How to calculate the number of times Chinese medicine is boiled twice?

The decoction of Chinese medicine is an important step that pays great attention to details. I believe many of my friends have heard the saying "one medicine, two decoctions", which means that a portion of Chinese medicine needs to be decocted twice before it can be taken. Many friends cannot grasp this issue correctly. If they cannot master the correct decoction method, the efficacy of the decocted Chinese medicine will be affected to a certain extent. Here I will introduce to you how to calculate the decoction of Chinese medicine twice.

After the water in the medicine decoction container is boiled, there are three situations:

(1) Heat-clearing and dispersing drugs used to treat acute febrile diseases, wind-cold and wind-heat diseases in all seasons. After the first decoction starts boiling, simmer over medium to high heat for 15 to 20 minutes. After the second decoction starts boiling, simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes.

(2) Regulating drugs used to treat common chronic diseases, such as spleen and stomach diseases, organ dysfunction, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. The first decoction should be simmered on medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes after boiling, and the second decoction should be simmered for another 15 to 20 minutes after boiling.

(3) Tonic drugs used to treat wasting diseases, such as qi deficiency, blood deficiency, kidney deficiency and other types of wasting diseases. The first decoction should be simmered on low heat for about 30 to 40 minutes after boiling, and the second decoction should be simmered for another 20 to 30 minutes after boiling.

People's pace of life is accelerating nowadays, and the traditional method of decocting medicine is quite time-consuming and laborious. Currently, all major hospitals or Chinese medicine pharmacies have decocting equipment that can decoct your Chinese medicine for you quickly and conveniently, and make it into disposable packaging, which only needs to be heated when drinking. It is simple, convenient, and saves time and effort.

I believe that after reading the introduction above, everyone has a clear answer to why Chinese medicine should be decocted twice. It is very rare to decoct Chinese medicine at home now, mainly because it wastes too much time. Office workers do not have the time and energy to complete the decoction before taking it. So you might as well take the bagged Chinese medicine packages launched by the hospital, the efficacy is the same.