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Everyone may know about Chinese herbal medicines, but many people do not know the medicinal effects of Chinese herbal medicines, let alone the decocting methods of Chinese herbal medicines. In many cases, we ask others to decoct Chinese herbal medicines for us, and rarely do this ourselves. One reason is inconvenience, and the other is that we do not know how to decoct Chinese herbal medicines. Here are some ways of decocting Chinese herbal medicines that are suitable for use, and I would like to share them with you.

In traditional Chinese medicine, many medicines require boiling, but some medicines do need to be decocted in order to fully exert their effects. Next, let’s take a closer look at the Chinese medicinal materials that are suitable for decoction. I believe this will be of some help to you.

Those with light colors are suitable for frying. Some tiny, soft, light and non-sinking Chinese herbal medicines, such as Cuscuta australis, Lemongrass, Kochia scoparia, Cnidium monnieri, Fennel, and Herba Artemisiae Arnebiae, are most likely to float on the surface of the water when boiled in water and cannot be fully decocted. Therefore, the amount of effective ingredients decocted is relatively reduced, which also makes it difficult to filter the juice. Therefore, it must be wrapped in gauze when frying.

Those with hair or residue should be wrapped and fried. The back of loquat leaves is densely covered with dark brown hairs, the stems of stone vines are covered with star-shaped hairs, and the undersides of the leaves are covered with star-shaped scales. Silkworm feces often contain soil, broken mulberry branches, etc. If these Chinese herbs are not decocted, they are easy to leak into the soup, which is difficult to remove completely. After taking them, they are easy to irritate the throat and digestive system and have adverse effects. For safety reasons, this medicine should be decocted in a wrapped form.

Those with viscous liquids should be wrapped and fried. For example, Bletilla striata, King of Electric Music, and Mild Douchi, their mucus increases the viscosity of the decoction and reduces the fluidity of the decoction. The thickened medicine is easy to stick to the pot, secondly, it is difficult to filter the medicine, thirdly, it is easy to absorb the residue and cause the damage of the ingredients, fourthly, the mouth feels sticky and uncomfortable when taking the medicine, which can easily make the patient nausea and vomiting. To avoid the above-mentioned shortcomings, this medicine should be decocted in a package.

If the medicine becomes turbid, it should be decocted. Generally, iron ore and shellfish Chinese medicinal materials should be crushed and decocted first to improve their solubility, such as gypsum and hematite. However, this kind of Chinese medicinal material can easily make the medicine turbid and difficult to take, so it is better to wrap and decoct it.

Warm reminder: Therefore, there is a lot of knowledge in Chinese medicinal materials. Everyone must study and train well. Don’t just focus on taking medicine. If you don’t know the method of decocting Chinese medicine, it is better to do it yourself no matter what you do. One is that it will not be wasteful, and the other is that you can learn a lot from it.