Chinese medicine formula granules-why are you so expensive?

The problem you mentioned is both a reality and a misunderstanding. I roughly said three points:

1, effect, the preparation method of traditional Chinese medicine formula granules is the same as that of traditional decoction, but the difference is that the traditional prescription is made first and then decocted, and many chemical reactions may occur in it. Formula granules are basically made of a single medicine, so from the perspective of modern phytochemistry, the ingredients in many formulas will be different. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, there is no difference, because Chinese medicine does not talk about chemical composition, right?

2, the price, although the formula granules are expensive, it is definitely not like what you said. Six bags of honeysuckle, each bag 1 g, will be sold to 48 yuan, or there is something wrong with the hospital where you prescribed the medicine. Take honeysuckle as an example. The current market price of honeysuckle is 100 ~ 150 yuan/kg. The production cost of granules is about one kilogram of 600 yuan, and the marketing and packaging cost is almost 750~800 yuan/kg. Then the price of a bag of 1 g is 1 yuan, which is 1.2 yuan. But if a bag sells for seven or eight dollars, that's violence.

With the liberalization of traditional Chinese medicine formula granules, I think the price will return to the essential price of formula granules. This is a good thing for users.

3, use, formula granules are indeed more convenient than decocting medicinal materials, and some varieties contain some insoluble substances, which is understandable. After all, this granule is different from Radix Isatidis granule, and there are not many auxiliary materials, so the melt water after granulation is turbid.