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Civil flame

文火 〔文火〕 wén huǒ

A low flame. When decocting formulas, the water is first brought to the boil, and then the flame is reduced so that the medicinals are decocted slowly. Richly flavored supplementing medicinals in particular require long boiling over a civil flame. Compare martial flame.

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