The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicinal material spice cooking and
drying method which comprises the following steps: when a sealing cover is in an open state, pushing a to-be-steamed material trolley of a
drying section into a cooking section, and extruding a steamed material trolley of the cooking section to the
drying section; the sealing cover descends, the bracket, the to-be-steamed skip car and the medicinal material perfume sink into the pit, the cover body covers an opening of the pit, and the cover body synchronously divides the
tunnel kiln into a preheating section, a
steaming section and a drying section; cover closing, pre-
steaming, cooking, steam exhausting and stable feeding and discharging are circulated and reciprocated, and in the circulation process, the skip car of the drying section moves discontinuously, and drying is continuous. Compared with the prior art, the pit can execute high-temperature and high-
pressure cooking more trustingly, natural heat preservation is achieved, and high-temperature cooking is effectively guaranteed; in the
cooking process, a car can be put in, steamed and taken out, basket cleaning and basket filling work before and after cooking is eliminated, and the substantial cooking efficiency is improved;
steaming and drying are directly linked, so that the efficiency is further improved; the sealing cover can separate the
tunnel kiln, and overflowed heat is used for preheating and drying materials.