Chinese medicine pills and Chinese medicine tonics are different dosage forms, the difference is in the method of production, portability, absorption efficiency and so on.
1. Production method: Pills are spherical solid preparations made by grinding the drugs into fine powder or using herbal extracts and adding suitable binders. Soup, also known as decoction, is a liquid dosage form made by soaking the drug in water and then decocting it, then removing the dregs and extracting the juice.
2. Portability: Pills are easier to take and carry than tonics.
3. Absorption efficiency: pills are absorbed more slowly and have a long-lasting effect. Soup is absorbed quickly, and can quickly play a role in the efficacy of the drug.
Pills have a long-lasting effect, save herbs, easy to take and carry, but the absorption is slower, the more severe and fierce drugs are suitable for pills; soup is absorbed more quickly, the effect is rapid, can be added or subtracted by tailoring, but the preparation and carrying is relatively inconvenient. If you feel unwell, please consult a doctor in time, and let a professional physician choose according to the patient’s condition and the properties of the prescribed medicine.