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The invention relates to a beer produced from materials of 1-7 degree beerwort produced with a common beer production method, fresh fruit and vegetable juice, healthcare plant juice, traditional Chinese medicine extract, vitamins, a microelement mineral preparation, a foam stabilizer, and ethanol, which are blended according to a certain weight ratio. The lady beer provided by the invention has characteristics of digestion and absorbance promoting, beautifying, toxin expelling, freckle reducing, weight reducing, aging resisting, fatigue resisting, bowel loosening, constipation relieving, metabolism balancing, endocrine regulating, blood sugar reducing, and blood fat reducing. The contents of beerwort and ethanol in the beer are low. With the lady beer, original flavors of beer are preserved, abundant nutrients are provided, beer belly is not caused with long-term drinking, obesity is not caused, and a good healthcare effect is provided. The application scope of the lady beer is wide, and the lady beer is especially suitable for ladies.

The invention provides a collateral-dredging lipid reduction product comprising active materials of black tea and a preparation method; the product consists of extracts of Anhua Red Tea and drug-food homologous substances; the preparation method of the invention produces a special and brand-new preparation method resulting from the formula specialty; the invention has the comprehensive functions of collateral dredging, lipid reduction, sugar reduction, decompression and weight reduction.

The present invention relates to a brain tonifying and intelligence developing blend oil. The oil is characterized in that: the blend oil comprises, by weight, 60-74% of a walnut oil, 6-9% of a peanut oil, 3-5% of a camellia-seed oil, 3-5% of a soybean oil, 2-5% of an olive oil, 4-6% of a polly seed oil, and 8-10% of a sesame oil. According to the blend oil of the present invention, the walnut oil is adopted as the main formula component, such that the intelligence developments of children and infants are promoted, good effects are provided for maintenance of the normal function operation of the nervous system, the growth and the development of the children are promoted, the bone density is maintained, and the immunity is strengthened; the walnut oil further provides effects of balance ofmetabolism and improvement of digestive system for infants and young children; the walnut oil is combined with the peanut oil, the camellia-seed oil, the soybean oil, the olive oil, the polly seed oil and the sesame oil to blend into the blend oil, such that other materials benefit for the infants are supplemented, the nutrition is balanced, the taste of the oil product is blended so as to increase the appetite.

The invention relates to a composition of plant extracts and application thereof in skin whitening and moisture preservation. The composition comprises the following active ingredients in percentage by weight: 5 to 90 percent of green tea extract, 5 to 50 percent of ginkgo leaf extract and 5 to 45 percent of centella extract, wherein the composition accounts for 0.5 to 20 percent when applied to preparing external products of skin, and the composition is uniformly mixed with medically-acceptable excipients or carriers in proportion to prepare products in forms of gel, cream, serosity, aqueous solution agents, emulsions or solids. The composition has the effects on skin whitening and moisture preservation without adding moisture preserving components; compared with products with similar application, the composition has stronger effects on skin whitening and moisture preservation and smaller dosage; the composition is safe, has no toxic or side effect, has low allergy rates and inflammation probability, penetrates into skin dermis, does not change the normal apoptosis process of cells, restrains tyrosinase, dopachrome tautomerase, DHICA oxidase and endothelin appropriately and balances the metabolism of melanin, so that the color and luster of the skin is more natural; and in addition, the generated skin whitening effect is definite, and the composition is convenient to use in cosmetics.

The invention discloses a functional nutritional agent for regulating the disharmony of intestinal florae and enhancing immunity and a preparation method thereof. The functional nutritional agent is prepared from four traditional Chinese medicines of Szechwan tangshen root, largehead atractylodes rhizome, Indian buead and honey-fried licorice in a weight ratio of 2:2:2:1 and spirulina, wherein a weight ratio of the four traditional Chinese medicines to the spirulina is 1-6:1-6. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: concentrating decoction of the four traditional Chinese medicines, inoculating lactobacillus to the concentrated decoction, and fermenting to obtain fermentation liquor of four gentlemen decoction; performing ultramicro crushing on the spirulina, inoculating bifidobacterium and fermenting to prepare fermentation liquor of the spirulina; and mixing the fermentation liquor of the four gentlemen decoction and the fermentation liquor of the spirulina, centrifuging to remove thalli, inactivating enzyme and drying to obtain the functional nutritional agent. The functional nutritional agent can prevent and correct the disharmony of the intestinal florae and enhance immunologic function, and also can protect hematopoietic function and blood liquidity, balance the metabolism of trace elements and improve endocrine function, so the functional nutritional agent is suitable for crew who perform long-distance navigation on naval vessels or submarines.

