How many times does a Chinese medicine boil?

A set of traditional Chinese medicine generally needs to be boiled 2-3 times.

In traditional Chinese medicine treatment, the boiling of traditional Chinese medicine is an important knowledge, and its boiling process directly affects the effectiveness of the drug. If it is a flower type of traditional Chinese medicine, its boiling time is usually relatively short, generally need to boil 2 times, the first boiling can extract most of the effective ingredients, the second boiling can further extract the effective ingredients, but also can make the liquid thicker. If it is a rhizomatous medicinal material, because of its high density, the medicinal ingredients are difficult to release, the boiling time is relatively long, and it may need to be boiled for 3 times.