What are the methods for heating Chinese medicine?

Although traditional Chinese medicine plays a role in the treatment of certain diseases that western medicine does not, it is also a big problem that it is very troublesome to take. Especially now that most people are either at work or at school, they simply do not have that much time to boil medicine. As a result, many boiled bagged Chinese medicines have been born. What are the methods for heating this type of Chinese medicine? Let’s take a look together.

1. Heating method

Generally speaking, machine-decocted Chinese medicines are packaged in medical plastic bags, and the packaging process is carried out in a fully closed and sterile state. This bagged liquid medicine is resistant to squeezing and not easy to break. Each bag of liquid medicine can be stored for two weeks at room temperature, making it very convenient to carry at home or out. When taking the medicine, the patient only needs to soak the medicine bag in hot water for about 10 minutes and then drink it.

2. Will microwave heating affect the efficacy of medicine?

Many people also wonder whether using a microwave to heat the medicine will affect the effectiveness of the medicine. The answer is no. Chinese medicine in machine-fried bags heated in a microwave oven can also be taken safely. This is because the principle of microwave ovens heating food is not based on heat transfer, but rather on the constantly changing magnetic field generated by microwave oscillations, which causes the water molecules in the liquid to oscillate and generate heat, thereby heating the liquid. During the whole process of heating food, no chemical reaction occurs, so the effective ingredients of the liquid medicine are basically in a stable state and will not affect the efficacy of the medicine.

Well, after reading the above introduction, I believe you have a certain understanding of the heating methods of traditional Chinese medicine. If you need to drink traditional Chinese medicine, you might as well use the above method to heat it. However, the hotter the traditional Chinese medicine is, the better the effect will be. Generally, a temperature of about 60 to 70 degrees Celsius is completely sufficient.