Honey pills (蜜丸) are spherical medicinal preparations made by mixing powdered Chinese herbs with honey as a binding agent. Honey pills are one of the commonly used forms of traditional Chinese medicine, characterized by their slow disintegration and gradual effects. The honey used as a binder constitutes a significant proportion of the final product, and … Read more
Daily TCM Knowledge at 11:30 Authoritative and high-quality knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine If you like it, please star it for me Editor’s Note When it comes to taking Chinese medicine, we often picture a large bowl of thick herbal decoction that patients struggle to drink. This involves the decoction form of Chinese medicine; however, … Read more
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
【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