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How to Make Chinese Medicine in Infinite Craft

Chinese Medicine is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cough plus Fortune Cookie. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CoughFortune CookieChinese Medicine

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 206 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4DustPlantPollen
  5. 5AshPollenCough
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7TreeWaterRiver
  8. 8RiverTreePaper
  9. 9PaperPlantBook
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthEngineTractor
  13. 13EarthTractorFarm
  14. 14FarmWaterRice
  15. 15BookRiceFortune Cookie
  16. 16CoughFortune CookieChinese Medicine
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Dust + Plant→ Pollen5Ash + Pollen→ Cough6Earth + Plant→ Tree7Tree + Water→ River8River + Tree→ Paper9Paper + Plant→ Book10Fire + Water→ Steam11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Earth + Engine→ Tractor13Earth + Tractor→ Farm14Farm + Water→ Rice15Book + Rice→ Fortune Cookie16Cough + Fortune Cookie→ Chinese Medicine

Other ways to make Chinese Medicine

6 combinations are known to produce Chinese Medicine. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Chinese Medicine
FirstSecondResult
CoughFortune CookieChinese Medicine
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CantoneseHippocratesChinese Medicine
CantonesePotion of HealingChinese Medicine
CantoneseRobitussinChinese Medicine
CantoneseHydrocortisoneChinese Medicine

Chinese Medicine at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Chinese Medicine, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Chinese Medicine in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cough with Fortune Cookie. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Chinese Medicine?

16 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Chinese Medicine hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Chinese Medicine?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Chinese Medicine, and the shortest route is shown above.

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