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What kind of Chinese medicinal preparations are only prepared using traditional techniques?

Condition Analysis: Advice: Preparation of honey pills Honey pills are spherical solid preparations for internal use made from one or more drug powders mixed with refined honey. The nature of the soft, gentle action, mostly used for chronic diseases and need to nourish the disease. Honey pills are divided into two types: large honey pills and small honey pills. Large honey pills generally weigh 3 ~ 9g, small honey pills with water pills.  The method of making honey pills is divided into the steps of refining honey, combining medicines, making strips, making pills, packaging, storage and so on.  The selection and refining of honey is the key to ensure the quality of honey pills. Generally creamy white and yellowish, sweet and fragrant flavor, no impurities, thick as congealed fat oily, containing less water is good. However, due to the source, origin, climate and other relations, its quality is not consistent, the honey produced in the north is generally less water, which is superior to the honey of thorns, jujube honey, while the honey produced in the south is generally more water.  The purpose of refining honey is to remove impurities, destroy enzymes, kill microorganisms, evaporate water and enhance viscosity. The method is: a small amount of production can be used in copper pots or pans heated by direct fire, the fire refining; mass production can be used in steam sandwich pots, reduced pressure evaporation and concentration pot for refining, and finally filtered out the impurities. The degree of honey refining is divided into tender honey, refining honey, old honey three kinds.  Tender honey The tender honey will be heated to boiling, the temperature reaches 110~114 degrees, the color becomes darker, there is viscosity, and the loss of water is about 3%. It is suitable for prescriptions containing more fat, starch, mucus, sugar and animal tissues.  Refined honey The young honey continues to be heated to a temperature of 110 to 116 degrees, appearing light red glossy foam, with the hand flick of the viscosity is strong, but no white silk, loss of water of about 13%, used for preparations containing fibrous matter, starch, sugar and some oil.  Old honey Refined honey continues to be heated until it is brownish red, with a reddish luster, very sticky with a flick of the hand, white silk can be pulled out, and the honey temperature reaches 118~122 degrees. Apply to the formula containing a lot of fiber, minerals.