How long can I keep the Chinese herbs I bought?

How long a Chinese medicine can be stored depends on factors such as the nature and type of Chinese medicine, as well as the storage environment, and cannot be generalized. Under normal circumstances, Chinese herbal medicines can be stored for 3-6 months or even longer in a dry and well-ventilated environment, while boiled Chinese herbal decoctions can be stored for a short period of time, and proprietary Chinese medicines are stored according to the shelf life of the drugs, and expired drugs should not be taken.

1. Chinese herbal medicine:

1. Medicinal materials: If they are picked or purchased from Chinese medicine shops, they can be stored for 3-6 months in a dry and well-ventilated environment, and some can be stored for 1 year or more. Medicinal materials that have been stored for a long time need to be seen and smelled before use to prevent mildew or insects, and it is not recommended to continue to use them if abnormalities are found;

2. Decoction: If it is a decoction of traditional Chinese medicine that has been boiled, it is recommended to take it on the same day or many times to avoid reducing the efficacy. If the patient needs to boil more decoction at a time due to busy work, it can be covered with plastic wrap and placed in the refrigerator for refrigeration, and it is not recommended to take it again after more than 3 days.

In addition, it is recommended that patients buy the sachet of decoction in the pharmacy, which is relatively more convenient and time-saving, and the sealed storage period of decoction of Chinese medicine is 7-14 days, but it is recommended that it should not exceed 7 days.

2. Chinese patent medicine:

Chinese patent medicines include pills, powders, pills and other types, and patients can decide the storage time according to the purchase date and expiration date, generally within 1-2 years. If it is found to be expired, it needs to be avoided to avoid discomfort and physical harm.

It can generally be stored for 3-6 months in a cool and dry environment, and can be stored for more than 1 year if it is stored in a vacuum seal. It can be stored in a vacuum fresh-keeping tank from Bestford, which can isolate the air and prevent moisture.

Traditional Chinese medicine can be stored in the refrigerator for about half a month.

How long can Chinese medicine be stored in the refrigerator has a certain relationship with the sealing method of Chinese medicine and the refrigeration temperature. If the traditional Chinese medicine is vacuum-sealed and put in the refrigerator for refrigeration, the storage time can be relatively long, and it can be stored for about half a month; However, if the Chinese medicine does not have any seal, even if it is refrigerated in the refrigerator, it may deteriorate for a long time, and this situation cannot be taken, otherwise it will not achieve the best effect.

Under normal circumstances, the refrigerator refrigeration temperature is 0-5 degrees, which can better preserve traditional Chinese medicine; However, if the refrigeration temperature is relatively high, at 5-10 degrees, the storage time in this case is relatively short. The decoction of Chinese medicine should be taken as soon as possible so as not to affect the efficacy.

How to care for your refrigerator

1. Pay attention to whether the position of the refrigerator is reasonable and whether it is convenient for the refrigerator to dissipate heat. It is also necessary to check the power supply of the home, whether it is grounded, and whether it is a dedicated line.

2. Before use, the user should carefully read the attached product manual and check the various parts of the refrigerator. The power supply used in household refrigerators is mostly 220V, 50Hz single-phase AC power supply, when working normally, the voltage fluctuation is allowed between 187-242V, if the fluctuation is large or high and low, it will affect the normal operation of the compressor, and even burn the compressor.

3. The refrigerator should use a single-phase three-pin socket and be wired separately. Pay attention to protect the insulation layer of the power cord, do not overpressure the wire, and do not change or lengthen the power cord at will.

4. After checking that there is no error, the refrigerator should be left to stand for 2 to 6 hours before turning on to avoid oil circuit failure (refrigerator after handling). After the power is turned on, listen carefully to whether the sound of the compressor is normal when starting and running, whether there is the sound of the pipes hitting each other, if the noise is too loud, check whether the product is placed smoothly, whether the pipelines are in contact, and make corresponding adjustments. If there is a loud abnormal sound, the power should be cut off immediately and a professional repairer should be contacted.

5. When starting to use, it is necessary to run with load reduction, because the moving parts of the new machine have a running-in process. After running for a period of time, add a large amount to prolong the life of the refrigerator.

6. When using the refrigerator for the first time, the food stored should not be too much, and there should be appropriate space to keep the cold air circulating, and try to avoid the refrigerator working at full capacity for a long time. Hot food should be cooled to room temperature before putting it in to avoid the refrigerator not being shut down for a long time. Food should be sealed in a plastic bag or plastic wrap or put in an airtight container, which can prevent food from being damp, dehydrated, and smelly.

Foods with water should be removed from the water and placed to avoid excessive frost due to the evaporation of a large amount of water. Note that liquids and glassware should not be placed in the freezer to prevent frost cracking damage. Do not put volatile, flammable chemicals, corrosive acids and alkalis to avoid damaging the refrigerator.

