Angong Niuhuang Pills, can the shelf life really be as long as 100 years?

Can Tongrentang pills really be preserved for a hundred years? With this question, today I will talk about the expiration date of traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese patent medicine.

The basic situation of expiry date The concept of expiry date of drugs comes from the west, and all western medicines have expiry dates. Chinese patent medicines sold in medical institutions and pharmacies in China have a quasi-brand name of national medicine, and their validity period is mandatory; Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal pieces are not mandatory by the state.

How to ensure the quality of traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal pieces? To tell the truth, the product quality is really out of control. If it is a Chinese pharmacy in a hospital or a relatively large chain pharmacy, the safety can generally be guaranteed.

The expiration date of Chinese patent medicine is actually a good thing for users. Otherwise, drugs will fail, toxic and harmful substances will increase, and everyone will not know that they are still in use. If there is a safety problem, it will be troublesome. Even with this requirement, there are still problems such as frequent adverse reactions of traditional Chinese medicine injections and other proprietary Chinese medicines, which are very necessary to be controlled.

Therefore, it is necessary to give drugs a standard, a qualified standard, and draw the conclusion of validity period after long-term stability research, that is, to ensure that drugs are safe and effective within the validity period. For proprietary Chinese medicines, it is now mandatory and the expiration date must be indicated.

The validity period of traditional Chinese medicine for traditional Chinese medicine, most of them are made by processing and drying. As long as it is stored properly, it will generally not deteriorate. Especially mineral drugs, are very stable and generally have no problem for ten years. However, the quality of some herbs may have declined, and the appearance has not changed, which does not mean that they are still effective. In particular, some medicinal materials containing volatile main components, if stored for too long, the effective components will volatilize, the quality will certainly not be guaranteed, and the curative effect will also decline.

So, although there is no expiration date for this traditional Chinese medicine at present, I think it is estimated that there will be corresponding regulations soon. This is actually to avoid risks, and it is for the safety of people's medication.

Dr. Angong Niuhuang Pill is drug-free. Everything should be treated on both sides, not across the board. For example, Angong Niuhuang Pill mentioned in Tong Ren Tang is honey pill, and its main components are mostly mineral Chinese medicine, which is not easy to deteriorate. It's covered with a thick layer of wax to isolate the air, basically? There is nothing to lose. Yes It is said that Tongrentang does have Angong Niuhuang Pills that have been preserved for more than 100 years, and they have not deteriorated. Tongrentang Chinese patent medicine Angong Niuhuang Pill (National Medicine Zhunzi Z33020 160) was approved only for 48 months. This is actually a waste of resources.

Therefore, simply putting Angong Niuhuang Pills, if the wax layer is not broken, odorless and sticky, will basically not have adverse effects on the body. However, other proprietary Chinese medicines, mainly herbs and woody medicines, should still be used within the validity period.

I hope I can help you! I wish you the best of health!

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Doctor, deputy director pharmacist, senior nutritionist, with 1 1 year experience in medication guidance, nutrition consultation and health management. No medicine, no doctor, advocate healthy life, no disease, no doctor!