Traditional Chinese medicine decoction extraction method

Abstract

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicinal material detecting and decocting device method. The method is completed through a traditional Chinese medicinal material detecting, decocting and extracting device. The method specifically comprises the following steps: (1) putting a medicine containing tank filled with traditional Chinese medicinal materials into a containing cylinder; (2) starting an electric heater to heat the water and the traditional Chinese medicinal materials to a set temperature; (3) the controller controls one-by-one turn-on and turn-off in turn; (4) when the traditional Chinese medicinal materials are subjected to heat-preservation soaking, heating and boiling, a speed regulating motor drives a cutter and a stirring rod to rotate through a rotating shaft, and the traditional Chinese medicinal materials are stirred and cut up; (5) starting a vibration generator to further improve the boiling effect and efficiency when the traditional Chinese medicinal materials are subjected to heat-preservation soaking and heating boiling; 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 extraction efficiency is high, and components of medicine liquid 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 decocting and extracting traditional Chinese medicine. 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; in the traditional method for decocting and extracting the components of traditional Chinese medicine, the traditional Chinese medicine is placed in a decocting pot to decoct the medicinal liquid and then extract it. Such simple decocting has the deficiencies of low extraction efficiency and unstable and uneven components of the medicinal liquid in the decocting pot. Therefore, designing a method for detecting and decocting and extracting 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 decocting and 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 detecting and decocting and extracting traditional Chinese medicine 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 traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method is completed by a traditional Chinese medicine detecting and decocting and extracting device according to the following steps; the traditional Chinese medicine detecting and decocting and extracting device includes: a controller, an outer cylinder with a bottom plate and an open upper end, and a mounting plate detachably connected to the upper end of the outer cylinder. It is characterized in that the traditional Chinese medicine detecting and decocting and extracting device further includes: a containing cylinder with an open upper end and a liquid outlet hole at the lower end, a medicine containing tank placed in the containing cylinder and having a liquid outlet solenoid valve at the lower end located in the liquid outlet hole, a universal ball joint with both ends respectively connected to the lower end of the containing cylinder and the bottom plate, a plurality of springs distributed along the circumference of the containing cylinder and with both ends respectively connected to the inner circumference of the outer cylinder and the outer circumference of the containing cylinder, a cover plate with a middle hole and detachably connected to the upper end of the containing cylinder, a filtering and extracting device installed at the lower end of the outer cylinder, a swinging and cutting device for swinging the medicine containing tank and stirring and cutting traditional Chinese medicine, and a steam heating and vibrating device; the liquid outlet solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller; the specific decocting and extracting method is as follows: (1) Place the medicine containing tank filled with traditional Chinese medicine into the containing cylinder, add water to the medicine containing tank, then connect the cover plate to the upper end of the containing cylinder, insert the lower end of the rotating shaft, the cutter and the stirring rod into the medicine containing tank, and connect the mounting plate to the upper end of the outer cylinder, with the long pressing head and the short pressing head respectively pressing on the upper end of the cover plate; (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 to sequentially and alternately turn on and off several steam inlet solenoid valves provided with solenoid valve timers, and the steam enters the medicine containing tank through the steam inlet hole for heating and decocting, and vibrates the water and traditional Chinese medicine in the medicine containing tank to improve the decocting effect and efficiency; (4) When the traditional Chinese medicine is kept soaked and heated and decocted, the speed regulating motor drives the cutter and the stirring rod to rotate through the rotating shaft to stir and cut the traditional Chinese medicine, the rotating shaft drives the pressing plate to rotate, the long pressing head and the short pressing head press on the cover plate and make a circular motion, and under the combined action of the springs, the medicine containing tank swings around the universal ball joint to improve the decocting effect and efficiency and the uniformity of the liquid medicine components; (5) When the traditional Chinese medicine is kept soaked and heated and decocted, turn on the vibration generator to further improve the decocting 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 filtering cylinder, and turn on the extraction solenoid valve to extract the liquid medicine filtered by the filter screen.

