1. Medicated Tea
It refers to either the coarse granules processed by crushing the drugs, or the block preparation made by mixing the powder with appropriate adhesive, drunk as tea after infused with boiling water or boiled for juice. It is mostly applicable to cold, dyspepsia, and diarrhea. Recently, however, new products have come into being,some for building up the body and others for reducing weight, e.g. Wushi Cha, Ciwujia Cha, and Jianfei Cha,etc.
2. Medicinal Dew
It refers to the fragrant crystal-clear solution obtained by distilling fresh drugs Containing volatile ingredients, to be used as drinks or for relieving summer heat,e.g. Jinyinhua Lu, Qinghao Lu, etc.
3. Medicated Liquor
It is an alcoholic solution obtained by soaking drugs in liquor or rice / millet wine, or stewing them with a separation between water and drugs, then discarding the residue. The liquor is taken orally or applied externally. With the characteristics of promoting blood circulation to remove obstruction in the meridians, being apt to volatilize and helpful in bringing the potency into full play, it is often used for dispelling wind and dredging the collaterals,for example, Fengshi Yaojiu, Shenrong Yaojiu, and Wu jiapi Jiu, etc. If applied externally, it may dispel wind to promote blood circulation, and to relieve pain and edema.
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