Decocting method of traditional Chinese medicine prescription (1)

The methods of traditional Chinese medicine prescription are decoction and oral administration. Firstly, this paper shares with you the decoction method of traditional Chinese medicine prescription. I hope everyone will read carefully and take fewer detours!

Decocting method refers to the method of decocting medicine, mainly decocting method. Decoction is a commonly used dosage form in clinic, and physicians in past dynasties attached great importance to the decoction method of decoction. Xu ling's theory of medical origin says: "the method of decocting medicine is the most appropriate, and the effect of medicine depends on it."

When it comes to decocting medicine, it is inevitable to check the decocting apparatus. For the choice of decocting instruments, ancient physicians thought that "silver is the best, followed by porcelain", and did not advocate the use of copper, tin, iron, aluminum and other decoctions, because some drugs decocted with metal instruments, especially iron instruments, will produce precipitation, reduce solubility, and even have chemical reactions, which will have side effects and affect the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine. At present, ceramic casserole with lid is widely used, which is cheap and does not produce chemical reaction.

The water used for decocting medicine is also particular. In the past, there were long running water, spring water, water (also called old water), rice swill, wine, and hemp soup stains. At present, the water used for decocting drugs is based on the principle of cleanliness, such as tap water, well water or distilled water.

When decocting medicine, it is called "vigorous fire" and "slow fire". Stir-frying is called strong fire, and slow frying is called slow fire. The predecessors said, "It has been fried for a long time, but it has been left for a long time." . Generally speaking, martial arts should be followed by literature. Chronic diseases are mostly conditioning. First of all, they should be boiled with acute fire, and then boiled with slow fire for about 25-30 minutes, which should not be too long or too early.

Before decocting, put the medicine into a container, soak it in cold water for about 15-30 minutes, and then decoct it to make the medicine fully moist and make the effective components of the medicine easy to dissolve. After boiling, you can use low calorie to avoid overflowing and excessive drying of the medicine juice. It is not advisable to open the pot cover frequently when decocting medicine to minimize the loss of volatile components. For drugs with thin gas, such as heat-clearing drugs and qi-regulating drugs, it is advisable to decoct them with strong fire to avoid volatilization, reducing or even changing their efficacy; Strong tonic should be decocted with slow fire for a long time, so that the efficacy can be exhausted. Another example is toxic drugs such as aconite root, Arisaema tuber and Pinellia tuber, which should also be decocted with slow fire for a long time to reduce their toxicity. Some drugs are boiled in a special way (all prescriptions need to be indicated), which are introduced as follows: