Is the way to use red currant is to drink it directly in water?

As a traditional Chinese medicine, red currant is used by decocting soup for internal use, or powdered into pills or powder. The efficacy of Chinese medicine in water is limited, and it is recommended to take the way of decoction. Hongqu is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with sweet taste and warm nature, entering the liver, spleen and large intestine meridians , with the effects of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), invigorating the spleen and eliminating food. It is often used in the treatment of post-partum dysentery, abdominal pain, abdominal fullness after accumulation of food, dysentery with red and white feces, and bruises and injuries. Note that this drug should be used with caution in patients with insufficient spleen yin and no symptoms of blood stasis. The common use of red currant is to be taken internally in decoction, or powdered into pills or powder. The efficacy of Chinese medicine in water is limited, and decoction is recommended. The drug should be used under the guidance of a physician, do not take it by yourself.