The invention discloses a preparation method of common
andrographis herb bitter granules. The method comprises the steps of placing common
andrographis herb,
radix astragali seu hedysari, fructus evodiae, radix et rhizoma rhei, radix angelicae dahuricae, radix sophorae flavescentis, herba taraxaci, radix
pulsatillae chinensis and liquorice root into an extraction tank to form a
medicine layer, adding water for soaking, and then adjusting the
operating temperature of the extraction tank to be 70-80 DEG C; leading out extract from the bottom of the extraction tank in an extracting process and concentrating under the reduced pressure, wherein the concentration temperature is 60-70 DEG C; condensing steam, produced by concentration, as a new
solvent, and returning to the extraction tank for carrying out
percolation extracting on the
medicine layer; repeating the operations for 2-4h, and finally concentrating to obtain
fluid extract; taking saccharose and
cyclodextrin and then adding into aspray
drying granulating
machine together with the
fluid extract for granulating so as to obtain the common
andrographis herb bitter granules. According to the preparation method, the two processes,i.e., extraction and concentration of raw
medicine materials are performed synchronously, and changes the process of high-temperature boiling, concentration and
fractionation in the traditional extraction tank with pressure and under the
atmospheric pressure, thus saving the energy by 0.2-0.4 time, reducing the consumption of a water
solvent by 0.3-1 time, and saving labor time by 1-2h; furthermore, after the preparation method is adopted, the extract yield is increased by about 12%, and the product cost is lowered.