The invention relates to the technical field of
processing of
traditional Chinese medicine materials, in particular to equipment and a method for sulphur
fumigation of
traditional Chinese medicine materials and medicinal slices. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: 1) placing the
traditional Chinese medicine materials, i.e. uniformly paving the traditional Chinese
medicine materials to be subjected to
fumigation in a sulphur
fumigation box; 2) adding sulphur proportionally according to the amount of the added traditional Chinese
medicine materials; 3) burning the sulphur, setting temperature, time and air pressure in the fumigation box, and subjecting the traditional Chinese
medicine materials to fumigation by adopting vacuum and low temperature; 4) monitoring and adjusting temperature and concentration of
sulfur dioxide as well as the air pressure in real time; and 5) absorbing and
processing sulfur dioxide
waste gas. According to the method and equipment for sulphur fumigation of the traditional Chinese medicine materials, controllable operation of the sulphur fumigation process of the traditional Chinese medicine materials is realized. Through controlling
key factors such as temperature, concentration of
oxygen and
sulfur dioxide and the like in the fumigation process, the loss of active ingredients in the traditional Chinese medicine materials is reduced, and the residual quantity of
sulfur dioxide and heavy
metal in the traditional Chinese medicine materials can be controlled, therefore, the quality of the traditional Chinese medicine materials can be ensured to the maximum degree. The equipment has the characteristics of convenience in operation, controllable fumigation parameters, low cost, convenience in generalization and the like.