What is meant by "raw medicine" is the taking of a substance from the natural world and applying it, either in whole or in part, in its original form or after some simple processing, as a medicine. These substances are taken from a variety of animal, plant, and mineral sources.
所謂「生藥」，是指自然界的動物、植物和礦物等三大自然物，取其全形或一部分，以原物或經簡單加工，而供作醫療之物。