Chinese Patent Formulas
Patent formulas have been successfully used in conventional Chinese
medicine for hundreds of years. These formulas are created by combining
wherever from five to fifteen fresh herbs and cooking them down
to a thick concentrate. This combination is then dried and compressed
into a drug or pellet that is coated (to prevent deterioration),
once the medicine is in this form, the tablets can final from eight
to ten years.
Patent formulas are most efficient for symptomatic relief. The
herbs employments directly on the physical problem, but can also
assist balance various systems of the body. One of the most excellent
functions these formulas offer is anti-viral and anti-bacterial
effects. Many practitioners propose trying these formulas before
trying antibiotics. Listed below are numerous Chinese patent remedies
and various suggested applications.
FOR COLD AND FLU
Yin Chiao: for the primary symptoms of colds,
the flu and chicken pox
Pe Min Kan Wan: for sinus congestion and disease
Bi Yan Pian: for hay fever, sneezing, itchy eyes
and sinus blocking
Gan Mao Ling: anti-viral, fights chills and body
aches from the flu
Chuan Xin Lian: anti-viral and anti-bacterial;
for herpes, urinary tract, ear and throat infections
Huan Lian Jie Du: burly anti-bacterial; sometimes
an alternative to antibiotics for staph, strep or sinus infections
Jade Screen: tonic and immune booster, for avoidance
of allergies, colds and coughs
Er Chen Wan: for surplus mucous in the lungs,
bronchitis and asthma issues
WOMEN'S FORMULAS
Free and Easy Wanderer: for PMS and unequal menses
Free and Easy Wanderer Plus: for per menopausal
symptoms including irritability, exhaustion and indigestion
Women's Precious Tea Pills, or Nu Ke Ba Zhen Wan: for
PMS and fatigue, a universal women's tonic
MISCELLANEOUS FORMULAS
Snake and Dragon: used for herpes and shingles
A Mien Pian: for insomnia, postpartum and post-surgery
care
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, READ:
Chinese Herbal Patent Formulas: A sensible Guide by Jake Fratkin
Outline Guide to Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines in Pill shape
by Margaret Naeser, Ph.D.
Chinese Patent Medicines: A Beginner's show by Mark Taylor
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