LUO Qiang, YANG Xiaoyi, MA Jun, et al. A Probe into the Image Thinking of “Si Shen Shou Decoction (四神兽汤)” in “Auxiliary Verse on Drugsand Methods for Zangfu Organs(《辅行诀五脏用药法要》) ”[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2022, 63(24): 2301-2305.
LUO Qiang, YANG Xiaoyi, MA Jun, et al. A Probe into the Image Thinking of “Si Shen Shou Decoction (四神兽汤)” in “Auxiliary Verse on Drugsand Methods for Zangfu Organs(《辅行诀五脏用药法要》) ”[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2022, 63(24): 2301-2305.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2022.24.001.
A Probe into the Image Thinking of “Si Shen Shou Decoction (四神兽汤)” in “Auxiliary Verse on Drugsand Methods for Zangfu Organs(《辅行诀五脏用药法要》) ”
Auxiliary Verse on Drugs and Methods for Zangfu Organs
(《辅行诀五脏用药法要》). The naming of the
Si Shen Shou Decoction
follows the principle that “express all the meaning”, not only reflecting the image characteristics of the four beasts, but embodying their functions.
Xuanwu Decoction
(玄武汤) governs warming and percolating;
Zhuque Decoction
(朱雀汤) is good at clearing and enriching;
Baihu Decoction
(白虎汤) promotes ascending and dispersing; and
Qinglong Decoction
(青龙汤) mainly assists sinking and descending. All these formulas are suggested to be used for regulation of
qi
movement. Moreover,
Si Shen Shou Decoction
contains the image of “four beasts guarding the center”, which manifests its function of caring middel
jiao
(焦), and maintaining the center for adjustment and balance to avoid predilection on one side, reflecting the idea of “circular motion” in traditional Chinese medicine. The article starts with the cultural origin of
Si Shen Shou Decoction
and the characteristics of its compositions, and discusses the leading role of image thinking in
Si Shen Shou Decoction
, thereby providing a certain theoretical basis for the study of
Auxiliary Verse on Drugs and Methods for Zangfu Organs
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