What are the brands of medical herbal therapy preparations

At present, there are herbal therapy preparations that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration Department and have legal medical qualifications in China. The well-known leading brands include Yunnan Baiyao, Mayinglong, Tongrentang, Baiyunshan, and Xiuxiu. In addition, many public Chinese medicine hospitals have self-developed in-house preparations and brands focusing on medical herbal dressings such as Fuljia and Kefumei also have relevant compliant product lines.

Many people may be easily fooled by marketing rhetoric, thinking that as long as they are labeled as "medical herbs" they are formal medical supplies, but this is not the case. When I was volunteering at a community hospital last week, I met a girl who brought an Internet-famous herbal acne cream and asked if she could use it. There was a big word "medical" printed on the package. When I turned to the back, I saw that the batch number was a cosmetic number. It did not fall into the category of medical preparations. This type of product does not even need to be verified for clinical efficacy, and there is basically no guarantee for the efficacy of the product.

Old brand compliant products have a much lower chance of being cheated. For example, the Mayinglong Musk Hemorrhoid Ointment, Yunnan Baiyao Aerosol, and Baiyunshan Compound Fresh Bamboo Leak, which are commonly consumed for colds and coughs, are all medical herbal preparations that have been clinically proven for many years.

Nowadays, the discussion about this type of preparations is quite polarized. Many people think that herbs are natural and non-irritating, so they can stock up a bunch of them at home and use them casually. Some clinical pharmacists have repeatedly reminded that medical herbal preparations are still drugs/medical devices in nature and have clear indications. And taboos, such as blood-activating preparations containing musk and safflower, pregnant women must not touch them. People with weak constitutions will aggravate diarrhea if they drink cold herbal cough preparations. People with allergies should do a skin test before use to avoid redness, swelling and itching.

My elders in the family have rheumatoid arthritis. I have tried several big-name medical mugwort warm patches before, but they either failed to produce heat for a short period of time, or they were allergic to the adhesive tape. Later, when I went to the provincial traditional Chinese medicine doctor for a follow-up visit, I was prescribed the self-developed herbal Tongluo Patch by their hospital. After using it, it was very adaptable. The only trouble is that this kind of in-hospital preparation can only be prescribed in the hospital where you are treated, and cannot be purchased online.

If you really want to choose, you don’t have to stick to big brands. The most important thing is to find the one that suits you. The most important thing is to look for the batch number: the ones starting with Z are regular Chinese patent medicine herbal preparations, and the ones with the machine number are medical dressings. If you see the brand name or makeup brand and dare to claim that you are a medical herbal medicine, just take a detour.