What Are the Differences Between Da Mi Wan, Shui Mi Wan, and Concentrated Pills? Their Advantages and Disadvantages

What Are the Differences Between Da Mi Wan, Shui Mi Wan, and Concentrated Pills? Their Advantages and Disadvantages

In pharmacies, many traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparations come in various forms. In addition to tablets, ointments, and granules, pills are also an important component. Common types of pills can be roughly divided into Da Mi Wan (大蜜丸), Shui Mi Wan (水蜜丸), and Concentrated Pills (浓缩丸) based on their manufacturing processes. Customers often find it … Read more

Do You Really Understand Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills?

Do You Really Understand Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills?

Pills, known to everyone, account for about 80% of the traditional Chinese medicines encountered in pharmacies or hospitals, such as the well-known Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) for treating kidney yin deficiency, Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan (Ginseng and Atractylodes Pill) for spleen deficiency, and Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan (Tonify the … Read more

Understanding Different Types of Honey Pills: Da Mi Wan, Xiao Mi Wan, Shui Mi Wan, and Concentrated Pills

Understanding Different Types of Honey Pills: Da Mi Wan, Xiao Mi Wan, Shui Mi Wan, and Concentrated Pills

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Three Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills: Choose According to Your Condition!

Three Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills: Choose According to Your Condition!

Many traditional Chinese medicines exist in the form of pills, such as Wu Ji Bai Feng Wan (Black Chicken White Phoenix Pill) and Liang Wei Di Huang Wan (Six Flavor Rehmannia Pill). These are made by finely grinding the medicinal materials or extracts and adding an appropriate amount of adhesive or excipients, maximizing the efficacy … Read more

A Guide to Using Traditional Chinese Medicine Honey Pills

A Guide to Using Traditional Chinese Medicine Honey Pills

Click the “blue words” to follow us Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) honey pills refer to spherical or quasi-spherical preparations made from herbal powders or extracts combined with suitable binders or other excipients. Honey pills are primarily made using honey as a binder. As the ancients said: “The nature of pills is that they are solid, … Read more

How to Take Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills?

How to Take Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills?

Click the blue text · Follow us How to Take Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills? Due to differences in preparation methods and effects, the way to take Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) pills varies. Generally, TCM pills can be taken with boiled water, while some pills can be taken with other decoctions. Pills for treating deficiency cold … Read more

Understanding the Correct Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills

Understanding the Correct Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills

Pills refer to spherical preparations made from finely powdered medicinal materials or extracts combined with suitable binders. Pills are one of the main traditional forms of Chinese patent medicine, classified as the foremost among “pills, powders, pastes, and elixirs.” Pills can be divided into seven categories: water pills, honey pills, water-honey pills, paste pills, wax … Read more

Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills

Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills

Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills Pills refer to solid preparations that are spherical or quasi-spherical, made from raw medicinal materials combined with suitable excipients. They are one of the traditional dosage forms in Chinese medicine, first documented in the “Fifty-Two Disease Formulas” from the pre-Qin period. Even today, despite the significant advancements in modern pharmaceutical industry, … Read more

Understanding Granule Chinese Medicine

Understanding Granule Chinese Medicine

Click the blue text Follow our public account Understanding Granule Chinese Medicine   The small granules we often refer to belong to the category of traditional Chinese patent medicines known as “pills”. These are made by combining finely powdered medicinal materials or extracts with suitable binding agents such as honey, sugar, starch paste, or medicinal juices … Read more

Why Do We Still Need Customized Pills Despite the Abundance of Chinese Patent Medicines?

Why Do We Still Need Customized Pills Despite the Abundance of Chinese Patent Medicines?

Pills refer to spherical or quasi-spherical preparations made from finely powdered Chinese herbs or herbal extracts combined with suitable binders or excipients, and are one of the forms of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They can be categorized into water pills, honey pills, paste pills, wax pills, concentrated pills, and micro pills. With so many Chinese … Read more