Traditional Chinese Medicine Guide

decoction is the oldest and most commonly used Chinese medicine formulations. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine, whether it is medicine with a single flavor, or paired with a multi-herb formulas applications need to be certain Jianzhi, add water, wine or other liquid into the broth stewed before they can take. Therefore decoction decoction method is very luxurious, it is very effective drugs decisive role. As the “Origins of medicine” says: “decoction of the law, the most desirable deep talk, drug effect is not effective, all care about this.” Decoction in the drug program is simple, but it includes the knowledge is not small. So, what medicine or drugs can effectively play the role then?

some people in the decoction of Chinese medicine before, always wash again with water first medicine that the health to do so. Adverse reaction monitoring center to remind the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Chinese medicine should not be washed in boiling before.

many patients will come back again their fried Chinese medicine, expert warns that many herbs contain water-soluble sugars and glycosides, washing will make some of these active ingredients soluble in water loss, leading to reduced efficacy. There are a number of Chinese proprietary medicines are a lot of powder, some herbs should be ground up in the dispensing, washing it again if they start with, will definitely lead to the loss of these drugs. In addition, some herbs for cooking up the process of adding the honey, vinegar, alcohol, bile and other accessories, these accessories are soluble in water.

experts suggest that before the Chinese do not wash in boiling, but by about blisters. Most are plants as the raw material of Chinese herbal medicines, many herbal contains protein and starch, if these herbal without a blister, a boiling water immediately, then occurs by heat coagulation of protein, starch will be pasting, This will prevent the effective component of fried out. Therefore, Chinese medicine decoction ago, the general should add cold water immersion 30-1 minutes, the amount of water to soak about medicine and more than 1 cm is appropriate.

decoction of Chinese medicine note the following main points:

1, disabling copper, iron, aluminum and other metal containers, so as not to affect the efficacy.

2, the amount of water to appropriate medicine or prior to immersion, medicine or time, as the case may be.
3, pay attention to the special Chinese medicine decoction method, to ensure efficacy.

4, deterioration or not to re-fried paste of traditional Chinese medicine services, to avoid poisoning.

5, note the time and method of medication, I would like as directed.

(internship Editor: Du obsessed with)