Analysis on Influence of Specific Clinical Function of Dioscorea opposita Thunb

VernacularTitle:论剂量对山药功效发挥方向的影响
Author: Ying ZHOU ; Yao FEI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Dioscorea opposita Thunb; dosage; effect; influence
From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(4):934-938
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This study was aimed to analyze the influence of specific clinical effect of Dioscorea opposita Thunb. by dosage in order to summarize its rules. Recordings on pills containing D. opposita Thunb. from the classic prescrip-tion of the Formula Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine were collected. Dosage of D. opposita Thunb. was used as the cardinal line. EXcellwas used to conduct schematic analysis. The results showed that small amount of D. opposita Thunb. had the effect of reinforcing the spleen. The effect of tonifying the lung had the dosage boundary line of 10 g. The small dosage had weak effect and large dosage had strong effect. The effect of tonifying the kidney was often the middle dosage. When the dose was larger or smaller, the effect was not obvious. The effect of consoli-dating the kidney was obvious when using larger or smaller dosage. It was concluded that the dosage of D. opposita Thunb. had relatively big influence on its effect, which provided reference of more value for the clinical practice and health cultivation.