TCM | Modern processing | Ancient processing | ||||
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Chinese pharmacopoeia (2020 edition) | Provincial processing specification | |||||
Processing method | Provinces or Municipalities | Edition | ||||
Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) | Pinelliae Rhizoma praeparatum Cum Alumine | Take Banxia → soak in 8% alumen → boil thoroughly, reduced sensation of numb tongue → wash → cut into thick slices → dry | – | – | – | Take Banxia → soak in alumen for 7 days → dry Shengjizonglu(《聖濟總錄》) |
Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Zingibere et Alumine | Take Banxia → soak in water → boil thoroughly → add ginger and alumen → boil → take out → dry | – | – | – | Take Banxia → boil in alumen → add ginger → make into paste Bencaomengquan (《本草蒙筌》) | |
Rhizoma Pinelliae Praeparatum | Take Banxia → soak in water → boil thoroughly → add licorice boiled liquid → add lime water → soak and maintain pH12 → golden yellow section, reduced sensation of numb tongu → wash → dry | – | – | – | Take Banxia → add boiled lime water → stir → clarify it and discard the residu Bencaogangmushiyi(《本草綱目拾遺》) Take Banxia → add lime water → soak 2–3 days → wash → add alumen → soak → wash → dry Yaoxingcuping (《藥性粗評》) | |
Arisaematis Rhizoma (Tiannan Xing) | Arisaematis rhizome preparatum | Take Tiannanxing → soak in water → change the water 2 or 3 times a day → white foam appeared → soak in alumen for one day → change the water → sensation of numb tongue is reduced → add ginger and alumen → boil thoroughly → air to 40% ~ 60% dry → cut into slice → dry | Take Tiannanxing → soak in alumen for 3 days → dry Bencaobeiyao(《本草備要》) Take Tiannanxing → soak in alumen → cleaning 7 times → boil Shengjizonglu(《聖濟總錄》 Take Tiannanxing → add lime → stir-fry Xianshoulishangxuduanmifang (《仙授理傷續斷秘方》) | |||
Typhonii Rhizoma (Baifuzi) | Take Baifuzi → soak in water → change the water 2–3 times a day → sticky foam appears → soak in alumen for1 day → change the water → sensation of numb tongue is reduced → add ginger and alumen → boil → boil thoroughly → air to 60% ~ 70% dry → cut into thick slices → dry | Take Baifuzi → soak in water for 15 ~ 20 days → change the water 2–3 times a day → sticky foam appears → change the water → soak in alumen for 3 days → change the water → sensation of numb tongue is reduced → add ginger and alumen → boil → boil thoroughly → air to 60%- 70% dry → cut into thick slices → dry | Beijing | 2008 | ||
Hirudo (Shuizhi) | Take stir-fry talci pulvis → add Shuizhi → until slightly puffed | Take stir-fry talci pulvis → add Shuizhi → until light yellow, slightly bulging → take out | Jiangxi | 2008 | – | |
Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou) | – | Take stir-fry talci pulvis → add Roudoukou → until the surface is slightly bulgy and yellowish → take out | Beijing | 2008 | – | |
Asini Corii Colla (Ejiao) | – | Take diced Ejiao → add talci pulvis → stir-fry → until bulged into beads without a soft yolk → take out | Hunan | 2010 | – | |
Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) | – | Take Danggui → add soil → stir-fry → until earth-yellow → sift the soil away → cool | Hunan | 2010 | Take Danggui → add soil → stir-fry Depeibencao(《得配本草》) | |
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizome (Baizhu) | – | Take stir-fry soil → add Baizhu → stir-fry → until surface is the color of soil, fragrant → sift the soil away → cool | Shandong | 2012 | Take Baizhu → add soil → stir-fry → until brown → sift the soil away Bencaomengquan(《本草蒙筌》) Take Baizhu → add soil → stir-fry Qianjinyifang(《千金翼方》) & Bencaocongxin(《本草从新》) | |
Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao) | – | Take Baishao → add soil → stir-fry → until yellowish brown → sift the soil away → cool | Tianjin | 2018 | – | |
Coicis Semen (Yiyiren) | – | Take stir-fry soil → add Yiyiren → until surface is the color of soil, fragrant → sift the soil away → cool | Yunnan | 2005 | Take Yiyiren → add soil → stir-fry → until surface is yellow → boil → grind in paste form Youhuanjiwen(《遊宦紀聞》) | |
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) | – | Take stir-fry soil → add Chenpi → stir-fry → until surface is the color of soil with focal spot → sift the soil away → cool | Shandong | 2012 | – | |
Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong) | – | Take Maidong → spray a little water → add cinnabaris → mix well → dry | Hunan | 2010 | Take Maidong → add cinnabaris Bencaobiandu (《本草便讀》) | |
Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi) | – | Take Yuanzhi → spray a little water → moisten for | Gansu | 2009 | – |