Traditional medicine {Oriental medicine}| {Chinese medicine} {traditional medicine} {folk medicine} uses extracts from minerals, plants, and animals.
uses
Traditional medicine treats colds, coughs, indigestion, and other acute diseases, as well as high blood pressure, liver problems, kidney problems, and other chronic diseases.
number
1300 traditional medicines are common.
sources
More than 70 minerals are in use. Commercial production is mainly of 300 species. More than 38,000 species, from 296 plant families, are in use, including 22 marine-algae species. More than 403 animal species are in use, including 34 marine-animal species. Special sources are gecko, ginseng, and others {Acanthopanax gracilistylus} {ngu gia bi} {Polygonum multiflorum} {ha thu o} {xuyen tam lien}.
forms
Traditional medicines are dried plants and animals, extracts, jellies, powders, and tablets. Extracts can use water, salt water, rice-washing water, black-bean-washing water, milk, alcohol, vinegar, ginger juice, or honey.
processing
Collecting, preparing, and storing affect drug quality. Water is for washing, soaking, and covering. Boiling in water, or water with bran, sand, or alcohol added, makes extracts. Fire can dry, ash at less than 100 degrees C, or burn to ashes. Bran, sand, or alcohol can be in mixture.
purity
Contamination, deterioration with age, exposure to heat or light, and adulteration are possible.
side effects
Active agents can cause side effects. Chemicals included in preparations can cause side effects. Contamination or deterioration can cause side effects.
standardization
Concentrations and dosages have large ranges.
Treatments can use one drug, such as ginseng {seven reactions, Oriental medicine}. Treatment can use two drugs with similar effects. Treatments can use two drugs with different effects. Treatments can use two drugs that decrease each other's toxicity or strength. Treatments can use two drugs, with one that decreases other's function. Treatments can use two drugs, one for cure and one that blocks first's toxicity. Treatments can use two drugs with opposite effects.
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