How to fry Chinese medicine works best
Different medicine requirements are not the same, it is best to still control in the morning.
1, in general, 9 am and 3 pm, is the 'golden time' of the body to absorb drugs, so take the best Chinese medicine at this time. However, different medicinal properties, taking time is also very particular. Like treating the stomach Medicines for illness and deficiency should be taken half an hour or one hour before meals; drugs for treating cardiopulmonary diseases or other diseases are usually taken half an hour after meals. In the course of medication, in order to avoid the stimulation of the stomach, and to reduce The side effects of drugs, such as drugs that help digestion or drugs that are irritating to the stomach, should also be taken after meals; drugs for replenishing drugs or laxatives should be taken before meals.
2, Chinese medicine theory believes that the general Chinese medicine decoction should be 'warm clothes', that is, immediately after the medicine soup is fried, and then drink at room temperature to 30 ° C ~ 37 ° C, and pills, a class of proprietary Chinese medicine should also be used Warm water to send clothes; belongs to the solution table, the Chinese medicine that disperses the cold, should be 'hot clothes', you can drink some hot water after taking the medicine, which can help improve the medicine. Like drugs that stop vomiting or detoxification, you should 'cold clothes', So as not to cause irritation.
3, before the decocting, it is best to soak the medicine for 3-4 hours, one decoction plus water more than 2-5 cm of the drug, the second fry and water surface can drown the drug.
4, the head frying and the second frying are first used large, fierce fire to boil the liquid, then the fire is adjusted to small / simmering, the time of the simmer is the time of the smoldering, does not contain the time of the fire.
Will Chinese medicine burn for a long time affect the effect?
It will have an effect and should be controlled according to the characteristics of each Chinese medicine.
1, due to the different texture of the drug, the method, procedure, and time of the decocting are different. For example, some medicines should be fried first, some medicines should be fried, some medicines should be fried.
2, some decoctions should be cooked for a shorter period of time. Musk, peony, mint and other aromatic drugs and some fresh medicines should be cooked for a shorter period of time. Usually, when other drugs are about to be fried, smell it. only.
3, and some minerals, shellfish or animal drugs, such as raw gypsum, magnet, raw oysters, cassia, etc., because the texture is relatively hard, you need to fry for about 20 minutes, then other drugs with the same fried.
4, Chinese medicine is now generally used to a dose of 2 times, take it on an empty stomach before meals in the morning, take it before bedtime in the evening. But also use it flexibly, such as a drug that is irritating to the stomach and intestines; Insomnia drugs should be taken before bedtime; patients who are suffering from traditional Chinese medicine can be given a small number of times; acute illness is not divided into time.
5, can not open the lid frequently when boiling medicine, can not quickly pour out the liquid after frying, to avoid the loss of medicine, reduce the dissipation of volatile components.
Precautions for Chinese medicine
1. Tanning Chinese medicine has the distinction between simmering fire and Wuhuo. The so-called Wuhuo is a big fire. Before the Chinese medicine has not been boiled, it can be used with a big fire. It will not lose its medicinal properties. After boiling, it will easily destroy the drug ingredients and make the effective medicines evaporate. .
2, casserole is the preferred casserole, because the iron ion of the iron pot is easy to combine with the substances in the traditional Chinese medicine, so that the Chinese medicine loses the active ingredient, and the casserole is full of heat and contains almost no metal ions. It is an ideal tool for tanning traditional Chinese medicine.
3, the so-called simmer is a small fire, try to use soft firewood, such as sawdust, sprinkle a wooden sawdust, other soft firewood also a reason, cover the fire, slowly licking the soup.
4, the storage of drugs. Herbs should be stored in a cool and ventilated place, should not be stored in the refrigerator, especially the valuable Chinese medicine is not suitable for the refrigerator. If you need to save for a long time, you can use empty bottles filled with rice, then put the medicine inside, after sealing Store in a cool dry place.
5, Chinese medicine after tanning should be placed in porcelain, can also be packaged in a Chinese medicine bag and placed in the refrigerator freezer, but it should not be placed for too long.
