Throughout history, many are familiar with medicinal pills, especially those made from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which vary in size and function! In ancient times, there were mud pills personally rolled by Ji Gong, elixirs from Taoist alchemists, and today, we have pills as small as seeds and as large as ping pong balls. Is … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a variety of dosage forms. Besides the well-known decoctions that many of us prepare at home, other common traditional forms include pastes, pills, powders, and modern forms such as capsules and granules. Pills are made by grinding TCM herbs into fine powder or extracts, adding suitable binders, and forming them … Read more
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
Traditional Chinese Medicine Lecture “Chinese Medicine Pills” Pills are solid preparations made from finely powdered medicinal materials or extracts combined with suitable binders or excipients, forming spherical or quasi-spherical shapes. They are one of the oldest forms of traditional Chinese patent medicines, classified as the foremost among “pills, powders, pastes, and lozenges.” Ancient texts state, … Read more
Hello everyone, I am Xiao Zhou. Today we will discuss a special category of TCM formulations, pills. Pills are solid preparations shaped like spheres or quasi-spheres made from raw medicinal materials and suitable excipients. Pills are a traditional dosage form in TCM and are widely used. This section focuses on honey pills, drop pills, and … Read more