What are the advantages and disadvantages of ointment?

There are many forms of traditional Chinese medicine in China, such as pills, pills, ointments and powders. Made by traditional technology, and then with the development of pharmaceutical technology and the progress of pharmaceutical technology, granular dosage forms are produced. Granule is a granular preparation which is made by mixing drugs with appropriate excipients and adopting advanced technologies such as low-temperature spraying. Generally, it can be divided into soluble particles, suspended particles and effervescent particles. If the particle size is in the range of 105-500 microns, it is also called fine particles.

Oral ointment is a traditional technical dosage form, which refers to a paste preparation for oral administration by decocting and concentrating drugs with water or vegetable oil. There are three kinds: extract, extract and decoction.

The advantages and disadvantages of traditional Chinese medicine granules and ointments are compared as follows:

Granular ointment

The concentration of dose is high, the concentration is relatively low when the dose is small, and the concentration is relatively low when the dose is large.

Fast absorption, quick effect and slow effect.

It is convenient to carry and take, and tastes good, but the oral ointment tastes bad.

It is stable and has a long shelf life, but it requires high packaging methods and materials and is easy to deteriorate and has a short shelf life.

Generally speaking, because of its convenience and high efficiency, granules gradually replace traditional oral ointments and are increasingly used in the treatment of diseases.