Traditional Chinese medicine component extraction method

Abstract

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine component extraction method which is completed through a traditional Chinese medicine component detection and extraction device according to the following steps: 1) putting a medicine containing tank filled with traditional Chinese medicines into an accommodating container; (2) starting an electric heater to heat the water and the traditional Chinese medicinal materials to a set temperature; (3) the controller controls a plurality of steam inlet electromagnetic valves with electromagnetic valve timers to be opened and closed one by one in turn, and the steam enters a medicine containing tank from a steam inlet hole group to be heated and boiled; (4) during heat-preservation soaking and heating boiling of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials, the speed regulating motor drives a stirring rod to rotate through a rotating shaft to stir the traditional Chinese medicinal materials, and the rotating shaft drives an eccentric wheel to rotate; (5) when the traditional Chinese medicinal materials are subjected to heat-preservation soaking and heating decoction, starting a vibration generator; and (6) opening a liquid discharge electromagnetic valve, detecting that the liquid medicine with the concentration reaching a set value falls into the filter cartridge through a concentration transmitter, and opening an extraction electromagnetic valve to extract the liquid medicine filtered by the filter screen. The medicine decocting device is high in extraction efficiency, and medicine liquid components in the medicine decocting pot are stable and uniform.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine detection, and in particular to a method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components. Background Art

[0002] During the processing and preparation of traditional Chinese medicine, detecting the components of traditional Chinese medicine can improve the quality of traditional Chinese medicine; the traditional method for extracting the components of traditional Chinese medicine is to boil the traditional Chinese medicine in a decocting pot to obtain a medicinal liquid and then extract it. Such simple boiling has the deficiencies of low extraction efficiency and unstable and uneven components of the medicinal liquid in the decocting pot. Therefore, designing a device and method for detecting and extracting the components of traditional Chinese medicine with higher extraction efficiency and more stable and uniform components of the medicinal liquid in the decocting pot has become an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the current method for extracting the components of traditional Chinese medicine, which has low extraction efficiency and unstable and uneven components of the medicinal liquid in the decocting pot, and to provide a method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components with higher extraction efficiency and more stable and uniform components of the medicinal liquid in the decocting pot.

[0004] The specific technical solution of the present invention is as follows: A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components, characterized in that it is completed by a traditional Chinese medicine component detection and extraction device according to the following steps. The traditional Chinese medicine component detection and extraction device includes: a controller, a housing, and a housing cover detachably connected to the upper end of the housing. It is characterized in that the traditional Chinese medicine component detection and extraction device further includes: a containing container provided with a bottom plate and a plurality of outer holes and connected to the inner side of the housing through a lower spring group, a medicine holding tank placed in the containing container and provided with an inner hole group communicating with the outer holes, a cover plate covering the upper end of the containing container and connected to the housing cover through an upper spring group, a filtering and extraction device installed at the lower end of the housing, a swinging and stirring device for swinging the medicine holding tank and stirring the traditional Chinese medicine, and a steam heating and vibration device; The specific steps are as follows: (1) Place the medicine holding tank containing traditional Chinese medicine into the containing container, add water between the medicine holding tank and the inner side of the housing and the containing container, and then cover the housing cover; (2) Turn on the electric heater to heat the water and traditional Chinese medicine to a set temperature, and keep the traditional Chinese medicine soaked at the set temperature for a set time; (3) The controller controls the sequential opening and closing of several steam inlet solenoid valves provided with solenoid valve timers one by one. The steam enters the medicine holding tank through the connecting hose, the steam inlet joint, and the steam inlet hole group for heating and boiling, and vibrates the water and traditional Chinese medicine in the medicine holding tank to improve the boiling effect and efficiency; (4) When the traditional Chinese medicine is kept soaked and heated and boiled, the speed regulating motor drives the stirring rod to rotate through the rotating shaft to stir the traditional Chinese medicine, and the rotating shaft drives the eccentric wheel to rotate. The convex end of the eccentric wheel moves circumferentially along the side circumference of the swinging through hole. Under the combined action of the lower spring group and the upper spring group, the medicine holding tank swings, improving the boiling effect and efficiency and the uniformity of the liquid medicine components; (5) When the traditional Chinese medicine is kept soaked and heated and boiled, turn on the vibration generator to further improve the boiling effect and efficiency; (6) Open the liquid discharge solenoid valve, and the liquid medicine with a concentration reaching the set value detected by the concentration transmitter falls into the filter cylinder, and open the extraction solenoid valve to extract the liquid medicine filtered by the filter screen.

