闡述和研究中藥炮製理論、工藝、規格標準、歷史沿革及其發展方向，以及運用現代科學方法探討中藥炮製對藥物的理化性質的影響，逐步搞清炮製原理，改進炮製工藝，制訂飲片質量標準；了解炮製工藝的理論及其炮製品在臨床中的應用原則。
This one-semester course aims to allow students to understand the theory, methods, evolution history and development trend of the processing of Chinese medicinal herbs; and to know the processing principle, technology improvement, quality standard and clinical applications of processed decoction pieces after they have learnt the Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Materia Medica, Medicinal Botany and Zoology, Chinese Medicinal Formulae, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chemical Analysis, Phytochemistry of Chinese Materia Medica and Authentication of Chinese Materia Medica.