[0005] The solenoid valve timer (MICDRAIN) adopts an analog circuit and controls 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, an electric heater is provided in the containing cylinder; a temperature controller with a measuring end inserted into the medicine containing tank is installed on the cover plate; the electric heater and the temperature controller are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

[0007] Preferably, the swing stirring and cutting device includes: a speed regulating motor installed at the upper end of the mounting plate, a rotating shaft with its upper end pivotally connected to the mounting plate and connected to the output shaft of the speed regulating motor, a pressing plate installed on the rotating shaft, a long pressing head pressing on the upper end of the cover plate and connected to one end of the pressing plate, a short pressing head pressing on the upper end of the cover plate and connected to the other end of the pressing plate, a plurality of cutter groups arranged vertically and located in the medicine storage tank, and a plurality of stirring rod groups with the same number as the cutter groups and corresponding to the lower sides of the cutter groups one by one; each cutter group includes a plurality of cutters distributed along the circumference of the rotating shaft and with their inner ends respectively connected to the rotating shaft; each stirring rod group includes a plurality of stirring rods distributed along the circumference of the rotating shaft and with their inner ends respectively connected to the rotating shaft; the speed regulating motor is electrically connected to the controller.

[0008] Preferably, the steam heating and vibration exciting device includes: a plurality of steam inlet solenoid valves provided at the lower part of the side wall of the accommodating cylinder and equipped with solenoid valve timers, a plurality of connecting hoses with the same number as the steam inlet solenoid valves, a steam inlet joint installed on the side wall of the outer cylinder, and steam inlet holes provided at the lower part of the side wall of the outer cylinder and corresponding to the outlets of the steam inlet solenoid valves one by one; both ends of the connecting hoses are connected to the steam inlet joint and the inlets of the steam inlet solenoid valves one by one; the steam inlet solenoid valves and the solenoid valve timers are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

[0009] Preferably, the filtering and extracting device includes: a filtering cylinder provided with an extraction solenoid valve and detachably connected to the lower end of the outer cylinder, a filter screen installed in the filtering cylinder, a conical liquid receiving hopper with its large end located below the liquid outlet solenoid valve and its small end connected to the bottom plate, and a liquid passing hole provided on the bottom plate and communicating with the small end of the conical liquid receiving hopper at the upper end; the extraction solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.

[0010] Preferably, an elastic gasket is provided at the upper end of the medicine storage tank; the cover plate presses on the upper end of the elastic gasket.

[0011] Preferably, a concentration transmitter with its measuring end inserted into the medicine storage tank is installed on the cover plate; the concentration transmitter is electrically connected to the controller.

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

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: For the traditional Chinese medicine detection, boiling and extraction device, water and traditional Chinese medicine are heated to a set temperature by an electric heater, and the traditional Chinese medicine is kept warm and soaked. 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 the steam inlet holes for heating and boiling, and the water and traditional Chinese medicine in the medicine holding tank are vibrated. When the traditional Chinese medicine is kept warm and soaked and heated and boiled, the speed regulating motor drives the cutter and the stirring rod to rotate through the rotating shaft to stir and cut the traditional Chinese medicine. The rotating shaft drives the pressing plate to rotate, the long pressing head and the short pressing head press the cover plate and make a circular motion. Under the combined action of the springs, the medicine holding tank swings around the universal ball joint. 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 elastic gasket is conducive to preventing the medicine holding tank from colliding with the cover plate and the accommodating cylinder. The filter screen installed in the filter cylinder of the filtering and extraction device is conducive to filtering out impurities in the liquid medicine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.

