Origin, development, and modern application value of Chinese herbal lozenges.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20221110.601
- Author:
Yan WANG
1
;
Jie-Chen XIAN
1
;
Shi-Bin CHEN
2
;
Wei CHEN
2
;
Yi FENG
1
;
You-Jie WANG
1
Author Information
1. Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 201203, China.
2. Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Shenzhen 518110, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chess;
frame;
lozenge;
suppository;
trophy
- MeSH:
Biopharmaceutics;
Medicine, East Asian Traditional;
Tablets;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2023;48(3):588-595
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Lozenge is one of the traditional dosage forms of Chinese medicine. It has been recorded in traditional Chinese medical classics of all dynasties since the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been developing and evolving continuously. The unique pharmaceutical methods and application scope are the driving force of its emergence, existence, and development. Up to now, lozenge has been included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as an independent dosage form. Lozenge has been endowed with new meaning by modern Chinese medicine pharmaceutics, which is worth tracing origin and exploring value. The present study reviewed the origin and development of lozenge, compared lozenge with other similar dosage forms, analyzed the characteristics of modern and ancient dosage forms of lozenge, and discussed the development prospect and potential of lozenge in combination with the demand development of modern Chinese medicine preparation, so as to provide references for expanding the modern application of lozenge.
