The prescriptions of Treatise on Cold Pathogenic Diseases（《伤 寒 论》） are deeply influenced by Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica（ 《神农本草经》）

which is not only the inheritance of Shennong’ s Classic of Materia Medica

but also its development and expansion. Herbs for dissipating stagnation are a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine drug category. Based on the treatment rule of "stagnation needs dissipation"in Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor（ 《黄 帝 内 经 》）

ZHANG Zhongjing used drugs mainly for the treatment of "stagnation " in Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica according to the pathogens stagnated in the qi level and blood level

and their influence on qi

water and blood. Mutual reference to the text in Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica and Treatise on Cold Pathogenic Diseases

the application of herbs for dissipating stagnation was summed up

hoping to benefit the understanding and clinical application of herbs for dissipating stagnation.