MA Yu-jie,SONG Chang-heng,CHENG Yin,et al.Discussion on Composition of Huangliantang Based on Theory of Correspondence Between Prescription and Indications[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(18):183-189.
MA Yu-jie,SONG Chang-heng,CHENG Yin,et al.Discussion on Composition of Huangliantang Based on Theory of Correspondence Between Prescription and Indications[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(18):183-189. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211891.
Discussion on Composition of Huangliantang Based on Theory of Correspondence Between Prescription and Indications
(the First Batch). However, opinions on the function of Cinnamomi Ramulus in Huangliantang vary significantly among doctors of all dynasties, which can be summarized as releasing exterior, expelling cold pathogen out of the stomach, and communicating Yin and Yang of the upper body with those in the lower body. Considering the limitations of each opinion, this paper compared Huangliantang with Banxia Xiexintang and Xiao Chaihutang that are composed of similar Chinese medicinals based on the stated symptoms, herbal indications, and prescription indications to expound the function of Cinnamomi Ramulus in Huangliantang. The findings demonstrated that Cinnamomi Ramulus in Huangliantang was mainly responsible for alleviating the abdominal pain. Nevertheless, the abdominal pain treated by Huangliantang was not the indication of Cinnamomi Ramulus but the indication of
Paeonia lactiflora
. Hence, it was believed that Cinnamomi Ramulus in Huangliantang should be
P. lactiflora
. The replacement of Cinnamomi Ramulus with
P. lactiflora
allowed the correspondence between herbs and indications as well as between prescription and indications. Cinnamomi Ramulus and
P. lactiflora
have often been used in combination since the era when medical books were written on bamboo and silk. When used alone, they might be confused. Therefore, the efficacy of Cinnamomi Ramulus and