ZHANG Lin, LIN Yiqun, FU Yanling. Analysis on Clinical Dosage of Huangqi [Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge. 黄芪]in the Past Dynasties[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2015, 56(6): 518-521.
ZHANG Lin, LIN Yiqun, FU Yanling. Analysis on Clinical Dosage of Huangqi [Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge. 黄芪]in the Past Dynasties[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2015, 56(6): 518-521.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2015.06.019.
Analysis on Clinical Dosage of Huangqi [Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge. 黄芪]in the Past Dynasties
Objective To analyze the characteristics of the clinical dosage of Huangqi [Astragalus membranaceus( Fisch.) Bunge. 黄芪]from Han dynasties till now. Methods The most representative medical works from each dynasty were selected. The usages of Huangqi were recorded using Microsoft Office Excel 2007 software. And data on name of formula
dosage of all medicinals
dosage of Huangqi
number of all medicinals
volume of water added
administration
etc. was entried. The information on Huangqi
including the frequency occurring in formulas
regular dosage
upper limit of regular dosage
lower limit of regular dosage
maximum dosage
minimum dosage
and average dosage were statistically analyzed. Results The maximum dosage of Huangqi fluctuated largely and reached the peak in Qing Dynasty( 298. 4 g / day). Other than that
the clinical dosage of Huangqi has been decreasing from Han and Tang Dynasties to Song Dynasty then remaining steady. Conclusion Large dosage of Huangqi was used to treat skin and muscular diseases
sequela of stroke
hemiplegia
amyasthenia
and rheumatism with deficiency syndromes. For other diseases
the dosage changed according to different symptoms.