the water, it is easy to paste the pot. When the above traditional Chinese medicine is added to the decoction, it is wrapped in gauze and boiled.
Another frying: When some precious medicines are used together with other medicines, it is advisable to fry the juice when they are added to the decoction, and then exchange with other decoctions, so as to prevent the active ingredients of the decoction from being adsorbed by the dregs of other medicines, resulting in waste of valuable medicines.
Suihua: Glue medicinal materials (such as Ejiao, etc.) are fried with other medicines, which are easy to stick to the pan, coke, or adhere to other dregs, causing waste and affecting the dissolution of the active ingredients of other medicinal materials. After the gelatinous drug is placed in water or heated and melted, it is served.
Punching: medicines that are in the water (such as mirabilite), liquid medicines (such as honey, sugar, etc.) and antelope horns, agarwood and other water-grinding medicinal juices, should not be fried, should be washed directly with boiling water or medicated juice.
At the same time, the experts stressed that it is not necessary to over-clean after getting the medicine, but before the decoction, it should be soaked, and cold water is applied over the surface of the medicine. It is usually soaked for about 30 minutes, but it should also be based on the weight of the medicine itself and the season and temperature. The differences are treated separately. Flowers, grass and leaves can be soaked for 20 minutes; roots, seeds, fruits and ores, crustaceans should be soaked for 30-60 minutes. In short, it is better to soak the medicinal materials.
(Chinese medicine decoction has learned to cook improperly easy to go wrong. Source: Baidu Pictures)
Experts pointed out: First of all, the selection of decocting appliances is better with casseroles; in addition, enamel pots, stainless steel pots or glassware can also be used. However, iron pots, brass pots, and aluminum pots cannot be used. Because metal elements are easily chemically reacted with the ingredients in traditional Chinese medicines, the efficacy is reduced, and even toxic side effects are caused. Secondly, the amount of water added to the decocting agent is 3-5 cm above the surface of the medicinal material when the first decocting, and 3 cm above the surface of the medicinal material in the second decocting. For the temperature of the decocting, generally use a strong fire (wuhuo) before boiling, and then switch to a weak fire (steam) after boiling, and keep it in a slightly boiling state, which is beneficial to the frying of the active ingredients. At the same time, the boiling time is mainly determined according to the type of the drug and the nature of the disease. Generally, the decoction can be fried for about 20% of the ingredients, so the number of decoctions is preferably 2 or 3 times. In general, the first frying of traditional Chinese medicine takes 20-30 minutes to start with boiling, and the second frying takes 30-40 minutes.
General drugs can be fried at the same time, but some drugs have different cooking time due to their different properties, properties and clinical uses. Some need special treatment, and even the same medicine will change its performance and clinical application due to different cooking time.
First frying: When the decoction is added, the medicine that is not easily decocted with the active ingredient should be fried for a certain period of time, and then the other medicines should be fried together.
After the next: a drug containing volatile active ingredients, a long-term decomposed volatile failure, or an active ingredient is not resistant to boiling, long-fried and easy to destroy the drug, when the decoction, it should be slightly fried.
Do not have to fry: such as rhubarb, senna leaves for diarrhea and laxative.
Baojian: Some Chinese medicines may cause irritation to the throat; some small and light traditional Chinese medicines (such as Puhuang) are easy to float and the surface is inconvenient to cook; or some Chinese medicines containing starch and mucus (such as psyllium) If you cook directly into the water, it is easy to paste the pot. When the above traditional Chinese medicine is added to the decoction, it is wrapped in gauze and boiled.
Another frying: When some precious medicines are used together with other medicines, it is advisable to fry the juice when they are added to the decoction, and then exchange with other decoctions, so as to prevent the active ingredients of the decoction from being adsorbed by the dregs of other medicines, resulting in waste of valuable medicines.
Suihua: Glue medicinal materials (such as Ejiao, etc.) are fried with other medicines, which are easy to stick to the pan, coke, or adhere to other dregs, causing waste and affecting the dissolution of the active ingredients of other medicinal materials. After the gelatinous drug is placed in water or heated and melted, it is served.
Punching: medicines that are in the water (such as mirabilite), liquid medicines (such as honey, sugar, etc.) and antelope horns, agarwood and other water-grinding medicinal juices, should not be fried, should be washed directly with boiling water or medicated juice.
At the same time, the experts stressed that it is not necessary to over-clean after getting the medicine, but before the decoction, it should be soaked, and cold water is applied over the surface of the medicine. It is usually soaked for about 30 minutes, but it should also be based on the weight of the medicine itself and the season and temperature. The differences are treated separately. Flowers, grass and leaves can be soaked for 20 minutes; roots, seeds, fruits and ores, crustaceans should be soaked for 30-60 minutes. In short, it is better to soak the medicinal materials.
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