Textual Research on Key Information of Classic Formula Shengma Gegentang
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20240316
- VernacularTitle:经典名方升麻葛根汤关键信息考证
- Author:
Yuli LI
1
;
Ping JIANG
2
;
Zhenyi YUAN
3
;
Yuanyuan HE
3
;
Ya'nan MAO
3
;
Shasha WANG
2
;
Wenyan ZHU
2
;
Zhouan YIN
3
Author Information
1. Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine， Changsha 410300， China
2. The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine， Changsha 410000， China
3. Hunan University of Chinese Medicine， Changsha 410000， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Shengma Gegentang;
classic formula;
historical evolution;
textual research of formula;
epidemic disease
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2025;31(8):187-197
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Shengma Gegentang is one of the classic formulas in the Catalogue of Ancient Classic Prescriptions （Second Batch）. This study reviewed ancient and modern literature and used literature tracing and bibliometric methods to analyze the historical evolution， efficacy， indications， dosage decoctions， and modern clinical disease spectrum of Shengma Gegentang. The results indicated that the earliest record of Shengma Gegentang can be found in the Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang of the Song dynasty， but its origin can be traced back to the Shaoyao Siwu Jiejitang in the Beiji Qianjin Yaofang of the Tang dynasty. The composition dosage of Shengma Gegentang is 413 g of Cimicifugae Rhizoma， 619.5 g of Puerariae Lobatae Radix， 413 g of Paeoniae Radix Alba， and 413 g of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma， which are ground into coarse powder. Each dose is 12.39 g， and the amount of water added is 300 mL. 100 mL of solution is decocted and taken at the right time. The four drugs in the formula play the role of relieving exterior syndrome， penetrating pathogenic factors， and detoxicating together. Its indications are widely involved in internal medicine， pediatrics， surgery， ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology， obstetrics and gynecology， sexually transmitted diseases， and other diseases， such as measles， sores， acne， spots， surgical gangrene， red eyes， toothache， chancre， and fetal poison. The epidemic diseases treated by Shengma Gegentang are complicated， including rash， pox， macula， numbness， summer diarrhea， dysentery， sha disease， febrile symptoms， spring warmth， winter warmth， and cold pestilence. At the same time， it is a plague prevention formula. Although Shengma Gegentang has a wide range of indications， it cannot be separated from the pathogenic mechanism of evil Qi blocking the muscle surface and heat in the lungs and stomach. The modern clinical disease spectrum of Shengma Gegentang involves the ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology system， nervous system， pediatric-related diseases and syndromes， skin system， hepatobiliary system， and digestive system. It plays a key role in the treatment of epidemic diseases such as measles， chronic hepatitis B， dysentery， and tetanus.
