A Discussion on the Decoctions We Have Consumed in Traditional Chinese Medicine

A Discussion on the Decoctions We Have Consumed in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Decoctions, also known as tangji (汤剂), refer to liquid preparations made by boiling or soaking herbs to extract their essence. This method is one of the earliest and most widely used forms in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). As stated in the preface of Qian Jin Yao Fang (千金要方): “In ancient prescriptions for treating diseases, all … Read more