Textual Research on Historic Evolution and Ancient and Modern Application of Classic Prescription Huangqintang
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20240715
- VernacularTitle:经典名方黄芩汤源流考证与古今应用分析
- Author:
Yuxin LI
1
;
Lyuyuan LIANG
1
;
Jialei CAO
2
;
Tongyi HUANG
3
;
Hejia WAN
3
;
Bingqi WEI
3
;
Mengting ZHAO
1
;
Xiaoyang TIAN
1
;
Bingxiang MA
1
;
Weili DANG
1
Author Information
1. Pediatric Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine， Zhengzhou 450099， China
2. School of Pediatrics， Henan University of Chinese Medicine， Zhengzhou 450046，China
3. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine， Henan University of Chinese Medicine， Zhengzhou 450046， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
classic formula;
Huangqintang;
textual research;
key information;
dosage and usage;
clinical application
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2025;31(3):184-191
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Huangqintang， with its accurate efficacy， is a classic formula specialized in treating dysentery recommended and promoted by medical experts from successive generations， and it was included in the Catalogue of Ancient Classic Prescriptions （the Second Batch， Han Chinese medicine prescriptions） published by the National Administration of Traditional Chinses Medicine （TCM） in 2023. The method of bibliometrics was applied in this study to conduct textual research on the classic formula Huangqintang and provide a literature reference for the development of modern preparations of Huangqintang. A total of 2 026 pieces of ancient literature were searched with "Huangqintang" as the key word， and 23 pieces of effective data were selected， involving 15 ancient TCM books. The historic evolution， composition， dosage， origin， processing methods， preparation and decocting methods， efficiency， and application of Huangqintang were carefully reviewed. The results showed that Huangqintang was first recorded in the Treatise on Febrile Diseases written by ZHANG Zhongjing. It has the effect of clearing heat， stopping dysentery， regulating the middle， and downbearing counterflow and has become one of the classic formulas widely used in clinical practice. Because of its accurate efficacy， medical experts from later generations have modified it from its original composition. Though many prescriptions have different names， it is the manifestation of physicians' inheritance and development of the thought of ZHANG Zhongjing. Ancient literature showed this prescription had wide indications yet centered on digestive system diseases such as dysentery and abdominal pain. Modern applications of Huangqintang involve digestive， respiratory， ophthalmology and otolaryngology， gynecological， skin， musculoskeletal system， and connective tissue， and this prescription has great potential in treating ulcerative colitis， diarrhea， acute enteritis， and damp-heat dysentery. Through a systematic textual excavation and review of the ancient literature about Huangqintang， the paper has confirmed its key information， so as to provide a scientific basis for the clinical application and new drug development of classic formulas.
