How many hours does it take to boil Chinese medicine?

I went to the hospital for menstrual irregularities, mainly due to dark menstrual periods and prolonged duration. The doctor prescribed 17 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs for me, which I took home and boiled. I had only seen boiled Chinese medicinal herbs on TV before, and I didn't know much about how to boil them. So, how long does it usually take to boil Chinese medicine?

Process/Method:

1. First: Chinese medicinal materials cannot be cleaned. Just a simple rinse. Then soak it for about an hour and a half. The cooking time is about fifteen minutes after the water boils. This is the general method of decocting medicines. If it is some other medicines that need to be decocted first or taken afterwards, the doctor will tell you that there will be something else inside and will explain it in detail.

2. Second: Different medicines have different decoction times. You need to explain it based on the actual Chinese medicinal materials and the prescription. The main steps of decocting Chinese medicine are to soak the medicinal materials for 30 minutes first, and then start to decoct them. Pay attention to the surface of the water before the medicine is soaked. After the medicine liquid is boiled, simmer it on low heat for another 30 minutes.

3. Third: Be careful not to use a frying pan when decocting Chinese medicine. Chinese medicinal materials cannot be cooked in an electric rice cooker, but should be cooked in a stone pot, because frying pans and aluminum pots will reduce or lose the medicinal properties.

4. Fourth: Make sure whether your Chinese medicinal materials have special decoction methods. If there are no special required medicines, you can take them according to the method I will show you below.

5. Fifth: The storage time of medicines decocted in traditional ways is generally not more than 24 hours. Bags of Chinese herbal medicine decoctions are also not suitable for storage for too long. It is generally believed that bags of Chinese herbal medicine decoctions can be stored for 3 to 5 days in summer.

6. Sixth: General Chinese medicinal materials should be boiled for about 15-20 minutes. Special Chinese medicinal materials such as white cardamom and white cardamom need to be added later and boiled for about 3-5 minutes. Some aconite root, processed Chuanwu and processed Chuanwu need to be boiled for about 1 hour. Iron ore Chinese medicinal materials should be decocted for more than 40 minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The duration of the treatment varies depending on the efficacy of Chinese medicinal materials, but generally about 30 minutes is appropriate. However, after seeing a doctor and buying medicine, you should consult your doctor to see if your medicine has any special requirements for decocting Chinese medicine, so as not to affect the efficacy due to careless decocting of Chinese medicine.