熟地是玄参科植物地黄的干燥块根经蒸制而成,为补血要药,其性微温,味甘,具有滋阴补血的作用。鉴于当前某些地区熟地质量低劣,炮制不得法等情况,特将杨佐廷老药师蒸制熟地的方法和体会,整理介绍如下。取生地黄个适量,清水洗净泥土,用黄酒浸拌均匀,每10公斤生地约需3公斤黄酒。然后将浸拌的生地置于蒸桶内(蒸桶可用木制、竹制或外用铁皮围成内用秫秸衬里制成),并在蒸桶内垂直插入秫秸5～10把(依桶的大小而定),将桶放在蒸锅上,锅内放入约离蒸桶 Rehmannia is a dried root of Radix Scrophulariaceae that has been steamed. It is a medicine for replenishing blood. It is mild, sweet, and has the effect of nourishing Yin and enriching blood. In view of the current poor quality of cooked land in certain areas, and the fact that the concocted system is not law-enforceable, the method and experience of Yang Zuoting’s old pharmacists in steaming rehmannia are summarized and described below. Take a suitable amount of ground yellow, wash the soil with clean water, dip and mix evenly with rice wine, about 3 kg of rice wine per 10 kg of raw land. Then, the dipping and mixing place shall be placed in a steaming bucket (the steaming bucket may be made of wood, bamboo or external sheet iron and made of a straw lining for internal use), and the stalks of straw may be inserted into the steaming bucket vertically from 5 to 10 (depending on the size of the bucket And set), put the barrel on the steamer, and put it in the pot from the steam drum