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Definition and classification of traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces

2026-03-17

Chinese herbal medicine decoction pieces are finished products of Chinese medicinal materials that have undergone processes such as net selection, cutting, and roasting.

definition
Chinese herbal medicine decoction pieces are finished products of Chinese medicinal materials that have undergone processes such as net selection, cutting, and roasting. They retain the effective ingredients of the medicinal materials and adjust their properties, reduce toxicity, or enhance therapeutic effects through processing, meeting the needs of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment.
Classification
According to the processing method:
Purification category: removing impurities and non medicinal parts (such as reed removal, heart removal, hair removal, etc.).
Cutting type: Cut into slices, segments, blocks, shreds, etc. (such as Huangqi slices, licorice segments).
Artillery processing: processed through techniques such as stir frying, roasting, calcining, steaming, and boiling (such as stir frying Atractylodes macrocephala, honey roasted licorice, and calcined oysters).
According to the source:
Plants (such as ginseng and angelica), animals (such as deer antler and ass hide glue), minerals (such as gypsum and cinnabar).

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