What is a proprietary Chinese medicine? What is the difference between it and Chinese medicine?

Proprietary Chinese medicines mainly refers to the Chinese herbal medicines according to a certain principle of treatment formulated, ready to take ready-made medicines, such as a variety of pills in the pCms, dispersions, punch, etc., which is the life of the pCms; the other is a broad sense of the pCms, which in addition to including the concept of pCms in the narrow sense, but also includes all the processed by the concoctions of the herbal medicines. Undoubtedly, there are many differences in the contents of these two kinds of "proprietary medicines". The various kinds of proprietary medicines referred to in the narrow sense of proprietary Chinese medicines are all readily available, adapted to the urgent needs, and conveniently stored Chinese medicines. Relative to the Chinese herbal medicine, ready-made medicines for the treatment of illnesses save the necessary time for the decoction of Chinese medicine decoction, but also because it can be carried around, do not need to be decocted and so on a set of appliances, so it is very convenient to use. Since pCms are mostly manufactured products that have undergone certain special processing and concentration, the dosage required is far less than that of a Chinese medicine decoction, and pCms have almost eliminated the bad stimuli such as peculiar odor when taking Chinese medicine decoctions, and thus the reaction to the medication is also easier to be accepted by the general public. Of course, the narrow sense of proprietary Chinese medicine also has certain defects, which is mainly manifested in the composition of the ingredients of proprietary Chinese medicine, the amount of medicine ratio is unchanged. As the formula is established, the medicine has been made, so the finished medicine often can't be as flexible as the decoction formula, which makes the practical application of the finished medicine subject to certain limitations. In addition, in recent years, toxic reactions and allergic reactions caused by proprietary Chinese medicines have also been reported. For example, Zhu Sha An Shen Pill can cause stomatitis, proteinuria and severe drug-induced enteritis when taken orally; Hei Xidan can cause severe lead poisoning when taken for a long period of time; Niuhuang Xiexu Tablet can cause anaphylactic thrombocytopenia, anaphylactic cystitis and atopic dermatitis when taken orally; oral administration of Antelope Antidote Pill or Yin Qiao Xiexu Pill can cause severe anaphylactic shock. Although these reactions are relatively rare, once they occur, the condition is more serious. Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages of proprietary Chinese medicines must be fully analyzed, and it cannot be assumed that all Chinese medicines are low-toxicity and harmless. Anyone who has ever been poisoned or had an allergic reaction to a pCm must remember not to use the same pCm in the future. After the concoction of Chinese herbal "medicine", its advantages and disadvantages are also very clear, the advantages of flexible formula to adapt to a wide range of disadvantages for each time you need to use the decoction processing, time-consuming and laborious, the application of inconvenience.

Chinese medicine is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is unique to Chinese traditional medicine. Chinese medicines are divided into proprietary Chinese medicines and Chinese herbal medicines according to the processing technology. Chinese medicine mainly originated in China, in addition to plant medicine, animal medicine, such as snake gall bladder, bear gall bladder, five-step snake, deer antler, antler, etc.; shells, such as pearls, sea clamshells; minerals, such as keel bone, magnets, etc. are used to cure the disease of the Chinese medicine. A few Chinese medicines are of foreign origin, such as American ginseng.