[0015] In the figure: controller 1, bottom plate 2, outer cylinder 3, mounting plate 4, liquid outlet hole 5, accommodating cylinder 6, liquid outlet solenoid valve 7, medicine holding tank 8, universal ball joint 9, spring 10, middle hole 11, cover plate 12, electric heater 13, temperature controller 14, speed regulating motor 15, rotating shaft 16, pressing plate 17, long pressing head 18, short pressing head 19, cutter 20, stirring rod 21, solenoid valve timer 22, steam inlet solenoid valve 23, connecting hose 24, steam inlet joint 25, steam inlet hole 26, extraction solenoid valve 27, filter cylinder 28, filter screen 29, conical liquid receiving hopper 30, liquid through hole 31, elastic gasket 32, concentration transmitter 33; concentration transmitter 33, mounting box 34, vibration generator 35. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0017] As shown in the atta Figure 1Shown: A traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method, which is completed by a traditional Chinese medicine detection decocting and extracting device. The traditional Chinese medicine detection decocting and extracting device includes: a controller 1, an outer cylinder 3 provided with a bottom plate 2 and having an open upper end, a mounting plate 4 screwed to the upper end of the outer cylinder 3, a containing cylinder 6 having an open upper end and a liquid outlet hole 5 provided at the lower end, a medicine containing tank 8 placed in the containing cylinder 6 and having a liquid outlet solenoid valve 7 installed at the lower end and located in the liquid outlet hole 5, a universal ball joint 9 with both ends screwed to the lower end of the containing cylinder 6 and the bottom plate 2 respectively, a plurality of springs 10 evenly distributed along the circumference of the containing cylinder 6 and welded to the inner circumference of the outer cylinder 3 and the outer circumference of the containing cylinder 6 at both ends respectively, a cover plate 12 provided with a middle hole 11 and screwed to the upper end of the containing cylinder 6, a filtering and extracting device installed at the lower end of the outer cylinder 3, a swinging and cutting device for swinging the medicine containing tank 8 and cutting and stirring traditional Chinese medicine, and a steam heating and vibrating device; the liquid outlet solenoid valve 7 is electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0018] An electric heater 13 is provided in the containing cylinder 6; a temperature controller 14 with a measuring end inserted into the medicine containing tank 8 is installed on the cover plate 12; the electric heater 13 and the temperature controller 14 are respectively electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0019] The swinging and cutting device includes: a speed regulating motor 15 installed at the upper end of the mounting plate 4, a rotating shaft 16 with the upper end pivotally connected to the mounting plate 4 through a bearing and key-connected to the output shaft of the speed regulating motor 15, a pressing plate 17 installed on the rotating shaft 16 and located above the cover plate 12, a long pressing head 18 pressing on the upper end of the cover plate 12 and screwed to one end of the pressing plate 17, a short pressing head 19 pressing on the upper end of the cover plate 12 and screwed to the other end of the pressing plate 17, two cutting knife groups arranged up and down and located in the medicine containing tank 8, and a stirring rod group with the same number as the cutting knife group and corresponding to the lower side of the cutting knife group one by one; the cutting knife group includes a plurality of cutting knives 20 evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotating shaft 16 and the inner ends of which are respectively screwed to the rotating shaft 16; the stirring rod group includes a plurality of stirring rods 21 evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotating shaft 16 and the inner ends of which are respectively welded to the rotating shaft 16; the speed regulating motor 15 is electrically connected to the controller 1. The distances between the outer ends of the cutting knives 20 and the stirring rods 21 and the axis of the rotating shaft 16 are respectively smaller than the radius of the middle hole 11.

[0020] The steam heating and vibrating device includes: four steam inlet solenoid valves 23 provided at the lower part of the side circumference of the containing cylinder 6 and provided with solenoid valve timers 22, connecting hoses 24 with the same number as the steam inlet solenoid valves 23, a steam inlet joint 25 installed on the side circumference of the outer cylinder 3, and steam inlet holes 26 provided at the lower part of the side circumference of the outer cylinder 3 and corresponding to the outlets of the steam inlet solenoid valves 23 one by one; both ends of the connecting hoses 24 are connected to the steam inlet joint 25 and the inlets of the steam inlet solenoid valves 23 respectively; the steam inlet solenoid valves 23 and the solenoid valve timers 22 are respectively electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0021] The described filtering and extraction device includes: a filter cylinder 28 provided with an extraction solenoid valve 27 and screwed to the lower end of the outer cylinder 3, a filter screen 29 installed in the filter cylinder 28, a conical liquid receiving hopper 30 with its large end located below the liquid outlet solenoid valve 7 and its small end welded to the bottom plate 2, and a liquid passing hole 31 provided on the bottom plate 2 and communicating with the small end of the conical liquid receiving hopper 30 at the upper end; the extraction solenoid valve 27 is electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0022] An elastic washer 32 is provided at the upper end of the medicine storage tank 8; the cover plate 12 presses on the upper end of the elastic washer 32. The material of the elastic washer 32 is rubber.

