Is it better to take herbal tonics or proprietary Chinese medicine?

Chinese medicine decoction and proprietary Chinese medicine each have their own advantages. Chinese medicine decoction has the advantages of adding or subtracting drugs according to the symptoms, flexible application, and focused potency, which is suitable for patients with complex conditions and in line with the principle of individualized treatment in Chinese medicine. Therefore, many clinicians prefer to use Chinese medicine decoction. Chinese patent medicines are easy to take, have stable efficacy, and are suitable for a specific type of condition that is stable, mainly for consolidating the therapeutic effect. Therefore, the choice of Chinese decoction or proprietary Chinese medicine is based on the needs of the condition.