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Gao Fang, also known as pastes, is named after its dosage form and belongs to one of the eight types of traditional Chinese medicine preparations: pills, powders, pastes, elixirs, wines, tinctures, soups, and tablets. Gao Fang generally consists of around 20 different Chinese herbs and has excellent nourishing properties. According to TCM theory, winter is … Read more
What is Gao Fang?Gao Fang, also known as medicinal paste, is named after its dosage form and is one of the eight types of traditional Chinese medicine preparations, which include pills, powders, pastes, elixirs, wines, tinctures, soups, and tablets. Gao Fang typically consists of around 20 different Chinese herbs and is made by repeatedly decocting … Read more
Gao (pastes) are one of the eight traditional forms of Chinese medicine—pills, powders, pastes, pills, decoctions, wines, tinctures, and tablets. They can be taken internally or applied externally, with records of their medicinal use dating back to the Western Han Dynasty in the medical text “Wushi Er Bing Fang”. The term gao currently refers to … Read more
This Issue’s Pharmacist Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Pharmacy Department) Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacist – Liang Qian In the previous issue, we detailed the types of medicinal pills, including their advantages, disadvantages, and suitable populations. Today, we will introduce the last type of TCM dosage form – medicinal pastes. Medicinal pastes … Read more
A few days ago, when discussing the treatment of patients with fatty liver using medicinal pastes, a term was mentioned: Qing Gao (Clear Paste). Many patients are quite interested in this type of paste, so today let’s learn more about it. The medicinal paste, also known as Gao Ji (paste preparation), is a form of … Read more
Commonly known as: Qióng chī wán, fù hē tāng, and gāofāng used by emperors and high officials. This means that in ancient times, sick people, the poor took pills, the rich drank soups, and emperors and high officials used gāofāng preparations. Gāofāng, also known as gāo (pastes) or gāo zī, originated in the Han and … Read more
Gao Fang (medicinal paste), also known as Gao Ji (pasty preparation), is one of the 27 commonly used dosage forms in clinical practice, and is also one of the five major dosage forms including decoctions, pills, powders, pastes, and elixirs. It has a long history and is well-documented in the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) gāo formulas, also known as gāo jì (膏剂) or gāo zī (膏滋), are a type of internal herbal preparation that provides comprehensive benefits such as nourishment, supplementation, and preventive treatment. They are one of the commonly used forms of Chinese medicine, alongside pills, powders, and elixirs. Gāo formulas are semi-fluid preparations … Read more
Source: Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Preventive Health Center, Lin JiweiGuiding Expert: Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Preventive Health Center Wu Haibin Gāofāng Also known as gāozī or gāojì, refers to a semi-fluid preparation made from Chinese medicinal herbs boiled in water, concentrated, and mixed with honey or sugar (or invert sugar). It is a … Read more
Some people believe that the longer Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) pills are stored, the better their efficacy. Is this really the case? According to Zhang Mingsheng, Deputy Director of the TCM Guidance Clinic at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and a TCM pharmacist, while there is a saying “the older … Read more