What is the difference between freshly boiled deduction and patent pills?
The most common way in which herbs are used is in the form of a herbal decoction boiled up from dried herbs. The advantage of this method is that the practitioner can choose the kind of herbs and the quantity required by the specific patient. The disadvantage of this is the inconvenience of boiling the herbs everyday and many patients are not used to the smell and taste of the decoction. Patent Pills are ready-made and have the advantage of being easier to use than the dried herbs. The disadvantage of pills is that the patent herbs don’t cover every possible condition a patient may have and so they are not suitable in all circumstances.
