When decocting, the fire is reduced to low fire for 20-25 minutes after 5 minutes. When decocting, the medicine can be stirred up and down to prevent the upper medicine from entering the liquid medicine, but it should not be stirred frequently. The main reason is that the decoction needs a cover, and the cover is placed in the cover to reduce water loss. If you open the lid and cook, the water loss is too great and it is easy to paste the pot.
Matters needing attention in decocting traditional Chinese medicine
It is very important to choose the instruments for decocting medicine. Casseroles and jars are the first choice for decoction, followed by enamelware and stainless steel pot. The most taboo iron pot and copper pot. Casseroles and casseroles have stable chemical properties, uniform heating, slow heat transfer and difficult evaporation of water during boiling.
It should be noted that the casserole will crack when it is suddenly heated or cooled. Therefore, the casserole that has just been fried with medicine should not be washed with cold water immediately. Before cleaning the medicine scale, it can be placed on dry sawdust or a shelf to cool. Oil stains on the casserole should not be soaked with detergent to prevent sewage from infiltrating into pores. You can wipe it with the remaining tea residue, or soak it in rice washing water and bake it, and then brush it with a brush.
Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-traditional Chinese medicine decoction