[0005] The solenoid valve timer (MICDRAIN) adopts an analog circuit to control the timed on / off of the solenoid valve with a non-contact switch, and the on / off time can be adjusted as needed.

[0006] Preferably, the swinging and stirring device includes: a positioning convex block with a size adapted to the inner circumference of the containing container and connected to the lower end of the housing cover, a swinging through hole provided at the upper end of the housing cover and penetrating the lower end of the positioning convex block, a speed regulating motor installed at the upper end of the housing cover, a rotating shaft passing through the swinging through hole and connected to the output shaft of the speed regulating motor at the upper end, an eccentric wheel provided in the swinging through hole and connected to the rotating shaft, and a plurality of stirring rod groups arranged vertically; Each stirring rod group includes a plurality of stirring rods distributed circumferentially along the rotating shaft and respectively connected to the rotating shaft at the inner ends; The upper end of the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the housing cover; The distance between the convex end of the eccentric wheel and the axis of the rotating shaft is greater than the radius of the swinging through hole, and the convex end of the eccentric wheel presses against the side circumference of the large end of the stepped shaft-shaped through hole; The speed regulating motor is electrically connected to the controller.

[0007] Preferably, the steam heating and vibrating device includes: a steam outlet joint installed on the shell cover, several counterbores provided at the upper end of the bottom plate, connecting hoses with the same number as the counterbores and corresponding one by one, a steam inlet solenoid valve provided with a solenoid valve timer, a steam inlet joint, and a steam inlet hole group provided at the lower end of the medicine container and communicating with the counterbores; the steam inlet joint is installed at the lower end of the bottom plate and communicates with the counterbores; the steam inlet solenoid valve is installed outside the shell and communicates with the steam inlet joint through the connecting hose; the steam inlet solenoid valve and the solenoid valve timer are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

[0008] Preferably, the filtering and extracting device includes: a filter cartridge provided with an extraction solenoid valve and detachably connected to the lower end of the shell, a filter screen installed in the filter cartridge, and a liquid discharge solenoid valve installed at the lower end of the shell; the extraction solenoid valve and the liquid discharge solenoid valve are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

[0009] Preferably, the accommodating container includes: an upper frame, a plurality of connecting rods distributed circumferentially along the bottom plate and connected to the bottom plate and the upper frame at both ends respectively; the cover plate presses against the upper end of the elastic washer; an outer hole is formed between two adjacent connecting rods, the lower end of the upper frame and the upper end of the bottom plate; the lower spring group includes: a plurality of supporting springs with both ends respectively connected to the lower end of the bottom plate and the inner bottom surface of the shell, and a plurality of side springs with both ends respectively connected to the outer ends of the connecting rods and the inner circumference of the shell.

[0010] Preferably, an elastic washer is installed at the upper end of the medicine container; the cover plate presses against the upper end of the elastic washer.

[0011] Preferably, an electric heater is provided in the shell, and a temperature controller is provided on the outer circumference of the shell; the electric heater and the temperature controller are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

[0012] Preferably, an installation box is installed at the lower end of the bottom plate and a vibration generator is installed in the installation box; the vibration generator is electrically connected to the controller.

[0013] Preferably, a concentration transmitter is installed on the outer circumference of the shell; the concentration transmitter is electrically connected to the controller.

[0014] Preferably, a water inlet solenoid valve is installed at the upper end of the cover plate; the water inlet solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: For the Chinese medicinal material component detection and extraction device, water and Chinese medicinal materials are heated to a set temperature by an electric heater, and the Chinese medicinal materials are soaked while being kept warm. Through a number of steam inlet solenoid valves equipped with solenoid valve timers and opened and closed one by one in turn, steam enters the medicine holding tank through a connecting hose and a steam inlet joint, and enters the medicine holding tank through the steam inlet hole group for heating and boiling, and agitates the water and Chinese medicinal materials in the medicine holding tank. When the Chinese medicinal materials are soaked while being kept warm and heated and boiled, the Chinese medicinal materials are stirred by a swinging stirring device, the rotating shaft drives the eccentric wheel to rotate, the convex end of the eccentric wheel moves circumferentially along the side circumference of the swinging through hole, and under the combined action of the lower spring group and the upper spring group, the medicine holding tank generates swinging. The vibration generator is turned on to improve the boiling effect and efficiency and the uniformity of the liquid medicine components. The extraction efficiency is relatively high, and the liquid medicine components in the medicine boiling tank are relatively stable and uniform. The concentration transmitter is conducive to measuring the concentration of the liquid medicine. The steam outlet joint is conducive to steam outlet and connection with the condensation device. The temperature controller is conducive to controlling the temperature. The concentration transmitter is conducive to measuring the concentration of the liquid medicine. The water inlet solenoid valve is conducive to making up water. The elastic gasket is conducive to preventing the medicine holding tank from colliding with the cover plate and the accommodating container. The filter screen installed in the filter cylinder of the filter extraction device is conducive to filtering out impurities in the liquid medicine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the Chinese medicinal material component detection and extraction device of the present invention.

