The invention provides an automatic 
traditional Chinese medicine decocting device and method, and relates to the field of the 
traditional Chinese medicine decocting. The automatic traditional Chinesemedicine decocting device comprises a 
control system, a mechanical arm and at least two 
medicine decocting pots. The 
medicine decocting pots are installed around the mechanical arm. The distances fromthe 
medicine decocting pots to the rotation center of the mechanical arm are the same. A medicine material taking area is installed within the capturing range of the mechanical arm. A medicine barrelis placed in the medicine material taking area. A 
traditional Chinese medicine material to be decocted is loaded in the medicine 
barrel. The medicine 
barrel can be captured by the mechanical arm andis sent into the decocting pots. The structure of the medicine 
barrel is matched with the structure of the interior of the decocting pots. The side wall of the medicine barrel is uniformly provided with holes. The 
control system comprises a mechanical arm 
control system and a decocting pot control 
system. The mechanical arm control 
system is connected with the mechanical arm. The mechanical arm control 
system is used for realizing the capturing and releasing actions to the medicine barrel, and the opening and closing actions to the decocting pots through controlling the movement of the mechanical arm. The decocting pot control system is connected with the decocting pots. The decocting pot control system is used for, through controlling the working state of the decocting pots, realizing thedecocting process, and effectively improving the medicine decocting 
automation.