<p>剂 and 服(fù) are measure words for doses, although I believe that 服 is used only for Chinese medicine.  You can use 丸 for pills, and I think that I have seen 片 for tablets.  For other forms you might wish to describe it by weight or volume (esp. for liquids).</p>

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2014-01-13T05:20:35.980Z
Regarding 中药, people also say 一贴中药, that is, the raw herbs packed in a bag (which the patient will boil and drink for usually three times -- that is the dose for a day), one such bag is called 一贴.
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<p>a single package of a prescription of Chinese Medicine is called 一服（FU）， because you would normally boil the whole package in a pot and drink the produced liquid at once. so one of 服's meaning is taking medicine for both western and chinese medicines.  The units of each ingredient in the prescription normally are tael(两) and mace(钱）。</p>

<p>For western medicine, we use 片(pian) for pill, 粒(li) for capsule，and 支（zhi) for bottled liquids, 袋（dai) for pouch, and 板（ban) for foiled pills</p>

<p>this link is about ancient Chinese weighing metrics <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_units_of_measurement" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_units_of_measurement</a></p>

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<p>My question is simple...</p>

<p>The correct measure word for</p>

<ul>
<li>中药 </li>
<li>西药</li>
</ul>

<p>Appreciate your time!</p>

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2014-01-13T01:59:44.547Z
中药 and 西药 are generally uncountable terms. You don't say one bottle of Western medicine, do you?
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小马词典：药 CL:种,服药 at jukuu find many examples for "this/that＋attributive＋medicine" 这／那种＋定语＋药
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Measure word for 中药 and 西药
# Measure word for 中药 and 西药

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-12)

My question is simple...

The correct measure word for

* 中药
* 西药

Appreciate your time!

**Tags:** mandarin, grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 中药 and 西药 are generally uncountable terms. You don't say one bottle of Western medicine, do you?  
> **username_2**: 小马词典：药 CL:种,服药 at jukuu find many examples for "this/that＋attributive＋medicine" 这／那种＋定语＋药  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-01-12. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

剂 and 服(fù) are measure words for doses, although I believe that 服 is used only for Chinese medicine. You can use 丸 for pills, and I think that I have seen 片 for tablets. For other forms you might wish to describe it by weight or volume (esp. for liquids).

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Regarding 中药, people also say 一贴中药, that is, the raw herbs packed in a bag (which the patient will boil and drink for usually three times -- that is the dose for a day), one such bag is called 一贴.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-01-13. Score: 4

a single package of a prescription of Chinese Medicine is called 一服（FU）， because you would normally boil the whole package in a pot and drink the produced liquid at once. so one of 服's meaning is taking medicine for both western and chinese medicines. The units of each ingredient in the prescription normally are tael(两) and mace(钱）。

For western medicine, we use 片(pian) for pill, 粒(li) for capsule，and 支（zhi) for bottled liquids, 袋（dai) for pouch, and 板（ban) for foiled pills

this link is about ancient Chinese weighing metrics <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_units_of_measurement>


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