Chinese Materia Medica 2

2. Process of Chinese Medicinal Herbs 

2.1 Purpose of processing Chinese medicinal herbs

      2.1.1 Removing or reducing the toxicity ,drastic properties and side effects of some Chinese medicinal herbs .

      2.1.2 Promoting therapeutic effects 

      2.1.3Modifing the natures and actions of Chinese medicinal herbs so as to make them suitable for therapeutic requirements.

     2.1.4Facilitating decocting and taking medicine ,making preparation and storing medicine .

     2.1.5 Taking away the impurity , non-pharmaceutical parts and unpleasant tastes , thus making the medicinal herbs clean and pure , and convenient for patients to take .

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2.2 Methods of processing materials 

    2.2.1 Purifying and cutting 

     discarding impurity 

     breaking into fine piece Cutting 

    2.2.2 Processing with water 

    washing 

     softening 

     rinsing 

     power-refining method with water 

    2.2.3processing with fire 

     parching:  

1. simple parching

   2.complex parching 

   3.Stir-baking  with liquid adjuvants 

   4. calcining  

   5.roasting in hot ashes

    2.2.4 processing with water and fire 

     steaming 

     boiling 

     scalding 

   2.2.5 Other processing methods 

     germination ,fermentation , frost-like powder 

3. Compatibility  of Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Compatibility of Chinese medicinal herbs refers to the combination of more than two herbs with purpose in the light of clinical requirement and medicinal properties and actions .

Seven aspects :

   Mutual reinforcement of TCM

   Mutual assistance of TCM

   Mutual restraint 

   Mutual detoxication

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