宜昌老字号，经营药材，有坐堂郎中，为病者拿脉开方，病者就地抓药。湖北是全国中药材的主要产区之一，宜昌历史上也是药材的集散地之一，经营药材业的号、行、店、铺遍及城乡市场，以饮片为主，兼营参燕或丸、散、膏、丹等成药。

Demao Long Pharmacy

A time – honored brand in Yichang, it deals in medicinal herbs. There are resident doctors who take patients’ pulses and write prescriptions. Patients can have their herbs dispensed right on the spot. Hubei is one of the major Chinese medicinal herb production areas in the country. Historically, Yichang was also a distribution center for medicinal herbs. Stores, firms, and shops dealing in medicinal herbs were widespread in both urban and rural markets. They mainly sold prepared herbal slices, and also concurrently sold ginseng, bird’s nests, as well as ready – made medicines such as pills, powders, pastes, and pellets.