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🔑 Keywords: Health Food Therapy · Paste formulas are a traditional Chinese medicine dosage form, favored for their convenience and effective therapeutic and tonic properties. Traditional Chinese medicine holds that pastes can be taken year-round, but winter is optimal.<br>Benefits of Internal Pastes<br>Pastes usually refer to internal preparations, also called "tinctures." They are made by boiling herbal slices, filtering out residue, concentrating the liquid, then adding maltose, honey, or donkey-hide gelatin to create a thick semi-liquid preparation—such as pear paste or Fritillaria loquat paste. Internal pastes are divided into vegetarian and non-vegetarian types: those using honey or rock sugar as binding agents are vegetarian pastes; those using donkey-hide gelatin, deer antler gelatin, or tortoise shell gelatin are non-vegetarian pastes. Paste formulas have characteristics including tonifying deficiency, supporting weak constitution, combining treatment with tonification, adjusting formulas based on symptoms, and individualized prescriptions. They are effective for various chronic diseases and physically weak individuals. With proper prescription and rational use, pastes can promote recovery in acute and chronic patients, strengthen vital energy, improve health, and prevent disease. Additionally, pastes have advantages such as minimal toxicity, small dosage, ease of use, and time-saving.<br>Medical Knowledge in Dream of the Red Chamber<br>Regulate Spleen and Stomach Before Tonifying<br>Before winter tonification, assess whether your body is suitable. First, those with poor gastrointestinal function, thick tongue coating, indigestion, or frequent bloating should not directly take tonifying pastes—they may worsen symptoms. Such individuals should first take "opening medicines" like Citrus peel, Pinellia, Magnolia bark, Fructus Aurantii, Shenqu, and Hawthorn, boiled into decoction to regulate Qi, resolve dampness, and improve spleen and stomach function. Second, those currently ill should fully recover before tonifying. If suffering from colds, coughs, or phlegm, treat the illness first. Otherwise, it’s like "locking the door while inviting bandits"—not only ineffective for tonification, but may prolong illness.<br>Choosing Paste Formulas Based on Individual Needs<br>Paste formulas come in ready-made and custom types. Ready-made pastes are mass-produced by pharmaceutical companies using time-tested, widely-used traditional formulas, such as pear paste. Custom pastes are prescribed after TCM diagnosis and syndrome differentiation, offering strong specificity. Those with Qi deficiency (manifesting as frequent colds, fatigue, easy sweating, poor appetite, weak pulse) may choose pastes made from ginseng, astragalus, poria, and white atractylodes. Those with blood deficiency (pallor, dizziness, forgetfulness, insomnia, fine weak pulse) may choose pastes made from donkey-hide gelatin, rehmannia root, angelica root, and white peony root. Those with Yin deficiency (slender build, dry mouth and throat, hot flashes, night sweats) may choose pastes made from ophiopogon, adenosma, tortoise shell, and goji berries. Those with Yang deficiency (cold intolerance, cold limbs, low libido, frequent urination, nocturnal emission) may choose pastes made from deer antler gelatin, eucommia, gecko, and walnut kernels.<br>Notes on Taking Paste Formulas<br>Best to start taking paste formulas from Winter Solstice, continuously for about 50 days—through the "First Nine" to "Sixth Nine" periods—or continue until just before Start of Spring. While taking paste formulas, combine with dietary adjustments and maintain a balance between work and rest, moderate exercise, to maximize effectiveness.<br>Correct method: Store paste in a sealed ceramic jar. Each morning, take one tablespoon and dissolve in hot water. It can also be taken with yellow wine if needed. If the formula contains heavy, greasy herbs like Rehmannia or large amounts of gelatin, the paste becomes very sticky and hard to dissolve. In such cases, gently steam it in a water bath before consuming. Dosage should be determined based on condition, physical state, and drug properties, closely related to digestive capacity. Generally, start with small doses: adults begin with one tablespoon (~10–15g), and if digestion is normal, increase to twice daily—once upon waking and once before bedtime, both on an empty stomach. Note: When taking pastes containing ginseng or astragalus, avoid raw radishes. Tea has a drug-disrupting effect; avoid using tea water to swallow paste formulas.

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