The invention relates to a beauty-slimming product containing dark green tea Euro-tium cristatum and a preparation method therof. The beauty-slimming product comprises Euro-tium cristatum which is active ingredient of Anhua dark green tea, and a plurality of extracts of medicine and food homologue, and has good real weight-reducing effect and the comprehensive function of lipid-lowering, glucose-lowering, and hypotensive action at the same time.

The present invention relates to a special clinical nutritional formula for energy supply during delivery and a preparation method thereof. The special clinical nutritional formula comprises the following components in parts by weight: 1-5 parts of proteins, 0.1-1 part of lipid, 10-15 parts of carbohydrates, 0.05-1 part of dietary fiber, 0.01-0.15 part of macroelement, 0.001-0.004 part of trace element, 0.001-0.003 part of fat-soluble vitamin, 0.01-0.03 part of water-soluble vitamin, 0.01-0.05 part of dietary essence, 0.01-1 part of medicinally and edibly homogenous ingredient, 0.1-0.5 part ofa natural plant compound and 0.01-2 parts of new resource food. The present invention also relates to the preparation method of two clinical nutritional formulas. Through screening and proportioningof the components, the special clinical nutritional formula for the energy supply during the delivery fully supplements needed necessary nutrient components required for the delivery of pregnant women, is more easily digested and absorbed by the pregnant women, fully plays efficacies of the various components, quickly provides the energy required for the delivery of the pregnant women, at the sametime effectively ensures necessary nutrients for fetal growth and development, and helps the pregnant women to conduct the spontaneous delivery and shorten stages of the delivery.

The invention discloses a health drink containing selenium enzyme and a production method thereof. According to the health drink and the production method, bean sprouts rich in selenium are taken as main material and are added with dry folium mori, apple, pear, orange, radix polygoni multiflori, carrot, tomato, brown sugar and water, so as to be crushed, mixed, blended, fermented, filtered, filled and sterilized, thus obtaining the health drink, wherein each gram of drink contains 0.1-2 micrograms of selenium. According to the production of the bean sprouts rich in selenium, seeds of beans are selected, including soybeans, mung beans, red beans, black beans, broad beans and peas, and are cultured and sprayed by using a selenium-containing culturing solution. The health drink and the production method have the following remarkable advantages and positive effects: 1. bean sprouts high in selenium content are adopted, wherein each kilogram of bean sprouts contains 1500-2000 micrograms of selenium; 2. the process flow is simple, no special equipment or large equipment is needed, and no pollution is caused to the environment during production. Materials of the health drink are all materials both for medical and edible use; after being proved by administration to more than a hundred of people, with the administration quantity of selenium being 50-100 micrograms each day for each people, the physical conditions of 80% of people are improved to some extent.

The invention belongs to the technology field of Tibetan medical health food, particularly a hard capsule prepared from saffron extract, Tibetan medlar extract, Tibetan solomonseal extract, Tibetan angelica extract, Chinese yam extract, multiflower knotweed root extract, seaweed extract, proanthocyanidin , vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin C, etc. The prepration process for the hard capsule includes mixing the materials, stirring; filling into capsules, sealing; checking; and packaging to obtain finished product. The capsule is effective in caring ovary, caring skin, postponing aging, etc.

