How Effective Is Chinese Medicine?
If you visit a TCM clinic for consultation, most of the time you will get pre-made Chinese medicine in the form of bottles of powder, pills or liquid. This indeed provides some level of convenience to patients since they would not need to go through the trouble of preparing the medicine themselves. As humans, we all like conveniences. However, there are times when we should forgo convenience for the sake of something important, and this is one of those times. The most obvious factor to account for would be the price. The herbs cost money. The process of making these powder, pills or liquid packs cost money (not forgetting that there are research and development cost hidden in the price as well). The shipment of these medicine cost money. All these add up to a large sum that consumers do not seem to realize. This is because each bottle of powder, pills or liquid cost a few dollars only, but how long do each of these last us? On the other hand, buying the herbs and cooking them wou...