Chinese Patent Herbal Medicine
Chinese patent medicines are standardised herbal formulas. Several herbs and other ingredients are dried and ground. They are then mixed into a powder and formed into pills. The binder is traditionally honey. They are characteristically little round black pills.
Chinese patent medicines are easy to take and very convenient. The use of Chinese herbs is a very popular tradition. There are several herbal drugs that invigorate the energy, nourish the blood and calm tension. There are over three hundred herbs that are commonly used today with a history that goes back at least 2,000 years.