After the Chinese medicine is boiled, put it in the refrigerator as follows:

It's usually about a week. Depending on the specific situation, one is made by machine decoction and sealed in a plastic bag, and this traditional Chinese medicine is generally stored for a relatively long time, which can reach about 7 days. The Chinese medicine made by oneself is very easy to spoil due to poor sealing conditions and relatively many bacteria in the refrigerator, and is usually stored for 1-3 days.

Although traditional Chinese medicine is a very good **, many people will suffer from not knowing how to decoction medicine, so they will decoction medicine, the most common decoction is vacuum packaging, and then it will be served with utensils provided by patients, you must know that your utensils are easy to deteriorate.

Theory of medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine:

The reason why drugs can be targeted at the condition is that each drug itself has a number of characteristics and effects, the predecessors called it the bias of the drug, and the properties and properties related to the efficacy of the drug are collectively called the medicinal properties, which includes the material basis of the drug to exert efficacy and the role reflected in the process. It is a high-level summary of the properties and functions of drugs.

The theory of studying the formation mechanism of medicinal properties and the laws of its application is called the theory of medicinal properties, and its basic contents include the four qi and five flavors, ups and downs, meridians, toxicity and non-toxicity, compatibility, and contraindications.

The above content reference: Encyclopedia - Chinese Medicine.

How long can the decocted Chinese medicine be stored at room temperature {no refrigerator}?

Now the vacuum-packed (filled) decoction of traditional Chinese medicine can be stored for 3 7 days at room temperature (5 25 degrees). Above 25 degrees Celsius, keep it for 24 hours. It can be kept at low temperatures (frozen) for a month.

If there is no refrigerator at home, and the weather at your home is very hot, then you can use the following methods to extend the shelf life: first, after filling the decoction medicine, seal it, if there is a well at home, pack the medicine with a bag, tie it with a rope, and hang it on the upper part of the water surface of the well, and keep the medicine and the water surface 5 cm apart. The second is that the packaging method is the same, but you can use someone else's refrigerator to help freeze some ice cubes, and the frozen ice cubes are broken into small pieces, and the loaded medicine is placed with the ice cubes, and it is best to seal it; The third is to use Peikuan cold water to pull it all the time, so that the medicine is completely immersed in the water and can be kept for three days.

Hope it helps.

How long can you store your own Chinese medicine at room temperature?

If it is a traditional Chinese medicine decoction provided by itself, it is generally not recommended to take it overnight, the higher the temperature, the faster the deterioration of the liquid medicine, in the season with higher temperature, the room temperature is above 25, and the general decoction is kept for no more than 2 days.

How long can the decoctioned Chinese medicine be kept at room temperature?

Look at how many degrees the room temperature is. In winter, you can leave it for a week, but in summer, you can't put it for three days. It is best to keep Chinese medicine in the refrigerator below 10 degrees.

How long can the Chinese herbal solution be stored at room temperature after being refrigerated in the refrigerator and then taken out.

The liquid Chinese medicine is taken out after being refrigerated in the refrigerator, and the decoction in vacuum bags is generally stored for no more than 2 days at room temperature, and it is generally bottled for one day. In order to ensure the safety of the use of drugs, doctors generally require 24 hours, and bottles are taken within 12 hours. The best temperature for storing the Chinese herbal decoction in sealed vacuum packaging is 0 5, and the storage time in the refrigerator is 7 14 days, but it is best not to exceed 7 days.

If you find that the liquid medicine bag is bulging, the liquid medicine has changed its flavor, there are bubbles and other abnormal phenomena, it is considered to be spoiled and should not be used.

The storage time of Chinese medicine in the refrigerator is closely related to the packaging, dosage form and composition of Chinese medicine. Substitute decoction medicine, can be stored for 1 month, if it is a decoction piece medicine, it can be stored for 1-2 years.

Many traditional Chinese medicine ingredients are more complex and relatively unstable, so they can be stored in the refrigerator at 0 -5 levels, which can usually be stored for a longer time. If it is an individual processing of Chinese medicine pills, use a closed plastic bottle or plastic bag, which can be refrigerated in the refrigerator for about half a year. In the case of tablets such as ginseng tablets, the storage time can usually be up to 2 years when the package is not opened.

If the package has been opened, take it as soon as possible. If it is a liquid Chinese medicine preparation, when it is packaged in a closed vacuum packaging bag, the shelf life is generally 7-14 days, and it is recommended to take it within 7 days as much as possible. If the traditional Chinese medicine contains more scorpions, centipedes and other herbs with high sugar content, the storage time will be relatively shortened.

It is recommended to take the purchased Chinese medicine as soon as possible, generally buy as much as you can, once the Chinese medicine has passed the expiration date, the efficacy will not only decrease, but also may affect the health of the body.

