Fifty-two Diseases Prescription, the earliest medical prescription in China, first recorded the processing methods of traditional Chinese medicine such as processing, roasting, roasting, cutting, boiling and wine stains. Neijing and Shennong Materia Medica also describe the processing of traditional Chinese medicine.
The processing of Chinese herbal medicine before application or preparation. It's also called striking a fire, repairing things, repairing and so on. Among them, roasting also refers to the method of making medicinal materials with artillery.
Because most Chinese herbal medicines are biopharmaceuticals, with foreign bodies such as soil, or have peculiar smell, or are toxic, or moist, they are not suitable for storage. After certain processing, they can achieve the purpose of purification, taste correction, toxicity reduction and drying without deterioration. In addition, processing also has the functions of enhancing the curative effect of drugs, changing the properties of drugs and facilitating preparations.
Processing methods of traditional Chinese medicine are usually divided into five categories: processing, water processing, artillery processing, water and fire processing and other processing methods.
The function of medicinal material processing:
1, enhancing drug action and improving clinical efficacy.
2. Reduce or eliminate the toxicity or side effects of drugs to ensure drug safety.
3. Change the performance and efficacy of medicinal properties and expand its application scope.
4. Change some properties of medicinal materials to facilitate storage and/or preparation.
5, pure medicinal materials, to ensure the quality of medicinal materials and accurate weighing.
6, odor correction, easy to take.
7. Drugs are introduced into meridians to facilitate targeted medication.