[0017] In the figure: controller 1, housing 2, housing cover 3, bottom plate 4, outer hole 5, accommodating container 6, inner hole group 7, medicine holding tank 8, upper spring group 9, cover plate 10, positioning convex block 11, swinging through hole 12, speed regulating motor 13, rotating shaft 14, eccentric wheel 15, stirring rod 16, steam outlet joint 17, counterbore 18, connecting hose 19, solenoid valve timer 20, steam inlet solenoid valve 21, steam inlet joint 22, steam inlet hole group 23, extraction solenoid valve 24, filter cylinder 25, filter screen 26, liquid discharge solenoid valve 27, elastic gasket 28, upper frame 29, connecting rod 30, supporting spring 31, side spring 32, electric heater 33, temperature controller 34, mounting box 35, vibration generator 36, concentration transmitter 37, water inlet solenoid valve 38, Chinese medicinal materials 39. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] As shown in the attached Figure 1As shown: A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components is realized by a device for detecting and extracting traditional Chinese medicine components. The device for detecting and extracting traditional Chinese medicine components includes: a controller 1, a housing 2, a housing cover 3 screwed to the upper end of the housing 2, a containing container 6 provided with a bottom plate 4 and a plurality of outer holes 5 and connected to the inner side of the housing 2 through a lower spring group, a medicine containing tank 8 placed in the containing container 6 and provided with an inner hole group 7 communicating with the outer holes 5, a cover plate 10 covering the upper end of the containing container 6 and connected to the housing cover 3 through an upper spring group 9, a filtering and extracting device installed at the lower end of the housing 2, a swinging and stirring device for swinging the medicine containing tank 8 and stirring the traditional Chinese medicine, and a steam heating and vibrating device.

[0020] The swinging and stirring device includes: a positioning convex block 11 whose size has a clearance fit with the inner circumference upper end size of the containing container 6 and is integrally formed and connected to the lower end of the housing cover 3, a swinging through hole 12 provided at the upper end of the housing cover 6 and penetrating the lower end of the positioning convex block 11, a speed regulating motor 13 installed on the upper end of the housing cover 3, a rotating shaft 14 passing through the swinging through hole 12 and having its upper end screwed to the output shaft of the speed regulating motor 13, an eccentric wheel 15 provided in the swinging through hole 12 and key-connected to the rotating shaft 14, and two stirring rod groups arranged up and down; each stirring rod group includes a plurality of stirring rods 16 evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotating shaft 14 and having their inner ends welded to the rotating shaft 14 respectively; the upper end of the rotating shaft 14 is pivotally connected to the housing cover 4 through a bearing; the distance between the convex end of the eccentric wheel 15 and the axis of the rotating shaft 14 is greater than the radius of the swinging through hole 12, and the convex end of the eccentric wheel 15 presses against the large end side circumference of the stepped shaft-shaped through hole; the speed regulating motor 14 is electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0021] The steam heating and vibrating device includes: a steam outlet joint 17 installed on the housing cover 3, four counter bores 18 provided at the upper end of the bottom plate 4, communication hoses 19 having the same number as the counter bores 18 and corresponding one by one, a steam inlet solenoid valve 21 provided with a solenoid valve timer 20, a steam inlet joint 22, and a steam inlet hole group 23 provided at the lower end of the medicine containing tank 8 and communicating with the counter bores 18; the steam inlet joint 22 is installed at the lower end of the bottom plate 4 and communicates with the counter bores 18; the steam inlet solenoid valve 21 is installed on the outer side of the housing 2 and communicates with the steam inlet joint 22 through the communication hose 19; the steam inlet solenoid valve 21 and the solenoid valve timer 20 are respectively electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0022] The filtering and extracting device includes: a filtering cylinder 25 provided with an extraction solenoid valve 24 and screwed to the lower end of the housing 2, a filter screen 26 installed in the filtering cylinder 25, and a liquid discharge solenoid valve 27 installed at the lower end of the housing 2; the extraction solenoid valve 24 and the liquid discharge solenoid valve 27 are respectively electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0023] In this embodiment, the accommodating container 6 includes: an upper frame 29, and a plurality of connecting rods 30 that are circumferentially distributed along the bottom plate 4 and are welded to the bottom plate 4 and the upper frame 29 at both ends respectively; an outer hole 5 is formed between two adjacent connecting rods 30, the lower end of the upper frame 29 and the upper end of the bottom plate 4; the lower spring group includes: a plurality of supporting springs 31 with both ends connected to the lower end of the bottom plate 4 and the inner bottom surface of the housing 2 respectively, and a plurality of side springs 32 with both ends connected to the outer ends of the connecting rods 30 and the inner periphery of the housing 2 respectively.

