Scientific storage of Chinese herbal medicines

After the Chinese herbal medicines are harvested and processed, they should be scientifically stored in time to ensure their efficacy and quality. Many medicinal herbs often cause damage, spoilage, discoloration, oil migration, and taste deterioration due to improper packaging or storage, and are lost. The drug efficacy, but also produces toxic side effects. Therefore, it is very important to correctly grasp the packaging, storage, and storage of Chinese herbal medicines. 1 Storage of starch-containing medicinal herbs Chinese herbal medicines such as Chinese yam, Fritillaria, Alisma, Gegen, rhubarb, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix Codonopsis, Polygonum multiflorum, etc., contain various components such as starch, protein, amino acids, etc. Therefore, these herbs are usually used in double layers. The non-toxic plastic bag is sealed and then placed in the lime tank or jar and stored in the altar to prevent the occurrence of insect infestation, mildew, and deterioration. 2. Storage of sugar-containing classified medicinal materials Codonopsis pilosula, Scrophulariae, Asparagus, Polygonatum, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Scutellariae, Rhizoma Polygonati, Radix Paeoniaeba, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Gardenia jasminoides and other high-sugar medicinal herbs are easily absorbed by moisture and become glycosylated and are not easily dried. As a result, molds are infested and moldy and spoiled. Therefore, such medicinal materials should first be fully dried, then put into double-layer non-toxic plastic bags, placed in sealed jars, bottles, jars, and jars, or they can be placed. Refrigerate in a freezer. 3. The herbs containing volatile substances such as asarum, white peony root, achyranthes, woody, Chinese rose, rose, bergamot and other herbs contain volatile oil, rich aroma and bright color, not long-term exposure to the air, otherwise It is susceptible to temperature, humidity, oxygen, light and other factors, causing discoloration, gas, oil, brittle and fragile. Therefore, this kind of medicine should use double-layer non-toxic plastic bags, put a small amount of charcoal in the bag or Alum, stored in a dark place, in a dry place, or sealed in a container for moisture, dry and oil, and mildew. 4. Storage of Fruits and Seed Herbs Almonds, Crotons, Walnuts, Bozi Nuts, Coix Seed, Yu Li Ren, Mudzi, Lotus Seeds and other herbs contain many ingredients such as starch, fat, sugar, and protein, which have higher temperatures. Under it, the oil can easily infiltrate, causing oil stains on the surface of the medicinal material, causing deterioration, deterioration, and oil removal. Therefore, these kinds of Chinese medicinal materials should not be stored in high temperature places, and they should not be baked with fire. They should be stored in ceramics, metal boxes and glass bottles. Some of them should be heated and fried or swept with boiling water before they are stored and disinfected. After the bacteria, they are put into a wooden box and sealed inside the iron box to prevent insects and mildew.