Is a proprietary Chinese medicine a traditional Chinese medicine?

A simple explanation of a proprietary Chinese medicine is that it is a medicine that has been made according to a certain formula and can be taken directly.

While Chinese medicine covers a wide range of aspects. It can be a single drug or a combination of drugs. It can be made or not yet processed.

The general process of herbal medicine is that medicinal substances, such as drug plants, are processed to become pharmacy-bought herbs. The herbs are bought by prescription and then made into a finished product that can be used by the patient. In this series of processes, all can be referred to as herbal medicine.

The proprietary Chinese medicine is the final Chinese medicine that can be used. Generally is also contains the meaning of produced by the manufacturer.