[0024] An elastic washer 28 is installed at the upper end of the medicine storage tank 8; the cover plate 10 presses the upper end of the elastic washer 28.

[0025] An electric heater 33 is provided in the housing 2, and a temperature controller 34 is provided on the outer periphery of the housing 2; the electric heater 33 and the temperature controller 34 are electrically connected to the controller 1 respectively.

[0026] An installation box 35 and a vibration generator 36 installed in the installation box 35 are installed at the lower end of the bottom plate 4; the vibration generator 36 is an electromagnetic vibration generator; the vibration generator 36 is electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0027] A concentration transmitter 37 is installed on the outer periphery of the housing 2; the concentration transmitter 37 is electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0028] An inlet water solenoid valve 38 is installed at the upper end of the cover plate 10; the inlet water solenoid valve 38 is electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0029] The method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components is as follows: (1) Place the medicine storage tank 8 containing traditional Chinese medicine materials 39 into the accommodating container 6, add water between the medicine storage tank 8 and between the inner side of the housing 2 and the accommodating container 6, and then cover the housing cover 3; (2) Turn on the electric heater 33 to heat the water and the traditional Chinese medicine materials to a set temperature, and keep the traditional Chinese medicine materials soaked at a constant temperature for a set time; (3) The controller 1 controls the steam inlet solenoid valves 21 with solenoid valve timers 20 to be turned on and off one by one in turn. The steam enters the medicine storage tank 8 through the connecting hose 19, the steam inlet joint 22, and the steam inlet hole group 23 for heating and boiling, and agitates the water and the traditional Chinese medicine materials in the medicine storage tank 8 to improve the boiling effect and efficiency; (4) When the traditional Chinese medicine materials are soaked at a constant temperature and heated and boiled, the speed regulating motor 13 drives the stirring rod 16 to rotate through the rotating shaft 14 to stir the traditional Chinese medicine materials, the rotating shaft 14 drives the eccentric wheel 15 to rotate, and the convex end of the eccentric wheel 15 moves circumferentially along the periphery of the swing through hole 12. Under the combined action of the lower spring group and the upper spring group 9, the medicine storage tank 8 generates a swing, improving the boiling effect and efficiency and the uniformity of the liquid medicine components; (5) When the traditional Chinese medicine materials are soaked at a constant temperature and heated and boiled, turn on the vibration generator 36 to further improve the boiling effect and efficiency; (6) Open the liquid discharge solenoid valve 27, the liquid medicine with a concentration reaching the set value detected by the concentration transmitter 37 falls into the filter cylinder 25, and open the extraction solenoid valve 24 to extract the liquid medicine filtered by the filter screen 26.

[0030] In addition to the above embodiments, within the scope disclosed in the claims and the specification of the present invention, the technical features or technical data of the present invention can be reselected and combined to form new embodiments, which can be achieved by those skilled in the art without creative efforts. Therefore, these embodiments not described in detail in the present invention should also be regarded as specific embodiments of the present invention and fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components, characterized in that, The extraction of traditional Chinese medicine ingredients is completed by the detection and extraction device for traditional Chinese medicine ingredients according to the following steps. The detection and extraction device for traditional Chinese medicine ingredients includes: a controller, a housing, and a housing cover detachably connected to the upper end of the housing. It is characterized in that the detection and extraction device for traditional Chinese medicine ingredients further includes: a containing container provided with a bottom plate and a plurality of outer holes and connected to the inner side of the housing through a lower spring group, a medicine containing tank placed in the containing container and provided with an inner hole group communicating with the outer holes, a cover plate covering the upper end of the containing container and connected to the housing cover through an upper spring group, a filtering and extraction device installed at the lower end of the housing, a swinging and stirring device for swinging the medicine containing tank and stirring the traditional Chinese medicine, and a steam heating and vibration excitation device; the specific steps are as follows: (1) Place the medicine containing tank filled with traditional Chinese medicine into the containing container, add water between the medicine containing tank and the inner side of the housing and the containing container, and then cover the housing cover; (2) Turn on the electric heater to heat the water and traditional Chinese medicine to the set temperature, and keep the traditional Chinese medicine soaked at the set temperature for a set time; (3) The controller controls the steam inlet solenoid valves provided with solenoid valve timers to be turned on and off one by one in turn. The steam enters the medicine containing tank through the connecting hose, the steam inlet joint, and the steam inlet hole group for heating and boiling, and vibrates the water and traditional Chinese medicine in the medicine containing tank to improve the boiling effect and efficiency; (4) When the traditional Chinese medicine is soaked and heated and boiled, the speed regulating motor drives the stirring rod to rotate through the rotating shaft to stir the traditional Chinese medicine, the rotating shaft drives the eccentric wheel to rotate, and the convex end of the eccentric wheel moves circumferentially along the side circumference of the swinging through hole. Under the combined action of the lower spring group and the upper spring group, the medicine containing tank swings, improving the boiling effect and efficiency and the uniformity of the liquid medicine components; (5) When the traditional Chinese medicine is soaked and heated and boiled, turn on the vibration generator to further improve the boiling effect and efficiency; (6) Turn on the liquid discharge solenoid valve, and the liquid medicine with the concentration reaching the set value detected by the concentration transmitter falls into the filter cylinder, and turn on the extraction solenoid valve to extract the liquid medicine filtered by the filter screen.

