After the Chinese herbal medicines are collected and processed, they must be packaged and stored in a timely and scientific manner to ensure their quality and efficacy. Otherwise, if the packaging is improperly stored, insects, mildew, deterioration, volatilization, and taste change will occur, which will not only lose its efficacy, but also cause side effects after taking it. The storage of Chinese herbal medicines should vary according to the type of herbs: Storage of herbs containing volatile oils: such as Asarum, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Angelica, rose, amaranth, bergamot, Chinese rose, woody, Achyranthes, etc. Rich and aromatic, colorful, not long-term exposure to the air. Such medicinal materials should be packed in double-layer non-toxic plastic film bags. Put a small amount of lime, alum or dried sawdust, husks, etc. in the bag. Store tightly in a dry, ventilated, dark place. Fruits, seeds Herbs: such as Yu Li Ren, Coix Seed, Bozi kernel, almonds, Gorgon, croton, muddy, lotus seeds and other medicinal herbs contain more starch, fat, sugar, protein and other ingredients. In case of high temperature, the oil is easy to infiltrate, so that oil spot stains appear on the surface of medicinal materials, causing deterioration, rancidity, and deodorization. Such medicinal materials should not be stored in high temperature places, and should not be baked with fire. They should be placed in cylinders, altars, glass jars, bottles or metal drums and other containers, stored in a cool, dry, dark place to prevent insects and mildew deterioration. . Starch medicinal materials: such as radix scutellariae, ginsenosides, fleece-flower root, rhubarb, yams, puerarin, azaleas, fructus, etc. containing starch, protein, amino acids and other ingredients. Such drugs should be packed in double-layer non-toxic plastic film bags and then stored in containers containing quicklime, alum or dried sawdust, husks, etc. to prevent insect repellence, resurgence, deterioration, and mildew. Sugar-containing medicines: such as white peony, anemarrhena, gardenia, odoratum, Huangjing, Polygonum multiflorum, Radix Rehmanniae, Codonopsis pilosula, Scrophulariaceae and other sugar-containing medicines, which are easy to absorb moisture and stick to saccharification, and are not easy to dry, resulting in mildew Deterioration. Therefore, such medicinal herbs should first be fully dried, then packed in double-layer, non-toxic plastic film bags, tightly packed, placed in a dry, sealed container, and then put some fresh lime, alum or dried fresh sawdust and chaff. Other materials covered moisture. China Agricultural Network Editor