Can you boil Chinese medicine in a soup pot?

There is still a certain amount of skill involved in boiling Chinese medicine. If many people are not good at boiling Chinese medicine, some of the nutrients contained in it will not be fully released, and the quality of the boiled Chinese medicine may even become poor. In addition, it is best to choose a pot specifically for boiling Chinese medicine, and do not use a soup pot, as the effect will not be so significant, and the efficacy of the medicine cannot be guaranteed.

The efficacy of many Chinese herbal medicines has not only withstood the test of long-term medical practice, but has also been confirmed by modern scientific research institutes. The active ingredients and molecular structures of some Chinese herbal medicines have also been fully or partially studied. For example, ephedrine is the active ingredient in ephedra for relieving asthma, dactyline is the active ingredient in Changshan for treating malaria, tetrahydropalmatine (corydalis) is the main ingredient in Corydalis for relieving pain, berberine is the main ingredient in Coptis chinensis and Phellodendron amurense for stopping diarrhea, baicalin is the main ingredient in Scutellaria baicalensis for its antibacterial effect, sennoside is the active ingredient in Rhubarb for its laxative effect, and so on.

In order to ensure the efficacy of medicines, our working people have accumulated extremely rich experience in the cultivation, harvesting, processing, preparation, storage and preservation of medicines through long-term practice. A large number of facts have proved that the medical heritage accumulated by the ancient Chinese working people through long-term practice is extremely rich and valuable. We should cherish this great treasure house of our motherland's medicine, work hard to explore and improve it.

1. Diet therapy of Chinese medicine. Dietary Chinese medicine refers to food and drink that has the function of preventing and treating diseases or maintaining health and recovery. It is also called "edible Chinese medicine", "dietary herbal medicine" or "food Chinese medicine". This type of dietary Chinese medicine includes grains, fruits, vegetables, seasonings, poultry, animals, aquatic products, etc.

2. Diet therapy and medicinal food. Medicinal diet is a meal made from medicines, foods and seasonings with therapeutic effects. Generally speaking, medicinal diet can be made from edible Chinese medicine alone, or it can be made from Chinese medicinal materials and food as raw materials, processed and cooked according to a certain formula.

The first category is plant-based Chinese medicine: Tripterygium wilfordii, Aconitum kusnezoffii, Akebia trifoliata, Quisqualis chinensis, Leonurus japonicus, Xanthium sibiricum, Melia azedarach bark, Radix Trichosanthis, Seed of Pharbitis chinensis, Root of Cherry Blossom, Fritillaria thunbergii, Bellflower, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Croton, Aloe vera, Clematis chinensis, Acer truncatum, Trillium gracile, Datura, Oleander, Folium Isatidis, Alisma orientalis, Stephania tetrandra, Gelsemium elegans, Senecio tenuifolia, Clove, Syringa syringae, Psoralea corylifolia, Pulsatilla chinensis, Camellia sinensis, Sophora flavescens, Achyranthes bidentata, Rhizoma Cibotii, Cottonseed, Root of Wintersweet, etc.