As a folk saying goes, “Tonic in winter can beat the tiger in spring”, Chinese people have attached great importance to winter tonic since ancient times. Among the many ways to take tonic, the use of poultice is a more suitable form of tonic. With the change of seasons, the temperature drops and everything is getting slaughtered. What is Paste Formula? Paste prescription, also known as poultice medicine. It is a semi-fluid dosage made by repeatedly decocting Chinese herbal medicines, removing the residue and extracting the juice, and then adding sugar or honey after evaporation and concentration. Due to the addition of sugar, ribose, sesame and other auxiliary materials, it tastes better and is more easily accepted by patients than oral Chinese medicine. Paste prescriptions are Chinese medicine preparations with comprehensive effects of nutrition and nourishment as well as treatment and prevention, which are guided by the theory of Chinese medicine and based on evidence-based treatment. What are the types of poultice prescriptions? 1. Prepared medicine: like the traditional motherwort cream, ten whole tonic cream, eight precious creams, antifetus cream, etc., it is a Chinese medicine and can be purchased directly in pharmacies. Its drug composition is simple, not many flavors, and its efficacy is specific and targeted. Our Nine-flavor Agaricus Cream, which has a history of more than 20 years, belongs to this kind. It is mostly suitable for women with insomnia, heart trouble, cold hands and feet, irregular menstruation and other manifestations. 2.Ointment medicine: according to different conditions, after identifying the prescription, the medicine is decocted thickly, the slag is removed and the juice is extracted, concentrated, the appropriate amount of rock sugar, syrup or honey is added, and the paste is collected with tortoise board gum and deer horn gum. What we are talking about is this kind of poultice, this individualized poultice, one for one, with very good target, more in line with the needs of the body. 3.Black ointment 4.Soft ointment 3 and 4 belong to external ointment, such as dog skin ointment is a kind of black ointment. What are the functions of poultices? 1.Tonic for deficiency and weakness: deficiency of qi and blood, or due to surgery, postpartum, recovery from chronic wasting disease. Various kinds of weaknesses appear, the cream can effectively promote the weak to restore health and enhance physical fitness. 2.Anti-aging and prolonging the life of the elderly: elderly people with declining Qi and blood, lack of energy and low function of the internal organs can take poultices in the winter season to fight against decay and prolong the life of the elderly. Middle-aged people due to the function of the organs of the body gradually decline with age, and work pressure and family burdens, life changes and other social, easy to decline before age, such as premature graying of hair, dizziness, tinnitus and blurred vision, back pain and leg weakness, fatigue, palpitations and insomnia, memory loss, etc., also need to timely health investment, preferred winter tonic cream medicine to enhance physical fitness, to prevent premature aging. 3, correction of sub-health: cream medicine is based on tonic, can correct the sub-health state, so that the body back to the best role is more significant, but also in a fast-paced, stressful environment, energy “overdraft” and dizziness, waist acidity, fatigue, early gray hair sub-health state of young people to restore normality, to prevent problems before they occur. The young people who have dizziness, backache, fatigue and premature graying of their hair can be restored to their normal state. 4.Preventing and curing diseases: It is well known that loquat cream can cure phlegm-heat cough, motherwort cream can cure women’s menstrual disorders, Xia Gu Cao Cao cream can cure goiter, and ten whole tonic cream is effective in treating anemia, so the creams prescribed for different patients can really prevent and cure diseases, and help prevent the recurrence of chronic diseases. In addition, poultices are also useful for beauty and education. Who is suitable for poultices? 1, chronic disease patients: chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma in remission; coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, rheumatism, body weakness and easy to catch a cold, etc.. Almost all male diseases are chronic and require long-term treatment, the cream is easy to take and very suitable for male patients in the winter tonic body. Such as male and female infertility, sexual dysfunction, prostatitis, spermatorrhea, etc. 2, sub-healthy people: hospital checkups do not have disease, but may also be some indicators of the body in a marginal state, but there is no pointers to disease tips, through the regulation of traditional Chinese medicine can often achieve unexpected results. 3.Women: Due to physiological reasons such as menstruation, childbirth and breastfeeding, coupled with the characteristics of mental and emotional fluctuations, which affect the coordination of the functions of the internal organs and the balance of qi, blood and yin and yang, resulting in the loss of essence and blood, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, yellowing, pigmentation, eye bags, acne, menopause syndrome, etc., can be considered to use the cream formula to regulate. 4, the elderly: to improve the immune function of the body, to prolong life. Which diseases in male medicine are suitable for taking creams? Male infertility (either azoospermia, oligospermia, weak spermia, or semen indigestion. Weak spermia has the best effect.) , low libido, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, seminal emission, prostatitis, prostate enlargement, male menopause syndrome, subfertility, etc. Who is not suitable for taking creams? Pregnant women, infants and children, patients with hepatitis and tuberculosis, and patients suffering from various kinds of disease episodes What are the precautions for taking creams? 1.In principle, before taking the cream prescription, use the open-way formula for about two weeks 2.The open-way formula should be applied to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness herbs to facilitate the absorption of the cream 3.Some patients provide more complicated symptoms and other clinical information collected by the physician, and it is difficult to determine the principle of medication for a while, so the open-way formula should be used as a trial formula first, and adjustments should be made after taking it for about two weeks to lay the foundation for the official prescription of the cream. 4.Some people have good gastrointestinal function, comprehensive clinical information and clear prescription ideas, so they can be prescribed directly. How to take the formula? 1, usually twice a day, 30 grams each time, with warm boiled water, before meals is good. If you have stomach problems, you can take it about 5 minutes after meals. 2, the first time to take a half amount to start, adapt to a week, then change to the regular dosage. 3, less fishy, greasy food, do not drink strong tea, coffee, quit smoking and alcohol, in order to facilitate the absorption of the cream. 4, do not use radish as a dish, so as not to antagonize with the effect of ginseng. 5, cold, diarrhea, chronic disease, women’s menstrual period to suspend drinking. Wait until the symptoms are relieved or after the menstrual period to take it again. How to store the cream? It takes a long time to take a dose of poultice, basically 2~3 months, so it is very important to preserve it. Ointment medicine should be stored in porcelain jars (pots, bowls), also can be stored in enamel firing pots, but should not use aluminum pots, iron pots as containers. Because of the long time to take ointment medicine, so should be placed in a cool place. If it can be placed in the refrigerator is better, can prevent deterioration. If the temperature rises in winter, you can steam and close the pot at high temperature, but do not directly place the pot on the stove, which will lead to cracked pot and scorched bottom. Do not change a spoon each time to get the paste, to avoid repeatedly bringing water into the pot, so that moldy deterioration. A fixed spoon should be placed in the jar. Although poultices have the characteristics of easy to take, good taste, wide range of action and exact efficacy, and many people are now willing to accept and try poultices to treat diseases, please do not deify poultices. In essence, it is still herbal medicine, just a bitter herbal medicine, in a changed dosage form, which has the effect of tonicity while treating diseases. In essence, poultices are still inseparable from evidence-based treatment, and one should not expect to rely entirely on poultices to cure diseases. For patients, poultices are an alternative option for treating diseases, after all, they are easy to take, have exact efficacy and taste better than tonics. The price may be relatively cheaper when averaged per day. For health care, it is indeed a very good choice and insisting on taking poultices every winter is a very good investment in health.