Tongrentang Drugstore
Once Chinese traditional medicines are mentioned, Tongrentang is a household
name both in China and all over the world. Surely, Tongrentang has created a
splendid history over past 300 years.
The founder of Tongrentang was Le Xianyang, who originally came from Ningbo,
Zhejiang Province and moved to Beijing during Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty
(1368-1644). His ancestors practiced medicine for three generations. He was
influenced by what he constantly saw and heard in his childhood and studied lots
of books on prescription and preparation, he was dedicated to manufacture of
prescription drugs. The bolus he made was effective with real materials and fine
process. He considered drug business to help others and maintain living as his
ultimate pursuit. He said, "For maintaining living and helping the world, the
most important thing is medicine. Mr. Le founded Tongrentang Drugstore in 1669.
The raw materials and processes at Tongrentang were strictly chosen.
According to widely accepted recipes, literature citation, family secret recipes
and royal court doctors' effective prescription, the drugstore intensively chose
and composed, repeatedly investigated, adjusted based on patients feedback to
make drugs perfect. It also published Tong Rentang Drug List. Tongrentang
provided imperial medicines for royal families since the sixth year of Yongzheng
reign of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and experienced eight emperors for 188
years.
Tongrentang experienced ups and downs over its several generations, and
became a state-owned enterprise in 1954. All kinds of Chinese medicine products
from Tongrentang win a worldwide praise: unique prescription, first-class
materials, professional process and apparent effects.
Address£ºNo.24 Qianmen Dazhalan, Beijing
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