The invention belongs to the technical field of macromolecular medical products, and particularly relates to a preparation method of a polyurethane resin composite material for medical bandage coating, including preparation of polyurethane performed polymers and preparation of the polyurethane resin composite material, also including a preparation method of the medical bandage. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that during the preparation of the polyurethane performed polymers, through the cooperated enhanced catalysis effect of DMDEE and PMDETA, the effect is better than that of the single use of any one catalyst; through the addition of nanometer strontium-doped hydroxyapatite, the problem of distribution nonuniformity of the performed polymers during the storageof the medical bandage can be solved; meanwhile, through being matched with the use of chitosan derivatives, sterilization and bacterium inhibition can be effectively achieved; the medical bandage coated by polyurethane performed polymers can maintain the softness and toughness of base cloth; the high intensity can be realized after the water meeting; meanwhile, the moisture absorption and ventilation effects can be effectively achieved; the white stewing phenomenon can be avoided; the use comfortable feeling is improved on the basis of ensuring the bandage functions.

The invention relates to a device for preventing and treating space weight loss bone loss, wherein two ends of track are fixed with limit blocks; the sliding plate is mounted on track, whose front has fixing button; the sliding plate is mounted with should fixer, waist fixer, and knee fixer; the vibrator is along the extending line of track, to connect fixing surface via support; one end of drawing line is fixed on sliding plate, bypassing the block of fixing face, while another end is connected to the rotation wheel of torque motor; the torque motor via drawing line draws sliding plate to pressurize the vibrator, to function the vibration on the human body. The invention can reduce side effect with high safety.

The invention provides a blended fabric comprising bamboo-hemp-cotton fibers, comprising bamboo fibers, hemp fibers and cotton fibers in a mass ratio of (30-50): (15-30): (20-50). The blended fabric comprising bamboo fibers, hemp fibers and cotton fibers can be used for sewing bedding; the blended fabric has good smoothness, softness and affinity and excellent moisture absorption and moisture permeability, so that the bedding sewn from the blended fabric can improve the comfort of human body; and the blended fabric has an effective antibacterial effect, and can balance the metabolism of skin, adjust human microcirculation and improve the sleep quality. When being used for antibacterial activity tests, the blended fabric has an inhibition zone, which indicates that the blended fabric has good antibacterial effect; and after the experience of 100 sleep test persons, the skin glossiness of 80% of individuals is improved, and the sleep quality of 85% of individuals is obviously improved.

The invention discloses health-care sesame oil. The health-care sesame oil is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 10-20 parts of rice bran oil, 10-20 parts of corn oil, 20-30 parts of olive oil, 8-10 parts of walnut oil, 80-100 parts of sesame oil, 6-8 parts of peanut oil, 8-12 parts of pseudo-ginseng, 6-9 parts of zedoary rhizomes, 8-10 parts of ginseng, 6-8 parts of radix astragali, 2-4 parts of radix ophiopogonis, 1-3 parts of poria cocos, 4-6 parts of Chinese magnoliavine fruits, 2-4 parts of mulberry leaves, 1-2 parts of cassia twigs, 1-2 parts of beautiful sweetgum fruits, 1-3 parts of semen platycladi and 4-6 parts of radix glycyrrhizae preparata. The invention further discloses a preparation method of the health-care sesame oil. The health-care sesame oil disclosed by the invention is mutually matched from various respects of reducing blood viscosity, promoting hemopoiesis, increasing fresh blood, softening blood vessels, strengthening elasticity of blood vessels, preventing the blood vessels from ageing, resisting ageing, reducing the damage of free radicals and improving organism conditions, so that the effect of improving the blood circulation is achieved.

The invention discloses a high-yield and disease-resistant turtle feed. The high-yield and disease-resistant turtle feed comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 20-30 parts of extruded soybeans, 0.5-1.5 parts of calcium dihydrogen phosphate, 0.1-0.2 part of choline chloride, 0.5-0.8 part of acid-base buffer sodium bicarbonate, 0.2-0.5 part of composite bacillus preparation, 0.5-1 part of sodium butyrate, 30-40 parts of fish meal, 30-40 parts of bovine liver powder, 10-15 parts of mussel powder, 10-15 parts of fermented soybean meal, 3-6 parts of beer yeast, 2-4 parts of wheat gluten, 2-4 parts of decavitamin, 1-3 parts of compound mineral salt, 0.5-0.8 part of antioxidant, 5-10 parts of lecithin, 10-15 parts of hydrolyzed animal protein and 1-3 parts of milk powder. The high-yield and disease-resistant turtle feed disclosed by the invention is comprehensive in nutrition and can be used for effectively reducing the turtle morbidity, and thus the turtle yield is high.

