You know what? Chinese cooking is more than "cooked with water". The correct cooking method is a crucial step in ensuring that the medication is fully released and safely administered。
The qing dynamist, tsui dae-jun, has stressed that “the most appropriate way to cook is to say that the efficacy and ineffectiveness of the medicine is in this”. Today, we are taking the scientific approach to home cooking in an easy-to-understand way。
It's not just about cooking
The essence of the tablet is to dissolve the active ingredients of the tablet into the water by heating. This process involves physical changes (e. G. Dissolved, diffused) and chemical changes, with the aim of transferring the essence of the drug to the soup to facilitate human absorption. The method is wrong and the efficacy of the drug may be significantly compromised。
Basic five-step approach: from appliances to fires
1. Choosing pans: casseroles are preferred
Preferred casserole because it is chemically stable and does not react easily to the substance. Iron pots, copper pots are forbidden to affect the efficacy of drugs or to produce adverse reactions。
2. How much water? Remember the "two centimeters rule."
The general quantity of water should have been approximately 2 cm above the surface of the drug. It is possible to add more water to the pharmacological drugs that need to be cooked for long periods of time; it is sufficient that the short-calculated drugs are inundated。
3. Soak first and cook later
Most drugs should be immersed in cold water for about 30 minutes before cooking. Seeds, fruit-based medicines (e. G., tungstens, oscillates) are compact and suggest immersion of more than one hour is useful for analysis。
4. Controlling fire and time
The fire boils, and the small fire boils: it is used before it boils, and then it changes into a small fire to keep it boiling。
Time varies by drug:
Common drugs: 10-15 minutes after boiling。
Compensatory (e. G., ginseng, yellow): 30 to 40 minutes。
Minerals (e. G. Plaster, dragon bones): can be cooked for more than one hour。
5. A pill is usually fried twice
The generic drugs can be cooked twice, mixed and taken separately, making better use of them. Compensatory-type medicines are thick and are recommended for three permutations。
Special drug “special treatment”
Not all the drugs fit for a pot. Some require special treatment to ensure efficacy and safety。
1. First frying: shellfish (e. G. Oysters), minerals (e. G. Surrogate stones), fossils and certain toxic substances (e. G. Appendages) shall be made for about 30 minutes alone, followed by other substances. This ensures that the active ingredient is fully dissolved or less toxic。
2. Bottom: drugs containing volatile ingredients, such as mints, scavenging flowers, and large yellow and muscular leaves, can be boiled to fail. It should be put in five to ten minutes before the other drugs are ready。
3. Packages: small or slimy drugs (e. G., front of the car, spin flowers) or those that can stimulate the throat (e. G., yellow), which may be better covered with gauze for re-fried, avoiding hysteria or irritating digestive tracts。
4. Other cooking/closure/surge:
Precious medicines (e. G., ginseng, western ginseng) are recommended to be cooked alone or purified to avoid waste。
Rubber-type medicines (e. G., glue, accelerants) need to be water-supplied and then transferred to the medicine。
It is not appropriate for heating or liquid drugs (e. G. Mannives, bamboo asphalt) to be flushed directly with fried medicine or water。
Carnation: security and individualization are key
Although chinese medicine is natural, its safety is essential. Remember:
1. Follow medical advice that cooking methods, times and special treatments should be conducted strictly under the direction of a physician or pharmacist. In particular, the dose requirement must be strictly adhered to。
2. Attention to individual differences: depending on the body, the state of the disease, the methods of frying may vary. In particular, special groups, such as children, the elderly and pregnant women, need to be particularly cautious about the use of medicines. In case of doubt, consult professionals in a timely manner。
3. Non-blind self-scrambling: in particular, formulas containing toxic substances (e. G., twigs, boulders) or narcotic drugs (e. G., poppy shells) must be used under the guidance of professionals。
Chinese medicine is a technique that combines traditional experience with modern science. Access to the right methods of cooking is not only a more effective way of doing things, but also a responsible expression of health. It is hoped that this comprehensible guide will help you to use chinese medicine more safely and efficiently and to give you more points for health。