[0023] A concentration transmitter 33 with its measuring end inserted into the medicine storage tank 8 is installed on the cover plate 12; the concentration transmitter 33 is electrically connected to the controller 1.

[0024] An installation box 34 is installed at the lower end of the bottom plate 2 and a vibration generator 35 installed in the installation box 34; the vibration generator 35 is electrically connected to the controller 1. The vibration generator 35 is an electromagnetic vibration generator.

[0025] The process of performing traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extraction through the traditional Chinese medicine detection, decocting and extraction device is as follows: (1) Place the medicine storage tank 8 containing traditional Chinese medicine into the accommodation cylinder 6, add water to the medicine storage tank 8, then screw the cover plate 12 to the upper end of the accommodation cylinder 6, insert the lower end of the rotating shaft 16, the cutter 20 and the stirring rod 21 into the medicine storage tank 8, and screw the mounting plate 4 to the upper end of the outer cylinder 3, with the long pressing head 18 and the short pressing head 19 respectively pressing on the upper end of the cover plate 12; (2) Turn on the electric heater 13 to heat the water and traditional Chinese medicine to the set temperature, and keep the traditional Chinese medicine soaked at the set time; (3) The controller 1 controls the steam inlet solenoid valves 23 provided with solenoid valve timers 22 to be turned on and off one by one in turn, and the steam enters the medicine storage tank 8 from the steam inlet hole 26 for heating and decocting, and vibrates the water and traditional Chinese medicine in the medicine storage tank 8 to improve the decocting effect and efficiency; (4) When the traditional Chinese medicine is soaked and heated and decocted, the speed regulating motor 15 drives the cutter 20 and the stirring rod 21 to rotate through the rotating shaft 16 to stir and cut the traditional Chinese medicine, the rotating shaft 16 drives the pressing plate 17 to rotate, the long pressing head 18 and the short pressing head 19 press on the cover plate 12 and perform circular motion, and under the combined action of the spring 10, the medicine storage tank 8 swings around the universal ball joint 9 to improve the decocting effect and efficiency and the uniformity of the liquid medicine components; (5) When the traditional Chinese medicine is soaked and heated and decocted, turn on the vibration generator 35 to further improve the decocting 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 33 falls into the filter cylinder 28, and turn on the extraction solenoid valve 27 to extract the liquid medicine filtered by the filter screen 29.

[0026] 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 work. 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 traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method is completed by a traditional Chinese medicine detection, decocting and extracting device according to the following steps; the traditional Chinese medicine detection, decocting and extracting device includes: Controller, an outer cylinder with a bottom plate and an open upper end, and a mounting plate detachably connected to the upper end of the outer cylinder. The characteristics are that the Chinese herbal medicine detection, boiling, and extraction device further includes: a receiving cylinder with an open upper end and a liquid outlet hole at the lower end, a medicine holding tank placed in the receiving cylinder and having a liquid outlet solenoid valve at its lower end located in the liquid outlet hole, a universal ball joint with both ends respectively connected to the lower end of the receiving cylinder and the bottom plate, a plurality of springs distributed along the circumference of the receiving cylinder and with both ends respectively connected to the inner circumference of the outer cylinder and the outer circumference of the receiving cylinder, a cover plate with a central hole and detachably connected to the upper end of the receiving cylinder, a filtering and extraction device installed at the lower end of the outer cylinder, a swinging and cutting device for swinging the medicine holding tank and cutting and stirring the Chinese herbal medicine, and a steam heating and vibration device; the liquid outlet solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller; the specific boiling and extraction method is as follows: (1) Place the medicine holding tank filled with Chinese herbal medicine into the receiving cylinder, add water to the medicine holding tank, then connect the cover plate to the upper end of the receiving cylinder, insert the lower end of the rotating shaft, the cutter, and the stirring rod into the medicine holding tank, and connect the mounting plate to the upper end of the outer cylinder. The long pressure head and the short pressure head respectively press on the upper end of the cover plate; (2) Turn on the electric heater to heat the water and Chinese herbal medicine to the set temperature, and keep the Chinese herbal medicine soaked at the set temperature; (3) The controller controls the steam inlet solenoid valves with solenoid valve timers to be opened and closed one by one in turn. Steam enters the medicine holding tank through the steam inlet hole for heating and boiling, and vibrates the water and Chinese herbal medicine in the medicine holding tank to improve the boiling effect and efficiency; (4) When the Chinese herbal medicine is soaked and heated and boiled, the speed regulating motor drives the cutter and the stirring rod to rotate through the rotating shaft to stir and cut the Chinese herbal medicine. The rotating shaft drives the pressing plate to rotate. The long pressure head and the short pressure head press on the cover plate and make a circular motion. Under the combined action of the springs, the medicine holding tank swings around the universal ball joint to improve the boiling effect and efficiency and the uniformity of the liquid medicine components; (5) When the Chinese herbal medicine is 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 the concentration reaching the set value detected by the concentration transmitter falls into the filtering cylinder. Open the extraction solenoid valve to extract the liquid medicine filtered by the filter screen.

2. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method according to claim 1, characterized in that, An electric heater is provided in the receiving cylinder; a temperature controller with a measuring end inserted into the medicine holding tank is installed on the cover plate; the electric heater and the temperature controller are respectively electrically connected to the controller.

3. A traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The swinging and cutting device includes: a speed regulating motor installed at the upper end of the mounting plate, a rotating shaft with its upper end pivotally connected to the mounting plate and connected to the output shaft of the speed regulating motor, a pressing plate installed on the rotating shaft, a long pressure head pressing on the upper end of the cover plate and connected to one end of the pressing plate, a short pressure head pressing on the upper end of the cover plate and connected to the other end of the pressing plate, a plurality of cutter groups arranged vertically and located in the medicine holding tank, and a plurality of stirring rod groups with the same number as the cutter groups and respectively located on the lower sides of the cutter groups in one-to-one correspondence; each cutter group includes a plurality of cutters distributed along the circumference of the rotating shaft and with their inner ends respectively connected to the rotating shaft; each stirring rod group includes a plurality of stirring rods distributed along the circumference of the rotating shaft and with their inner ends respectively connected to the rotating shaft; the speed regulating motor is electrically connected to the controller.

4. A traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The described steam heating excitation device includes: a plurality of steam inlet solenoid valves provided at the lower side circumference of the accommodation cylinder and equipped with solenoid valve timers, the number of which is the same as that of the steam inlet solenoid valves, connecting hoses with the same number as the steam inlet solenoid valves, a steam inlet joint installed on the side circumference of the outer cylinder, and steam inlet holes provided at the lower side circumference of the outer cylinder and corresponding to the outlets of the steam inlet solenoid valves in one-to-one correspondence; both ends of the connecting hoses are connected to the steam inlet joint and the inlet of the steam inlet solenoid valve in one-to-one correspondence; the steam inlet solenoid valve and the solenoid valve timer are electrically connected to the controller respectively.

5. A traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The described filtration and extraction device includes: a filter cylinder provided with an extraction solenoid valve and detachably connected to the lower end of the outer cylinder, a filter screen installed in the filter cylinder, a conical liquid receiving hopper with its large end located below the liquid outlet solenoid valve and its small end connected to the bottom plate, and a liquid passing hole provided on the bottom plate and communicating with the small end of the conical liquid receiving hopper at the upper end; the extraction solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.

6. A traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, An elastic washer is provided at the upper end of the medicine storage tank; the cover plate presses against the upper end of the elastic washer.

7. A traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that A concentration transmitter with its measuring end inserted into the medicine storage tank is installed on the cover plate; the concentration transmitter is electrically connected to the controller.

8. A traditional Chinese medicine decocting and extracting method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, An installation box and a vibration generator installed in the installation box are installed at the lower end of the bottom plate; the vibration generator is electrically connected to the controller.

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