What excipients are generally used in traditional Chinese medicine pill making?

The excipients for pill making are mainly wetting agents, binders, absorbents or diluents, which help in the formation of pills.

Commonly used wetting agents include water, wine, vinegar, honey, concoctions, etc.; commonly used adhesives include honey, rice paste or batter, medicinal clear (soak) paste, syrup, etc.; absorbents are generally used in prescriptions.

Medicinal materials with a high powder rate are made into fine powder; in addition, in order to disintegrate and release Chinese medicine pills after entering the human body, an appropriate amount of disintegrating agents, such as CMC, CMC-Na, HPMC, etc., are commonly used.