Shelf life of Chinese medicine liquid

In fact, many people choose traditional Chinese medicine treatment when their condition is not serious. Moreover, for some people who love health preservation, Chinese medicine is also a good conditioning method. Everyone knows that traditional Chinese medicine treatment requires taking Chinese medicine liquid. But sometimes, it is very troublesome for us to boil Chinese medicine by ourselves. The hospital will need to cook it on its behalf. So do you know the shelf life of Chinese medicine liquid?

Although traditional Chinese medicine is a very good treatment, many people do not know how to decoct the medicine, so they decoct it for others. The most common way to decoct the medicine for others is to use vacuum packaging, and the second is to use the utensils provided by the patient. You must know that it is very easy for your own utensils to deteriorate.

We found that the shelf life of liquid medicine indicated on the sealed vacuum packaging bags varied from hospital to hospital and pharmacy to pharmacy. There was a study that stored different prescriptions at different temperatures. The degree of deterioration of the medicinal juice was observed, and items such as odor, turbidity, mold and acidity were recorded. The results showed that the higher the temperature, the faster the medicine deteriorates. In seasons with higher temperatures, when the room temperature is above 25°C, the decoction can generally be stored for no more than 2 days. If refrigerated, it can generally be stored for 7 days without deterioration. In addition, even under the same conditions, the degree of deterioration of different prescriptions varies greatly. If the content of starch, protein, sugar and other ingredients in the medicine solution is high, it will deteriorate faster.

To ensure the safety of drug use, the optimal storage temperature for sealed vacuum-packed Chinese herbal decoctions is 0~5℃, and the storage time is 7~14 days, but it is best not to exceed 7 days. On the one hand, after the medicine soup is cooked, it is often kept at room temperature for half a day to a day before being refrigerated at home, which will "accelerate" the deterioration of the medicine soup; on the other hand, if the decocted medicine soup contains animal Chinese medicines such as scorpions and centipedes, or Chinese medicines with high sugar content such as cooked rehmannia and astragalus, it will also affect the shelf life. If you find that the medicine bag is bulging or the medicine tastes different, or there are bubbles or other abnormal phenomena, it is spoiled and should not be taken.

If you use a container that you provide yourself to hold Chinese herbal decoction, it is generally not recommended to take it overnight. Even if you place it in the refrigerator, it should not exceed 3 days to avoid the deterioration of the medicine and affect your health.