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Selection of Chinese medicine decoction pot

BY Carol Carey 2019-12-14

When cooking Chinese medicines, patients need to choose the decoction vessel to make the medicines play better. Generally speaking, when cooking medicines, you need to use casserole jars or ceramic casseroles. The ingredients in these two utensils are relatively stable, which can make the medicine more volatile.

  when decoction of traditional Chinese medicine , There is a choice for medicine jars. A good decoction can make Chinese medicine decoction better and ensure the stability of Chinese medicine ingredients. The use of some vessels that will chemically react with the Chinese medicine medicine tank will cause changes in the properties of the Chinese medicine. So what is the choice of Chinese medicine decoction?
  First, the choice of Chinese medicine decoction pots
  1, casserole jars
  Among the selection of Chinese medicine decoction pots, the most Good choice of casserole and crock pot. The properties of these ceramic products are relatively stable, and the heat transfer is slow during the cooking process, but the heat is uniform, which can make the traditional Chinese medicine cook better. And this kind of utensil is not prone to slurring during the process of cooking. When using this kind of utensil for cooking, you need to pay attention that there will be trachoma in the new casserole, which is prone to water leakage. At this time, you can put rice or millet in the utensil and boil it with water. At the same time, it is not possible to dry roast when the casserole has no water.
  2. Ceramic casserole
  The properties of ceramic casserole are relatively stable and will not undergo chemical reaction with Chinese medicine. At the same time, its heating is relatively uniform and the price is cheap, which is one of the best utensils for cooking medicine.
  3. Stainless steel pot
  The heat transfer of the stainless steel pot is fast, and it needs to be stirred more when cooking medicine, otherwise it will cause the medicine to stick to the pot. In addition to this shortcoming, the stainless steel pot has many advantages when it comes to pot medicine, so it is a good pot medicine pot.
  Second, how to decoction Chinese medicine
  1. Choose water
  When decoction of Chinese medicine, you need to choose good water. How much water needs to be added to the medicinal materials depends on the amount of medicine. Generally, the water level should be more than one point, and the liquid should be around 150ml each time.
  2. Pay attention to the heat of the decoction
  When cooking the medicine, you need to pay attention to the heat. You can use a violent fire before the medicine is boiled, after the water is boiled Use a small fire. When cooking, pay attention to adding a lid to cook, and the ingredients in the drug are evaporated. The cooking time should also be selected according to the medicinal properties. Among the drugs that are more toxic, the cooking time should be longer to reduce the toxicity.

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