The invention provides health-preservation blood-lipid-reducing composite ferment and a making method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of ferment. According to the health-preservation blood-lipid-reducing composite ferment and the making method thereof disclosed by the invention, vegetables and / or fruits are used as substrates, fermentation is performed with crystal sugar, supernatant is taken, then inoculation is performed with mixed bacteria, and then fermentation is performed so that the health-preservation blood-lipid-reducing composite ferment is obtained, wherein the mixed bacteria are the combination of bacillus subtilis, lactic acid bacteria and saccharomyces cerevisiae. The specific method comprises the following steps of I, thoroughly cleaning the substrates, peeling the cleaned substrates, cutting the peeled substrates into slices, then adding crystal sugar, performing uniform mixing to obtain mixed materials, then putting the mixed materials and the crystal sugar into a glass cup in a manner of putting one layer of the crystal sugar on one layer of the mixed materials layer by layer, sealing a cup opening, performing fermentation at room temperature, performing centrifuging treatment, and taking supernatant; and II, performing inoculation with mixed bacteria, and performing instant-temperature fermentation so as to obtain the health-preservation blood-lipid-reducing composite ferment. The health-preservation blood-lipid-reducing composite ferment disclosed by the invention has the effect of breaking down fat.

The invention provides essence for turning white hair into black hair and application thereof, and relates to the field of cosmetics. The essence is specifically prepared from the following raw materials: EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid) disodium, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, sodium pyrosulfite, a larch wood extract, acetyl tyrosine, a chlorella / lupin protein fermentation product, isopentyl glycol, a tea leaf extract, glycine, a cell phospholipid aqueous solution, whey protein, an apple fruit cell culture extract and a wild strawberry fruit extract. The composition is prepared from a wild soybean extract, a polygonum multiflorum extract, a ganoderma atrum extract, a black mulberry fruit extract and a sesame seed extract. The finally prepared essence has the effects of stimulating stem cell proliferation, stimulating generation of melanin in hair follicles, stimulating anti-oxidation defense of the hair follicles, reactivating generation of melanin in gray / white hair and the like. The composition can be applied to white hair blackening essence, anti-ash / white hair lotion, anti-white hair shampoo, natural black hair mask, beard blackening lotion, hair composite spray and premature white / white hair gel.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medicines, and particularly relates to an anti-senile dementia medicine and a preparation method thereof. When the total mass of the anti-senile dementia medicine is 100%, and the anti-senile dementia medicine comprises the following components: 30%-60% of fucose; 10%-40% of astragalus polysaccharide; 10%-40% of lentinan; and 20%-50% of snake venom nerve growth factors. The anti-senile dementia medicine provided by the invention has a better treatment effect on senile dementia through the synergistic effect of all the components, and can promote the release of acetylcholine in limbs and trunks, cause the balance of acetylcholine and dopamine in the brain, treat and relieve the symptoms of senile dementia and recover intelligence and memory to a certain extent.

The present invention relates to a product containing deer's fetus, said product can be used as medicine, also can be used as functional food for removing chloasma and its preparation method. Said product is made up by using (by weight portion) 20-200 portions of deer's fetus, 30-150 portions of Chinese angelica root or its extract, 40-120 portions of pilose asiabell root or its extract, 40-200 portions of white peony root or its extract and 2-20 portions of vitamin E. Said product can be made into tablet preparation and capsule preparation.

Soybean oil nourishing and invigorating the brain and a preparing method thereof are disclosed. The soybean oil contains a high amount of unsaturated fatty acids. After the soybean oil is used, DHA and EPA which are beneficial to brain development can be converted in a body, thus improving intelligence and memory. The soybean oil is capable of promoting body bone development, balancing metabolism, boosting body immunity and promoting appetite, and is particularly suitable for children and teenagers. The preparing method is simple. The oil yield is high.

