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Decocting certain medicinals separately from others used in the same formula. Some costly materials such as ginseng (Ginseng Radix, 人参 rén shēn) and rhinoceros horn (Rhinocerotis Cornu, 犀角 xī jiǎo) are boiled separately to ensure maximum extraction of their active constituents and prevent loss. The fluid is strained off and the dregs are then boiled with the other ingredients. The two decoctions are blended before taking.

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