How to use frankincense and myrrh correctly

Frankincense and myrrh are recommended as commonly used drugs for promoting blood circulation, relieving pain and promoting granulation. If used improperly, it will not only affect the curative effect, but also make it difficult for patients to take it. Therefore, the author puts forward the following two opinions on the use of frankincense and myrrh for colleagues' reference. First, raw frankincense and raw myrrh should not be decocted. When they are decocted with other drugs, the decoction has an unpleasant strong smell, which makes it difficult for patients to take, even nausea and vomiting. The root cause of this situation is that frankincense and myrrh have not been processed, and a small amount of volatile oil contained in them has not been removed, which is exerted when they are decocted with other drugs, resulting in unpleasant smell and inconvenient administration. Therefore, we suggest that doctors should pay attention to the prescription of frankincense or myrrh; Pharmacists should also bake frankincense and myrrh before preparing prescriptions, especially the sales department of Chinese herbal medicines should refuse to sell frankincense and myrrh that have not been baked. 2. Baked frankincense and baked myrrh should be taken together with frankincense and myrrh. Although the toxic volatile oil is removed, its effective components, resin and gum, are insoluble in water, so no matter how fried, the effective components cannot be dissolved in water decoction. The correct usage is to grind the processed frankincense and myrrh into powder for taking, so as to maximize the curative effect of frankincense and myrrh. Otherwise, not only the efficacy/; The second is whether it can play a normal role, affecting the curative effect and the health of patients.