The invention mainly relates to a soft capsule for cosmetology and a method for preparing the same. The soft capsule for the cosmetology has main characteristics that the soft capsule comprises the following raw materials in portion by weight: 360 to 460 weight portions of siritch, 20 to 25 weight portions of red deer blood meal, 15 to 20 weight portions of aloe, 5 to 10 weight portions of red deer fetus, 15 to 20 weight portions of safflower, and 0.7 to 1 weight portion of lycopene. The soft capsule adopts a compound form, elaborately selects materials, has a precise formulation, pursuits the whole to improve human condition, and fully regulates physical condition in terms of improving immunity, replenishing and activating blood, improving cardiovascular function, loosening bowel to relieve constipation, resisting oxidation, balancing nutrition, and the like. With the soft capsule, the human body has smooth qi and blood circulation, normal metabolism, and balance between yin and yang; therefore, beauty can be endowed on shape. People strives to shape beauty in health, the soft capsule makes people vigorous and full of energy, makes skin whitening and fine, and makes people full of confidence and have elegant quality so as to achieve harmony and unity of soul and external beauty. The red deer blood and the red deer fetus strengthen immunity, tonify qi, replenish blood, and strengthen tendon and bones; the safflower and the siritch active blood, remove blood stasis, soften blood vessels, and protect heart; the aloe and the lycopene shield sun, eliminate inflammation, fade brown, resist oxidation, purge bowel and defaecate; the aloe cal also balance the dryness of the red deer blood and the red deer fetus; pollen, pearl and radix angelicae formosanae improve nutrition balance, whiten skin, increase skin moisture and are natural cosmetic excellent products; and a formulation improves physical condition on the whole and shapes healthy beauty consistent with inside and.

The invention discloses healthcare pumpkin seed oil and a preparation method thereof, and mainly relates to the field of edible oil processing. The healthcare pumpkin seed oil is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 10-15 parts of pumpkin seed oil, 1-2 parts of sesame oil, 1-2 parts of walnut oil, 1-2 parts of corn oil, 0.5-1 part of multivitamins, 0.5-1 part of allicin, 0.5-1 part of curcumin and 0.5-1 part of seasonings. As an ultrasonic extraction method is adopted to prepare grease, the healthcare pumpkin seed oil is simple in process, convenient to operate, short in extraction time and low in production cost, and has the characteristics that the extraction rate of the oil can be increased, the extraction time can be shortened, the extraction temperature can be reduced, the extraction amount can be reduced and the like; as specific oil types are combined according to a specific ratio, the dietary fatty acid structure of a customer can be improved, and the health level can be increased. In addition, due to a finely selected formula of the seasonings, the healthcare oil is not only high in nutrition value, but also relatively rich in fragrance and relatively delicious and tasty.

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a honey acid-synthesizing agent and applications in the prevention of diseases, the honey acid-synthesizing agent has main raw materials as below: 15 to 45 DEG C of ethanol, 64-70% of honey, edible hydrochloric acid additive having concentration larger than or equal to 31%, and water; volume ratio thereof is: 1-10:1-70:1-9:1-97; the honey acid-synthesizing agent prepared according to the invention can prevent and treat acne (whelk), color spot (chloasma, butterfly spot, freckle), phalacrosis, skin itching, dental calculus and dermatophytosis as internal use agent and external lotion (application). The honey acid-synthesizing agent has prominent curing effect in above diseases and is safe and reliable.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating alopecia. The traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating alopecia is prepared from the following materials (by weight): 30-50 parts of black sesame, 10-20 parts of black soybeans, 20-40 parts of longan, 35-45 parts of fructus lycii, 15-30 parts of lentinula edodes, 2-5 parts of Astragalus membranaceus, 5-10 parts of Salviae miltiorrhizae, 10-20 parts of rhizoma polygonati, 0.5-5 parts of alga, 12-25 parts of coconut meat, 2-5 parts of semen allii tuberose, 6-12 parts of sea cucumber, 5-10 parts of liquorice, 5-11 parts of pine needle, 2-6 parts of fish oil and 3-5 parts of a fish skin extract. The fish skin extract is fish skin collagen obtained after enzymolysis of fish skin and purification. Through compatibility of the traditional Chinese medicines, endocrine is regulated to be balanced so as to regulate secretion of scalp sebum, pore toxin is cleared up, congenital qi is reinforced and strengthened, human body function is regulated, and immunity is raised so as to rapidly treat alopecia.

