Analysis on Processing Methods of Dioscorea opposita Thunb. from the Aspect of Formula

VernacularTitle:从方剂角度对山药的炮制方法进行探讨
Author: Ying ZHOU ; Heng DUAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Dioscorea opposita Thunb.; processing; function; influence
From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(8):1866-1868
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This study was aimed to analyze the influence of Dioscorea opposita Thunb. by processing methods from the aspect of formula. The search was made on formulae containing Dioscorea opposita Thunb. from the classic book For-mula Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Processing methods were analyzed and shown with charts by EXCEL. The results showed that the most frequently used processing methods for Dioscorea opposita Thunb. were stir-heating, dry and crude in the clinical practice. Among them, the stir-heating Dioscorea opposita Thunb. was good at reinforcing the spleen and the kidneys. The crude produce was good at tonifying the lungs. And the dry product was good at rein-forcing the kidneys. It was concluded that the processing methods had obvious influence on the clinical function of Dioscorea opposita Thunb., which can be used as reference of more value for the clinics and health cultivation.