2. The method for extracting a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient according to claim 1, characterized in that The swinging and stirring device includes: a positioning convex block with a size adapted to the inner circumference of the containing container and connected to the lower end of the housing cover, a swinging through hole provided at the upper end of the housing cover and penetrating through the lower end of the positioning convex block, a speed regulating motor installed at the upper end of the housing cover, a rotating shaft passing through the swinging through hole and connected to the output shaft of the speed regulating motor at the upper end, an eccentric wheel provided in the swinging through hole and connected to the rotating shaft, and a plurality of stirring rod groups arranged vertically; each stirring rod group includes a plurality of stirring rods distributed circumferentially along the rotating shaft and having inner ends respectively connected to the rotating shaft; the upper end of the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the housing cover; the distance between the convex end of the eccentric wheel and the axis of the rotating shaft is greater than the radius of the swinging through hole, and the convex end of the eccentric wheel presses against the side circumference of the large end of the stepped shaft-shaped through hole; the speed regulating motor is electrically connected to the controller.

3. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components according to claim 1, characterized in that, The described steam heating excitation device includes: a steam outlet joint installed on the cover, several counterbored holes provided at the upper end of the bottom plate, connecting hoses with the same number as the counterbored holes and corresponding one by one, a steam inlet solenoid valve provided with a solenoid valve timer, a steam inlet joint, and a steam inlet hole group provided at the lower end of the medicine storage tank and communicating with the counterbored holes; the steam inlet joint is installed at the lower end of the bottom plate and communicates with the counterbored holes; the steam inlet solenoid valve is installed on the outer side of the housing and communicates with the steam inlet joint through the connecting hose; the steam inlet solenoid valve and the solenoid valve timer are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

4. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine ingredients according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that, The described filtering and extraction device includes: a filter cartridge provided with an extraction solenoid valve and detachably connected to the lower end of the housing, a filter screen installed in the filter cartridge, and a liquid discharge solenoid valve installed at the lower end of the housing; the extraction solenoid valve and the liquid discharge solenoid valve are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

5. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine ingredients according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that The described accommodating container includes: an upper frame, and a plurality of connecting rods distributed circumferentially along the bottom plate and connected to the bottom plate and the upper frame at both ends respectively; an outer hole is formed between two adjacent connecting rods, the lower end of the upper frame, and the upper end of the bottom plate; the lower spring group includes: a plurality of supporting springs with both ends respectively connected to the lower end of the bottom plate and the inner bottom surface of the housing, and a plurality of side springs with both ends respectively connected to the outer ends of the connecting rods and the inner periphery of the housing.

6. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine ingredients according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that An electric heater is provided in the described housing, and a temperature controller is provided on the outer periphery of the housing; the electric heater and the temperature controller are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

7. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine ingredients according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that, A mounting box is installed at the lower end of the described bottom plate, and a vibration generator is installed in the mounting box; the vibration generator is electrically connected to the controller.

8. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine components according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that, A concentration transmitter is installed on the outer periphery of the described housing; the concentration transmitter is electrically connected to the controller.

9. A method for extracting traditional Chinese medicine ingredients according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that, An inlet water solenoid valve is installed at the upper end of the described cover plate; an elastic gasket is installed at the upper end of the medicine storage tank; the cover plate presses the upper end of the elastic gasket; the inlet water solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.

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