Honey pills are one of the most widely used forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) besides decoctions. However, nowadays, whether in cities or rural areas, there are fewer and fewer TCM shops capable of making honey pills, and even when available, the production costs are quite high, which is indeed regrettable. In fact, the method … Read more
Author: Pharmacy Department, Xiangshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Huangpu District, Shanghai Chief Chinese Medicine Pharmacist: He Lin Traditional Chinese Medicine Pills refer to spherical or quasi-spherical forms made from finely powdered herbs or herbal extracts combined with suitable binders or other excipients. They are one of the earliest dosage forms used in clinical medicine in … Read more
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
Da Mi Wan (大蜜丸) is one of the commonly used traditional pill forms in TCM. The term “honey pill” refers to pills made from finely powdered medicinal herbs combined with honey as a binding agent. Pills weighing 0.5g or more are called Da Mi Wan, while those weighing less than 0.5g are referred to as … Read more
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
【Traditional Chinese Medicine App】 Online/Offline Reading of Ancient and Modern TCM Books >>> As early as in the “Fifty-Two Disease Formulas”, there are detailed records of the names, prescriptions, and specifications of medicinal pills. The Song Dynasty’s “Taiping Huimin Heji Ju Fang” recorded a total of 788 formulas, among which 284 are medicinal pills, accounting … Read more
Honey Pills, as the name suggests, are pill formulations made from finely powdered medicinal materials combined with honey as a binding agent. The use of honey pills in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history. The classic medical text, Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine), records that “honey pills are the … Read more
Pill Formulations Classification 1. By Excipients: Water pills, honey pills, water-honey pills, concentrated pills, paste pills, wax pills, etc.2. By Preparation Method:General pills – water pills and some water-honey pills, concentrated pills, paste pills;Plastic pills – honey pills and some paste pills, concentrated pills;Drop pills. Water Pills 1. Characteristics:Advantages:(1) Small particles, smooth surface, easy to … Read more
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