In recent years, with the rise of health care boom, cream recipes also began to be popular around the city, many supermarkets, pharmacies are also selling “solid yuan cream” and other creams, many people also make their own creams at home, here, to introduce some knowledge about creams to friends. I. What is the cream 1, cream: cream, also known as cream, or cream nourishment, belongs to one of the Chinese medicine dosage. According to Chinese medicine, it is a kind of Chinese medicine with advanced nutritional tonic and therapeutic and preventive effects. 2.Preparation of poultice formula: Poultice formula is composed of several Chinese herbs, and different prescriptions are used according to different physiques and clinical manifestations of people. It is generally a thick and semi-fluid or jelly-like dosage form made on the basis of compound soup, mixed with certain excipients after thick decoction. 3, the role of poultices: poultices have a very good tonic effect. Chinese medicine cream prescription is usually used for chronic diseases or physical deficiency patients, to treat the main, but also can tonic deficiency. Winter is the best time of the year to take tonic, and winter tonic, poultice is also a very good way. 4. Classification of poultices: poultices are generally divided into two categories: prescription poultices and clinical poultices. ① Prepared cream: Prepared cream is the selection of some exact efficacy of the cream formula, by the pharmaceutical factory batch production and processing into cream. ② Prescription creams: Prescription creams are prescribed by doctors for patients’ physical condition, one for one, custom-made and processed by pharmacies or hospital pharmacies to make creams, also known as custom-made creams. The main components of the cream formula 1.general Chinese medicine in the cream formula: general Chinese medicine is the main part of the cream formula, the composition of the cream formula has distinctive Chinese medical characteristics, pay attention to dialectical treatment, clinical more in the general soup prescription after effective diagnosis and treatment, on the basis of the basic stability of the disease or clear identification, on this effective prescription, the main components of the cream formula. 2.Precious Chinese medicines in the formula: precious Chinese medicines in the formula, also called fine medicines, are important components of the prescription reflecting the formula, commonly used are, ginseng, such as red ginseng, ginseng, etc.; precious animal medicines, such as deer antler, seahorse, etc.; precious plant medicines, such as saffron, panax pseudoginseng, etc.; precious fungus and algae medicines, such as cordyceps, ganoderma lucidum, etc. 3, the gum herbs in the ointment formula: gum herbs such as gum, turtle plate gum, turtle nail gum, deer horn gum, etc. are commonly used in the processing of ointment, and these gum drugs in the ointment formula are not only an important part of the remedy for deficiency, but also help to fix and shape the ointment preparation. According to the patient’s physical condition, one or several kinds of herbs can be used according to the evidence. 4, sugar and yellow wine: these are auxiliary ingredients for the production of cream, such as rock sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, caramel, honey are commonly used in the processing of cream, it can reduce the bitter taste of the drug, so that the cream taste better, easier to take, but also more help the cream preparations fixed shape, yellow wine is also a necessary auxiliary ingredients in the processing of cream, can get rid of the fishy taste of gum Chinese raw materials. Third, the dosage of poultices 1, the dosage of the original medicine for the production of poultices: a material poultice drug dosage for the usual prescription of 10 to 15 times more. The total weight of one material is more than 1000 grams (too little is not easy to make) plus the auxiliary ingredients to make the cream, which can be taken for about one month. 2, cream taking method: according to the specific composition of the cream, content and texture, can choose a variety of serving method. ① direct consumption: the cream is thin, can be taken directly ② punch: take the right amount, put in a cup, will be boiling water to stir people, so that it dissolves, take. Some of the cream in the gum dose is large, the cream is thick and difficult to melt, should be stewed with boiling water and then served. ③ containing: the cream in the mouth, so that the drug slowly dissolve in the mouth, to play a medicinal effect, such as the treatment of chronic pharyngitis used in the green fruit cream. 3, the dose of ointment: ① The amount of dose should be decided according to the nature of the ointment, the severity of the disease and the patient’s physical strength and other circumstances. The dose should be taken before meals. For those with stomach diseases, it can be taken about 5 minutes after meals. ②Generally, each time you take a cream, take 1 spoonful of a semi-liquid cream (about 10-20 ml) as a common spoon, and a solid or frozen cream. Each time 3-5 grams, (approximately equivalent to a dollar coin folded to a thickness of one centimeter). The treatment formula can be taken twice a day with warm boiled water, preferably before meals. For those with stomach problems, it can be taken about 5 minutes after a meal. For the regimen, take it once a day in the afternoon or evening. ③The first time to take half the amount to start, 15 minutes after meals to finish, adapt to a week later, to the regular dosage. Precautions for taking the cream ① Eat less seafood, greasy food, do not drink strong tea, coffee, quit smoking and alcohol to facilitate the absorption of the cream. If you have ginseng, do not take radish as a vegetable. ② If you have a cold, diarrhea, fever and other acute illnesses, do not use it, take medicine in the process of such cases, or the acute attack period of chronic diseases, to suspend drinking. ③ women suspend drinking during menstruation, to be renewed after the period, maternity is not used. ④The use of therapeutic poultices should be prescribed by a doctor for production, health tonic poultices, should also identify the physical condition, under the guidance of a doctor to apply. Can you make your own poultices? Nowadays, there are many people who make their own poultices. The production of poultices seems to be easy, but in fact, it is very delicate, and there are detailed requirements for raw materials, preparation methods and utensils, etc. Homemade poultices, although not to produce safety hazards, may not be able to make full use of the medicinal effects. It is advisable to go to a professional pharmacy or hospital for the production of therapeutic poultices, while some simple, nourishing and tonic poultices can be boiled at home by yourself.