Chinese patent medicines

A form of Chinese patent medicine — Herbal medicine modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Chinese patent medicine
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