? History of Chinese patent medicine

The application of Chinese patent medicine has a long history in China. Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases was discovered in Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha in the 3rd century BC 1973, which is the oldest existing prescription in China. There are 283 prescriptions in the book, including pills, powders and other ancient Chinese medicine formulas. Huangdi Neijing, written in the Warring States Period, is the earliest extant classic of traditional Chinese medicine. It not only puts forward the concept of "monarch, minister, assistant and envoy", but also records 13 prescriptions, 9 of which are traditional Chinese medicines, including pills, powders, ointments, pills, medicinal liquor and other dosage forms, indicating that the application of Chinese patent medicines has been relatively common.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor, compiled Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which contained more than 60 kinds of Chinese medicines, including pills, powders, medicinal liquor, lotions, bathing agents, fumigants, ear drops, nasal sprays, ointments, suppositories, suppositories, etc., indicating that the development of Chinese patent medicines has begun to take shape.

Sun Simiao collected 5,300 medical prescriptions before the Tang Dynasty and wrote "Prescriptions for Emergency Use". Wang Dao wrote more than 6,000 copies of Secrets from Outside Taiwan Province. Both books contain a large number of traditional Chinese medicines for treating diseases of internal and external organs, gynecology, pediatrics and five senses, among which Zixuedan, Cizhu Pill and Qilixiang Pill (namely Suhexiang Pill) are still commonly used Chinese patent medicines.

The famous prescription of Taiping Huimin Hutchison Bureau in Song Dynasty is the first national pharmacopoeia published in the history of China and the earliest national pharmacopoeia in the world.

After the Song Dynasty, the rise of the four great physicians, Jin and Yuan, and the establishment of the school of febrile diseases in the Ming and Qing Dynasties all made great contributions to the development of prescription science and Chinese patent medicine. In Ming Dynasty, Judy's Puji Prescription contains 665,438+065,438+039 prescriptions, which is the best prescription, and it is a precious material for studying Chinese patent medicines. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the seeds of capitalism appeared in China, and private pharmacies were also very prosperous, which made Chinese patent medicines widely used and developed.

After 1949, Chinese patent medicines have also received due attention. Professional Chinese medicine research, production and management institutions have been established all over the country, and gratifying achievements have been made in exploration, collation and improvement. At present, there are about 7000 national standards for Chinese patent medicines. More than 1000 new varieties and dosage forms of Chinese patent medicines have been developed. The continuous application of new technologies, new excipients and new processes, the quality control and detection methods of Chinese patent medicines, and the pharmacology and composition analysis of Chinese patent medicines have all achieved remarkable results, and the industrial system of Chinese medicine pharmacy has basically taken shape in production. Chinese patent medicine also enjoys a high reputation in the world and is welcomed by friends all over the world, which is the main material basis for Chinese medicine to go global.