Chinese medicine preservation has the best classification and storage effect

[ China Pharmaceutical Network Health and Wellness ] Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to health care. Many people will buy Chinese herbal medicines for daily health care. However, if Chinese herbal medicines do not pay attention to preservation methods, it is easy to reduce the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicines and even mold. change. So, how should Chinese medicine be best preserved? Here is the best way to preserve Chinese medicine.

(Chinese medicine preserves the best classification storage effect picture source: Baidu pictures)

Chinese medicine preservation should be classified into types

A fragrant medicinal material such as musk. Volatile oil is an effective ingredient in many Chinese herbal medicines. It is generally aromatic, and it can be smelled on the herbs. Volatile oils are volatile, and if the taste of these herbs is light, the efficacy will be reduced. Heating and boiling will accelerate the loss of volatile oil. Therefore, medicines containing more volatile oil such as peppermint, schizonepeta, musk, and perilla should be placed far away from the heat source, and should be lowered after boiling to avoid reducing the efficacy. .

Angelica and other medicinal materials that are easy to remove. During the storage process, due to moisture and other factors, the oil and sugar contained in the medicine are likely to precipitate on the surface of the medicine, such as a layer of oil, also called "oil". Fruits and seed medicinal materials are easy to remove oil, such as almond, Ophiopogon japonicus, Angelica, Codonopsis, longan, and medlar. Keep these herbs should be dry.

Ginseng and other susceptible herbs. Chinese herbal medicines may invade or carry eggs during collection and storage, causing insects. After the medicinal materials are affected, wormholes and sputum powder may occur, and some pests may multiply rapidly, which may cause the medicinal materials to be scrapped. Alisma, scutellaria, rhubarb, ginseng, and white peony are more susceptible to insects. The medicinal materials of mild worms can be processed and reused, and the medicinal materials with serious worms should be discarded in time.

An easily discolored medicinal material such as peony bark. The medicinal materials have their own color, and the peony bark may have a reduced effect at the same time as discoloration. Some herbs contain enzymes that are susceptible to oxidation and discoloration; too high a temperature in the sun and baking can cause discoloration of the drug. Preservation of such herbs should avoid exposure to the sun.

At the same time, what should we pay attention to when keeping Chinese medicine?

Precautions for preserving traditional Chinese medicine

classification. According to the characteristics of the medicinal materials, such as squid skin, melon wilting and other fleshy, sweet and fragrant medicinal materials are easy to be worms, should be placed in the smoked warehouse; Yuanzhi, Pinellia and other mildew, should pay attention to ventilation, sun exposure. In addition, highly toxic herbs should be labeled with eye-catching labels, and kept by special persons to prevent misuse of poisoning.

Insecticide. Animals such as mulberry and demon hive should be steamed before storage to avoid hatching. At the same time, chemical drugs can be used to smoke and kill pests. Usually, when a small amount of medicinal materials are preserved, sulfur can be ignited to form sulfur dioxide, and when a large amount of medicinal materials can be sprayed, it can be sprayed. Chlorinated bitumen.

seal. Seed medicinal materials (white lentils, malt, coix seed, etc.), sealed to prevent rat bites; easy to weather (mansardite, etc.) and volatile (borneol, etc.) herbs, sealed to avoid loss of active ingredients. When sealing, put the medicine in a clean glass bottle, cover the bottle cap tightly, and seal it with a wax circle at the mouth of the bottle. In addition, ceramic cans and vacuum bags are also good sealed containers.

Low temperature. Molds and pests are not easy to grow below 10 °C, and the metamorphic reactions of oils such as oil, melting, adhesion, odor loss, and decay are not easy to occur at low temperatures, so it is beneficial to place the herbs in a cool dry place (such as a refrigerator). Save its active ingredients.

Protected from light. Herbs like flower leaves that change easily during light should be stored in dark places and in ceramic containers and colored glass bottles to avoid direct sunlight.

Joint collection. The pepper is stored together with the smelly animal medicinal materials (antler, earthworm, etc.) to prevent the animal worms from deteriorating; the diarrhea and the dan is placed in one place, the diarrhea is not easy to worm, and the dan is not easily deteriorated. .

Finally, let me introduce how to preserve the fried Chinese medicine.

Fried Chinese medicine can be put in the refrigerator for a few days

We found that the time required for the liquids to be indicated on the sealed vacuum bags by hospitals and pharmacies was not the same. There have been such studies in which different prescriptions were stored under different temperature conditions. By observing the degree of deterioration of the juice, the measurement items such as odor, turbidity, mold and acidity were recorded. It was found that the higher the temperature, the faster the deterioration of the liquid. In the high temperature season, the room temperature is above 25 °C, and the general decoction is not stored for more than 2 days. If it is refrigerated, it will generally be stored for 7 days without deterioration. In addition, even under the same conditions, different prescriptions have a large difference in metamorphism. If the content of starch, protein, sugar and other components in the liquid is high, the deterioration is faster.

In order to ensure the safe use of drugs, the optimal temperature for the preservation of vacuum-packed traditional Chinese medicine decoction is 0~5°C, and the storage time is 7~14 days, but it is best not to exceed 7 days. On the one hand, because the soup is cooked, it is often stored at room temperature for half a day until it is refrigerated. This will “accelerate” the deterioration of the soup. On the other hand, if the soup is boiled, it contains all the cockroaches, cockroaches, etc. Animal Chinese medicine or Chinese medicines with high sugar content such as rehmannia and jaundice may also affect the preservation time. If it is found that the liquid medicine bag is bulging or the liquid medicine is odorous, abnormal phenomena such as air bubbles are deteriorated and cannot be taken.

If it is a Chinese medicine decoction filled with the utensils provided by yourself, it is generally not recommended to take it overnight. Even if it is placed in the freezer of the refrigerator, it should not exceed 3 days, so as to prevent the deterioration of the liquid medicine from affecting health.

From this point of view, to ensure the long-lasting effect of Chinese medicine, preservation is also very particular.

Nursing Bed

The Nursing Bed is a Hospital Bed specially designed for patients with reduced mobility during Home Care. The main purpose of the Elderly Home Care Bed is to facilitate nursing staff and facilitate patient recovery.

Home nursing beds can be divided into two categories: manual nursing beds and electric nursing beds according to the operation mode.

Home manual nursing beds can be clearly divided into manual two-function nursing beds, manual three-function nursing beds, manual five-function nursing beds, and manual multi-function nursing beds according to the number of shaking hands.

Nursing Bed,Nursing Elderly Bed Care,Elderly Home Care Bed,Metal Home Care Bed

Haloxylon Ammodendron Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. , https://www.ssmedicaldevic.com