1. Can the thermos be filled with traditional Chinese medicine?
It is suggested that it is best not to use a thermos cup to hold Chinese medicine, especially a thermos cup with a stainless steel liner. Because Chinese herbal medicine will produce a large number of acidic substances after boiling, the acidic substances react chemically with the wall of stainless steel thermos cup, which is harmful to the health. However, the insulation effect of the thermos cup with ceramic and glass liner will be worse, and it will cool faster. Drinking such traditional Chinese medicine will damage the spleen and stomach.
2. How long does the thermos hold Chinese medicine?
The holding time of a thermos cup is generally 12 hours. If you drink Chinese medicine in a thermos, it is best to finish it within 5 hours, and the thermos will keep a constant temperature. Therefore, the traditional Chinese medicine beverage in the thermos cup will be in the heat preservation state of the rice cooker, and because of the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, it will not deteriorate after being placed in the thermos cup for several hours.
3. What is better for Chinese medicine?
Do not use metal utensils for decoction and traditional Chinese medicine; Appliances made of other materials are acceptable. Because metal utensils will react with acidic substances in traditional Chinese medicine drinks, drinking traditional Chinese medicine drinks is a long-term process, which will do great harm to the body in the long run.
4. Health tips
Traditional Chinese medicine drinks are different from drinks and have strict efficacy. Therefore, it is best to drink the traditional Chinese medicine beverage in the thermos cup immediately after opening the lid, and don't take a sip after opening it for a while. When the lid is opened, it is easy to fall into bacteria, causing corruption and affecting the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine drinks.
5. What should I pay attention to when frying Chinese medicine?
1, soaking before decocting
Soaking Chinese herbal pieces before decoction is not only beneficial to the full dissolution of effective components, but also can shorten the decoction time and avoid excessive consumption and destruction of some effective components caused by long decoction time. Most drugs should be soaked in cold water, that is, the drugs should be poured into the pot and spread flat, and then soaked in normal temperature water for 60 minutes. When the drug is gently pressed, the water is about 2 cm higher than the plane of the drug, based on the principle of soaking the drug. The temperature is high in summer, so the soaking time should not be too long to avoid corruption and deterioration, and it can be longer in winter. It is particularly important to note that soaking Chinese medicine must not be soaked in boiling water.
2, decocting apparatus
When decocting medicine, we should pay attention to using casserole, enamel, glass and stainless steel as much as possible, and avoid using iron and bronze. Because iron and copper components are active, they are easy to react with the components in drugs, which affects the curative effect.
3. Decocting temperature
Temperature refers to the size of firepower and the speed of firing (big fire and urgent fire are called strong fire, small fire and slow fire are called slow fire). Generally, strong fire is used before boiling, and slow fire is used after boiling to keep it slightly boiling, so as to avoid the overflow or excessive drying of the medicinal juice and slow down the evaporation of water, which is beneficial to the dissolution of effective components. As for the control of temperature and time, it mainly depends on the nature and texture of different drugs. In the process of decocting medicine, try to open the lid as little as possible to avoid the volatilization of medicine.
4. Decoct in water
In addition to the water specified in the prescription, general drugs mainly use clean water, which can be decocted with tap water or mountain spring water, but mineral water with high metal ion content cannot be used, because individual metal ions can chemically react with the effective components in traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, the amount of water for decocting drugs should be 3-5 cm above the water level after soaking.