中药材切制前的软化是炮制加工中的重要环节。现在基层单位对药材的软化,大多数使用常水浸泡,其原理是使水分渗入药材内,药材吸水后体积膨胀,质地变软,便于切制,但是,软化方法不当,容易造成硬心或伤水,达不到软化的效果,或者使有效成分损失。笔者综合本单位情况,介绍二种简单的软化方法。 Softening before cutting of Chinese medicinal materials is an important part of processing and processing. At present, the grass-roots unit softens the medicinal materials, and most of them use constant-water immersion. The principle is to make the water penetrate into the medicinal materials. The volume of the medicinal materials after water absorption expands, and the texture becomes soft and easy to cut. However, the softening method is improper, and it easily causes hardcore or injury. Water does not achieve softening or loss of active ingredients. The author combines the situation of this unit and introduces two simple softening methods.