Why can't I stir up Chinese medicine?
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In the process of decocting traditional Chinese medicine, it is generally possible to stir normally, but it is not advisable to stir frequently, which is easy to affect the uniform heating of the medicine and the volatile components of the medicine.
1. The medicine is heated evenly. In
order to fully release the active ingredients in the medicine and evenly heat, it is not allowed to stir frequently. If the stirring is too frequent, the temperature loss in the medicine pot may affect the dissolution of the active ingredients of the traditional Chinese medicine.
2. The volatile components of
some medicines contain volatile components. If stirred frequently, these components may volatilize prematurely, thus affecting the efficacy of the medicine.
