In order to save manpower, the processing method of traditional Chinese medicine adopts nine steaming and nine drying.

The traditional Chinese medicine processing method of nine steaming and nine drying is not to save manpower.

Nine-steaming and nine-drying of traditional Chinese medicine is a method of traditional Chinese medicine processing, which is usually used to process Chinese herbal medicines with hard texture, such as Angelica sinensis and Paeonia lactiflora. The purpose of nine steaming and nine drying is to soften Chinese herbal medicine, increase its solubility and remove some harmful substances. However, the manual operation required for nine steaming and nine baking is very complicated and requires a long time of labor. Now there are automatic equipment that can be used to process Chinese medicine, saving manpower.

The traditional processing method of nine steaming and nine drying is to put Chinese herbal medicines into a casserole, add water, boil them with strong fire, then take them out and cool them for later use, repeat them for nine times, and finally dry them. Nowadays, automatic equipment can automatically complete the cooking and drying process of Chinese herbal medicines through heating, cooling, feeding and discharging, which greatly reduces the processing cost and labor cost.

Importance of nine steaming and nine dryness of traditional Chinese medicine

The nine-steaming and nine-drying method is especially suitable for preparing processed products such as Chinese medicine tablets and Chinese medicine granules. After nine steaming and nine drying, the texture of Chinese herbal medicines is softer and the taste is more mellow, which improves the taste and efficacy of Chinese herbal medicines. In addition, nine steaming and nine drying can also remove harmful substances that are difficult to dissolve in Chinese herbal medicines, such as volatile oil and mucus, making Chinese herbal medicines safer and more effective.

Nine-steaming and nine-drying is a complicated processing method with high time and labor cost, but it is still widely used, which shows its importance in the processing of traditional Chinese medicine. Although modern Chinese medicine processing technology has been gradually developed, nine steaming and nine drying is still an irreplaceable Chinese medicine processing method. It is an important means to improve the processing quality and curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine and enhance its safety.

The role of nine steaming and nine drying in traditional Chinese medicine

1, improve the medicinal properties: Chinese herbal medicines that have been evaporated for nine times are softer and more easily absorbed by the human body, which can increase the bioavailability and curative effect of the medicine and make the medicine more suitable for the needs of the human body.

2. Transformation components: Chinese herbal medicine can promote the transformation of its internal components, improve the content and extraction rate of effective components, and thus enhance the efficacy.

3. Removing harmful components: Nine steaming and nine drying can also remove harmful components such as volatile oil and mucus from Chinese herbal medicines, making Chinese herbal medicines safer.

4, improve the appearance: nine steaming and nine drying can make Chinese herbal medicines richer in color, softer in texture and more beautiful after packaging.