Why TCM Formulas?
Powerful herbs in convenient form for your patients. We
provide you with access to:
- The potency, flexibility and efficacy of raw herbs,
with
- The increased compliance and convenience of granules
and liquid extracts.
- Custom-mixed or Personalized herbal formulas
We are the only company whose focus is to custom-mix formulas
per your prescription for each of your patients.
Practitioner Benefits
- Get quick results with high potency herbs
- Offer high quality, pure herbs, manufactured
in the USA
- Personalized, Custom-designed formulas translates as
better service
- Save patients money; custom formulas mean no
cabinet of half full patent bottles
- Increase patient confidence and improve compliance
by giving herbs that are easy to take
- Make a profit on Herbal Prescriptions
- No out-of-pocket expense
- Collect your profit before you even order the herbs!
Your profit is in your hands, not sitting in
our bank account.
- No need to worry about buying herbs that might expire
if your sales slow
- We store and manage the inventory - We are your
pharmacy
- Avoid the costly legal/accounting issues surrounding
resale licenses (sales tax ID)
Aren't Raw Herbs Better?
Generally it's the lack of patient compliance that prevents
most of us from prescribing raw herbs. We think: "If
patients would take them, I would use them!"
Raw herbs may not be the best choice for other reasons.
- The quality of raw herbs varies significantly, do you
have the time and expertise to test or evaluate the quality
of the raw herbs that might come into your pharmacy? Most
of us don't, but that is the primary job of the powder
and liquid manufacturers
- Raw herbs have a very limited shelf life
- Improper storage (too much air, moisture, heat) can
decrease efficacy
- Keeping them free of insects or airborne molds is no
small task
- Many Chinese herbs are treated with toxic substances
to create their characteristic appearance. Bleach is used
to make Ge Gen pure white... the Huang's aren't naturally
so yellow.
Why not just start my own Pharmacy?
Have all the benefits of your own pharmacy without any
of the cost or hassle.
- Liquid and powder pharmacies are expensive and time-consuming
to set-up and maintain
- Ordering, unpacking, pricing and restocking takes time
away from treating patients (or costs you money for employees)
- Filling custom each formula from individual powdered
herbs can take 15 minutes
- Without a resale license you incur tax & financial
risk. Record-keeping and filing sales taxes is a huge
hassle too
- Dispensing only patents or pills decreases your potential
effectiveness
- As our field grows, you'll want to stay ahead &
distinguish yourself from competitors.
When should I use Liquid and Powder Extracts?
We've all read about the startling results of herbal treatment
in the classics and certain case studies. Prepared, patent
medicines or unconcentrated granules cannot achieve these
results and were not intended to do so.
The purpose of patent medicines was to provide the public
with safe access to basic Chinese treatment approaches,
such as tonification. Similar to over-the-counter medications
in the West, the use of patents doesn't require medical
& herbal education.
Trained herbalists in Chinese used high potency herbs and
elevated dosages to achieve the desired effect. If results
aren't achieved, the diagnosis may have been correct but
the herbal dosage was simply too low.
What conditions respond best to Liquid
and Powder Extracts?
If your patient has a chronic, complex condition that will
require long-term herbal treatment, then TCM Formulas' custom
herbal formulas are ideal. They
- Are convenient for the patient, and
- Allow you to make formula modifications as the patient
gradually changes and improves
This flexibility will prevent a common and expensive situation,
where the Oriental medicine patient gradually acquires a
cabinet full of tablet-herb bottles…half used.
TCM Formulas may not be ideal for acute conditions (when
the patient requires herbs immediately). However, some practitioners
will order specific formulas or combinations that they know
their patients will need... say for a coming seasonal change,
perhaps in your climate's specific conditions.
What if I'm too busy to write formulas
from scratch for each patient? ...How can I combine Liquid
Extracts?
The liquid extract formulas are based on Chinese classics,
and being liquid, they are easily combined together for
patients with more than 1 pattern.
For example, the hot flashes, depression and irritability
typically experienced by perimenopausal women is often Liver
Qi Stasis with Depressive Heat Ascending and Kidney yin
deficiency.
For this combination of patterns, we'd suggest combining
equal parts of 2 formulas:
- Bupleurum & Peony (Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San) and
- Anem-Phello Rehmannia Combination (Zhi Bai Di Huang
Wan)
- Dosage: 5 droppers twice daily.
What about Refills?
If there are no changes to your patient's formula, just
call, fax, or email in the patient's name and their formula
name or number, asking for a refill.
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