Generally, it can be stored for 3-5 days. Traditional Chinese medicine is generally boiled on the same day, and it is a better choice to drink it on the same day, but occasionally it can be used if it can be properly stored for a period of time for a reason. Generally speaking, if the temperature is only a few degrees, it can generally be stored for 3 to 5 days without deterioration, which can be determined by the temperature.

It can also be stored in the refrigerator and the fresh-keeping room can generally be stored for 7 days.

Nowadays, TCM doctors prescribe Chinese medicine prescriptions, usually for 4 to 7 days at a time, and many patients will choose to decoction all the Chinese medicines in the hospital at one time, and then keep the decoction in the refrigerator. In this way, the sealed packaging of traditional Chinese medicine can generally be put in the refrigerator for 7 days, the patient only needs to pay attention to taking the medicine on time, if the time to take the medicine is up, but the medicine is not taken, it will cause a backlog of medicinal soup, and the time of taking it will be delayed. This is not conducive to the exertion and preservation of the efficacy of the drug.

Therefore, patients should pay attention to taking the medicine regularly so that the decoction will not pass the expiration date. If it is a Chinese herbal decoction that you take home to boil, it is generally not recommended to take it overnight, and you should try to drink it all at once. Even if placed in the refrigerator freezer, it should not exceed 3 days.

The shelf life of traditional Chinese medicine is generally seven days when it is refrigerated in the refrigerator, and if it exceeds seven days, it may deteriorate and reduce its efficacy. At present, many hospitals have the service of decoction of traditional Chinese medicine, the hospital boils the medicine well, and then uses vacuum packaging, packaging is easy to carry and store, this type of traditional Chinese medicine will generally indicate the shelf life on the packaging bag, and the shelf life at room temperature is not more than two days.

If it is a traditional Chinese medicine made at home, it is best not to exceed two days, otherwise it will appear after consumption.

Boiled Chinese medicine is generally divided into two kinds, one is made by machine decoction, sealed in a plastic bag, this kind of Chinese medicine is generally stored for a relatively long time, can reach about 7 days. Boiled by yourself because there is no sealed bag to store for 1 to 3 days.

Generally, it is no problem to store it in the refrigerator for about 7 days, but if it is too long, it will affect the efficacy of the drug.

We know that many things have an expiration date, not to mention medicinal herbs. Western medicine generally expires after two to three years, while Chinese medicine and Western medicine are very different in nature, so they cannot be compared. We often say that Chinese medicine is "the same source of medicine and food", so the storage of many Chinese medicines is the same as the storage of food, but because of its special characteristics, Chinese medicine cannot be generalized with food.

1. Some Chinese herbal medicines do not have a strict shelf life

Chinese herbal medicines are used in all things in nature, such as roots, stems and leaves, flowers and fruits, animals, ores, etc. Therefore, generally speaking, Chinese herbal medicines can be stored for a long time as long as the storage environment is appropriate and the maintenance is reasonable.

2. Medicinal materials containing volatile, oily and carbohydrate components should not be stored for a long time

The composition of some medicinal materials is not very stable, and long-term storage will cause the volatilization and loss of active ingredients, oxidative decomposition. Therefore, in the storage of traditional Chinese medicine, people often think that the general stems, leaves, flowers and other medicinal materials are stored for up to two years, woody fruits and seeds are generally stored for up to four years, and minerals are generally not more than ten years.

3. Medicinal materials with special requirements need to be aged

Although most of the Chinese herbal medicines are not suitable for long-term storage, there are some special herbs that are different. After thousands of years of experience, the ancients believed that some medicinal herbs could not only be stored for a long time, but even get better and better.

Tangerine peel is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine. There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine called "one or two tangerine peels and one or two gold, a hundred years of tangerine peel wins", which means that the longer the tangerine peel is stored, the higher the value, and the tangerine peel on the market is generally shorter, and it is already good to have five or six years, and high-quality tangerine peel needs to be placed and fermented for decades.

4. The decoction should be taken on the same day

Unlike dried herbs, decoctioned herbs are generally not recommended to be left and are best taken hot. Therefore, the ancients decocted medicinal herbs were generally decocted and drunk hot, so as to exert the best medicinal effect.

Nowadays, many people will choose Chinese medicine decoction for convenience, and cook a week or even more of the liquid medicine at a time, this method is not advisable, because once the active ingredients of Chinese herbal medicine are extracted, they will become extremely unstable, and various complex ingredients are easily changed when mixed together, or volatilization, or decomposition, or oxidation, etc., which will affect the efficacy to a certain extent.

In addition, the general decoction of Chinese medicine will not be sterilized and sterilized, and bacteria and viruses in the natural environment can easily breed in the liquid medicine.