How to preserve Chinese herbal medicines with heavy moisture in summer

Summer belongs to the hot and humid weather It is said that "the day in summer is the face of children" The weather will change as soon as it is said The rainy weather often accompanies us We should not only pay attention to our body's heatstroke prevention and dampness avoidance, but also pay attention to the medicine kept at home to avoid its mildew and deterioration, especially the mildew and deterioration of traditional Chinese medicine Therefore, we must do a good job in the preservation of drugs at home in summer In general, it is best to store the medicinal materials in the refrigerator, especially the valuable medicinal materials, such as the price of winter wormwood, bird's nest, which can prevent insects and moisture 2 2 In order to prevent moth and mildew, we should use the method of "resist and store together", such as pepper price, star anise price, jade osmanthus price and other spicy herbs and some herbs together, which can prevent moth and mildew, such as pepper price and gecko price, seahorse price and so on 3 Dampproof Some medicinal materials should be dried first to remove water, and then put into sealed bottle cap for preservation to prevent discoloration and odor However, Beiqi, tangerine peel, angelica and Huaishan (yam) should not be exposed to the sun Beiqi and Huaishan exposure will change the color of medicinal materials, which can be dried by "baking"; Dried tangerine peel and Angelica can lose the smell of the herbs, so they should be stored in the refrigerator Keep medicine away from heat, light, dampproof and insects Look at the following ways to keep medicine 1 First aid drugs such as nitroglycerin, Jiuxin Pill, musk Baoxin Pill, compound Danxin dropping pill, etc should be kept away from light, moisture and high temperature In addition, traditional Chinese medicine reminds that the elderly like to pack first-aid drugs or commonly used drugs in small boxes so that they can carry them with them However, some elderly people add more drugs before they run out of them In this way, the newly added pills will be taken more quickly because they are placed on the top, while the earlier pills may be pressed on the bottom all the time, which is not easy to expire for a long time Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that the small pill box be emptied completely on a regular basis 2 Heatstroke prevention drugs such as Huoxiang Zhengqi water (pill), Baoji pill, Baoji oral liquid, shidishui, Ren Dan, etc among them, the liquid is relatively unstable, so TCM suggests that it should be replaced before the expiry date In addition, dried / fresh lotus leaf price, watermelon skin price, wick flower price, kapok price and other medicinal materials are common summer heat relieving medicinal materials It is not recommended to store too much, just buy as you use 3 Digestive drugs, such as Huoxiang Zhengqi pill (water), Baoji pill, huanglianguisu tablet, montmorillonite powder, can treat abdominal pain, diarrhea, abdominal distention, vomiting and acclimatization Mumianai, triplex and Bifidobacterium are mainly due to the treatment of diarrhea, constipation, abdominal distention and enteritis caused by the intestinal flora disorder of children, which need to be stored at 2 ℃ ~ 8 ℃ 4 In case of high temperature or exposure to sunlight, the common cold medicine vitamin C Yinqiao tablet is easy to oxidize and lose efficacy, so direct sunlight exposure should be avoided; the liquid preparations such as antiviral oral liquid, keyanliyan oral liquid, Qingkailing oral liquid should be kept away from light, closed and cool; the Xiaochaihu price granules should be kept away from damp and high temperature; Merrill Lynch should be kept in dark, put in refrigerator after opening and use up as soon as possible in a short time 5 Wuji Baifeng pill, a tonic medicine, should pay attention to dampproof and mildew The price of donkey hide gelatin should be kept in refrigerator to avoid high temperature melting The price of Angelica can't be dried in the sun, so it's better to keep it in the refrigerator, while the price of Angelica can't be handled easily when it's stored in low temperature, so it's better to buy cut Angelica price tablets Red dates are also easy to grow insects and molds It's best to dry them first after buying them home, and then put them in the refrigerator or other containers for sealing Ginseng and American ginseng are prone to mildew and insects It's best to keep them in the refrigerator Lycium barbarum is easy to turn black after contacting with air, so it should be sealed for preservation Huaishan (yam) should not be exposed to the sun, otherwise the color will turn red The price of Dangshen is high in sugar Pay attention to moth proof and moisture-proof The price of lotus seeds should be mothproof It's best to keep them in the refrigerator Snow clam paste is rich in protein, and generally deteriorates when refrigerated for a long time.