What are the names of medical herbal therapy preparations

Common names of herbal therapy preparations currently approved for medical use in China include Lianhua Qingwen Granules, Pudilan Anti-inflammatory Oral Liquid, Yunnan Baiyao Series, Compound Danshen Dropping Pills, Jingfang Granules, Aifu Nuangong Pills, Jingwanhong Ointment, Xingpi Yanger Granules, etc. In essence, they are what everyone often calls Z-prefixed Chinese patent medicines. They are all medical preparations that use traditional herbal medicines as raw materials and are produced according to standardized processes.

A while ago, when I was working as a substitute for a colleague at a community health service center, I met a girl who suffered from allergic pharyngitis during the change of season. She was afraid that taking antihistamines would make her sleepy at work, so I prescribed her Lanqin Oral Liquid. After drinking it for three days, her dry and itchy throat was almost relieved. This is a typical herbal medical preparation, and its ingredients are all commonly used medicinal materials such as isatis root, skullcap, and gardenia that have been used for hundreds of years.

However, there have been different voices in the industry regarding the clinical application of this type of preparations. Many doctors with a Western medicine background will mention that the adverse reactions of some herbal preparations are not clearly labeled, and there is a lack of large-scale evidence-based medical data to support them. They will be extra cautious when prescribing them to patients, and even try to avoid prescribing them to patients with liver and kidney insufficiency, and those who are pregnant. and other special groups; however, many Chinese medicine doctors with many years of clinical experience believe that as long as the symptoms are correct, the effect of herbal preparations is no worse than that of Western medicine, and the side effects are more controllable, such as mild soft tissue contusions. Yunnan Baiyao aerosol can reduce swelling and relieve pain faster than oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in many cases, and will not irritate the gastrointestinal tract.

By the way, it’s worth mentioning that these are officially approved drugs, and they are not the same thing as those Shizihao health products and Xiaozihao care products on the market that promote the efficacy of herbal medicine. I once treated a patient, and the so-called "pure herbal special rhinitis ointment" I bought online was actually a Xiaozihao care product. After using it for half a month, it induced medicinal rhinitis. It is not a medical preparation at all.