Study on chemistry and biology based on five-tastes and function-efficacy of Chinese materia medica with invigorating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2015.05.001
- Author:
Chang-Xiao LIU
1
Author Information
1. Research Center for Drug Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Pharmacokinetics, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese materia medica;
Drug property;
Five elements;
Five tastes;
Function;
Invigorating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2015;46(5):615-624
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
According to the current research issues on the drug-properties of Chinese materia medica (CMM), authors presented a research main-line on the "five tastes" (pungent, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty) and mode and idea on the "five elements" with "drug-five tastes-substances-effects-function" for studying the function/efficacy in the theory of traditional Chinese medicines. Based on the idea, authors elaborated a "five tastes" starting point in CMM with invigorating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis to study the relationship between the chemical substances related with " five tastes" and the biological basis to explain the CMM function-efficacy. Authors believe that in the study on the CMM drug property and the scientific connotation with modern scientific and technological means, the "five elements" is the transformation of the bond and to capture the differences between the "five flavors" and function/efficacy is difficult. Thus, the idea would be beneficial to the development of innovative pharmaceutics of CMM.