Substituted phenyl-3-aza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl-methanones which are glycine transporter-1 (GlyT1) inhibitors. These are useful for the treatment of schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Substituted phenyl-3-aza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl-methanones which are glycine transporter-1 (GlyT1) inhibitors. These are useful for the treatment of schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders.

The invention discloses compound conditioning nutrient essence powder and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of health products. The compound conditioning nutrient essence powder is prepared from the following raw materials: a Dahurian larch needle extract, a grape peel extract, a grape seed extract, a tea leaf extract, a tomato extract, a blueberry extract, a ginsengstem and leaf extract, a maca extract, a undaria pinnatifida extract, sea cucumber polysaccharides, glucose oligosaccharides, fructo-oligosaccharides, chitosan, pea fiber, apple fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E, bromelain, lipase, bacterial pancreatin, and amylase. The ingredients are rationally matched in the compound conditioning nutrient essence powder disclosed by the invention, and thus, compoundconditioning on the human body is realized; and therefore, the health-caring effects are mild and deep.

The invention relates to a medicine for treating chronic nephritis and a preparation method. An effective constituent of the medicine is prepared from raw materials as follows: astragalus membranaceus, roots of bidentate achyranthes, morinda officinalis, pericarpium arecae, akebiaquinata, roots of stephania tetrandra, polygala tenuifolia, scutellaria barbata, saururus chinensis, buckwheat, gypsophila paniculata, prunella vulgaris, rhizome of david anemone, placenta hominis, sea cucumbers and mirabilite. The medicine is prepared through modern advanced pharmaceutical technologies, has functions of yin enriching, kidney nourishing, blood circulation promoting, blood stasis removing, heart nourishing and mind soothing, can improve functions of all organs of organisms and balance metabolism, has remarkable treatment effects on symptoms such as edema, hypertension, proteinuria, urine erythrocyte and the like which are caused by the chronic nephritis, has more obvious improvement effects on chronic renal insufficiency and reduction of the non-protein nitrogen and phenol sulfonphthalein excretion rate, is appropriate in compatibility of the selected medicine materials, conforms to traditional Chinese medicine and modern pharmacology research theories and is low in cost, safe, free of toxic and side effects and worthy of wide popularization and application.

The invention relates to a meat quality improver as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and the meat quality improver comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 3-5%of composite vitamin, 30-50% of composite mineral substance, 15-35% of natural plant extract and 10-30% of zeolite powder. The invention provides a feed additive containing vitamins, trace elements and natural plant extracts. The feed additive can increase the daily gain of cultured animals by about 10%, increase the feed conversion rate by 5-6%, improve the meat quality of the cultured animals,improve the muscle freshness and tenderness, reduce the drip loss, prolong the storage period and improve the immunity and nutrient absorption efficiency of livestock and poultry.

The invention discloses a food for enhancing immunity of pets at a young stage, and relates to the field of pet foods. The feed comprises the following raw material: meat, whole milk powder, oat powder, a Chinese wolfberry extract, an astragalus extract, coconut powder, an okra extract, a burdock extract, lentinan, algal polysaccharides, flaxseed powder, sesame powder, grape seed oil, perilla seedoil, cheese powder, a Yucca smalliana extract, mannan oligosaccharide, fructo-oligosaccharide, choline chloride, taurine, selenium yeast, Omega-3, lecithin, coriolus versicolor polysaccharide, Jerusalem artichoke powder, apples, carrots and blueberries. The beneficial effects disclosed by the invention is capable of promoting the growth and development of pets, balancing metabolism, improving theresistance of the pets, especially the resistance of young pets, improving the growth activity of the pets and reducing the number of illness times.

The invention provides a compound medicament for adjusting blood fat and treating hypertension and the process for preparing the same, wherein the medicament is prepared from sweetvetch root 6-15g, changium root 8-15g, atractylodes rhizome 10-20g through the steps of disintegrating, extracting volatile oil with water vapor, watering and boiling twice, decompressing and drying, disintegrating for later use, mixing rhizoma atractylodis volatile oil with beta-CD and dried extract powder homogeneously, charging medicinal adjuvant, and obtaining needed medicinal dosage forms.