Scope: professional education and governance analysis, not patient-specific medical, reimbursement, or legal advice. Translations of China-specific policy terms are unofficial.
Executive takeaways
- A shared formula name does not guarantee identical ingredients, ratios, processing, or preparation.
- Evidence for one ingredient does not establish formula effectiveness, and formula evidence does not isolate each ingredient.
- Formula pages are knowledge references, not personalised prescriptions or modification advice.
Scope and reading boundary
Distinguishes classical formulas, modern products, and individual prescriptions through traceable composition and evidence attribution.
This overview maps sources, terminology, and evidence. Each entity page still requires its own provenance, release, and safety review; a collection overview cannot support an individual care decision.
Four-layer knowledge map
Every term passes identity, traditional context, modern evidence, and safety checks before publication.
- Version identity: source text, ingredients, ratios, dosage form, preparation, and variants.
- Compatibility: explain hierarchy and rationale within the textbook tradition.
- Attribution: verify the studied product before judging design and outcomes.
- Clinical boundary: pattern assessment, contraindications, interactions, and quality require qualified judgement.
How sources and evidence are graded
Current pharmacopoeias, standards, textbooks, guidelines, and original research have distinct roles. Textbooks explain disciplinary structure, standards fix names and fields, and clinical claims return to the actual population and study design. Mechanistic, animal, or laboratory findings are not human effectiveness claims.
A safer path through the site
Read the overview first, then verify identity and provenance on the entity page. Symptoms, medicines, needling, and disease management require qualified individual judgement. Emergencies and red flags always take priority.
Cross-system control table
| Clinical event | Payment context | Review signal | Hospital action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care, medicine, device, or documentation changes | Separate FFS, DRG/DIP, and fixed-payment effects | Reconcile orders, records, charges, claims, and outcomes | Verify facts, correct records and rules, document remediation |
Updated 2026-07-06. Always verify the current national and local documents before operational use.