凡是在产地对药材进行的初步处理与干燥，都属于产地加工。产地加工的基本过程为：鲜药材——整理 (包括：取舍、水洗、水煮、蒸或切等)——干燥 (中药材)。
All the preliminary treatment and drying of medicinal materials in the place of origin belong to the processing in the place of origin. The basic process of origin processing is: fresh medicinal materials - finishing (including: selection, washing, boiling, steaming or cutting), drying (Chinese medicinal materials).
中药材采收后进行产地加工的方法有很多种，但就药材加工过程而言，可将其加工处理方法分为药材干燥前的加工处理，如洗涤、清洗、去皮、修整、蒸煮烫、浸漂、熏硫及发汗等；药材干燥后的处理，如修制、分级、捆扎、包装等。
There are many methods for processing Chinese medicinal materials in the place of origin after harvesting, but as far as the processing process of Chinese medicinal materials is concerned, the processing methods can be divided into pre-drying processing, such as washing, cleaning, peeling, dressing, boiling and scalding, soaking and bleaching, sulfur fumigation and sweating, etc. and drying processing of Chinese medicinal materials, such as dressing, grading, binding, sweating, etc. Packing, etc.