What are the best brands of medical herbal therapy preparations

At present, most of the medical herbal therapy preparations that are compliant in China and have high clinical feedback approval are from traditional pharmaceutical companies such as Yunnan Baiyao, Tong Ren Tang, and Pien Tze Huang, as well as herbal lines under brands such as Winner Medical and Weigao that specialize in medical consumables. Basically, they will not step into the trap.

When I was rotating in the surgical clinic in the past two years, I encountered minor problems such as bruises and mucosal ulcers. As long as the patients did not want to use irritating chemical preparations, these brands of products were the most prescribed. Last time, there was a programmer who often stayed up late to work on a project. His oral ulcers recurred for almost half a month. He felt that the western medicine patch was numb in his mouth, so he was prescribed Tong Ren Tang’s Oral Ulcer Powder, which contains purified herbs such as Indigo Naturalis and Borneol. He went back and used it for three days and it basically healed. Later, he came back specifically to ask if he could prescribe a few more for regular use.

However, this does not mean that these well-known brands are perfect. For example, many people with sensitive skin will feel stinging when using the tincture of Yunnan Baiyao. The traditional black plaster of Tongrentang has poor air permeability. If it is applied for a long time in summer, it is easy to cause contact dermatitis. The industry has been arguing about this for many years. One group believes that the old formula has been used for hundreds of years and has been verified by enough real users, so there is no need to change it; the other group believes that modern purification processes must be used to optimize the formula and remove unnecessary irritating impurities in order to adapt to current medical needs. Both sides have data to support it, but there is no conclusion yet.

In addition to these nationally renowned brands, many regional traditional Chinese medicine hospitals and pharmaceutical companies have self-developed medical herbal preparations that are also very useful. I went to a tertiary traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces before to communicate. The herbal eczema ointment developed by their hospital uses supercritical extraction technology to extract the active ingredients of Sophora flavescens and purslane. It has few impurities and a low allergy rate. It is used for infants and young children with repeated eczema. The improvement effect is no weaker than that of imported products. However, it has not been promoted nationwide, and few people except local people know about it.

To be honest, when choosing this kind of product, don’t just focus on the brand reputation. The most important thing is to look for the qualifications first: either it is a Chinese patent medicine starting with Z, or a medical dressing with a mechanical brand name. Those "medical herbs" that are highly praised by Internet celebrities. If they cannot show these two qualifications, they are basically ordinary skin care products that cannot meet medical standards at all. There was a young man suffering from allergic rhinitis before. He bought a high-selling imported herbal rhinitis spray online. After using it for half a month, his nasal congestion became more serious. When he came to check, he found out that the product was a makeup brand and illegally added powerful vasoconstrictor ingredients. He used it to induce rhinitis.

If you are really not sure what to choose, just go to the convenience clinic of the hospital. The medical herbal preparations imported into the hospital have been carefully reviewed through various bidding processes, and their safety and effectiveness are guaranteed. It is much more reliable than making a blind choice by watching short videos on your own.