Dual attributes of tonifying drugs in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing: replenishing deficiency and expelling pathogens
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20240930-00337
- VernacularTitle:从《神农本草经》看补益药物补虚与祛邪的双重属性
- Author:
Yuzhi HUO
1
;
Cheng LUO
;
Mengfan YANG
;
Ying DENG
;
Fei WANG
Author Information
1. 成都中医药大学2022级博士研究生，成都 610036
- Keywords:
Dispelling exogenous pathogen;
Supplementing and boosting drugs;
Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing;
Four natures and five flavours;
Compatibility (TCD);
Tonifying wit
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;47(9):1195-1201
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Tonifying herbs described in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing frequently possess well-defined efficacy in dispelling pathogenic factors, including eliminating pathogenic factors, eliminating severe wind-disorders, dispelling Bi syndrome, removing blood stasis and resolving hard masses, facilitating urination and defecation, relieving chills and fever, promoting digestion, regulating and smoothing qi movement, treating carbuncles and deep-rooted ulcers, killing the :three worms: (parasites), draining pus and alleviating pain, and treating bone fractures and traumatic injuries. These effects correspond to a broad spectrum of conditions, encompassing immune, digestive, and respiratory system disorders, as well as tumors. These effects are closely related to the taste and compatibility of drugs, and are supported by modern pharmacological studies (such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, immune regulation, etc.). This study could provide a novel perspective for the rational clinical application of tonifying herbs and establish a foundation for in-depth research into the multi-efficacy mechanisms of Chinese materia medica.
