LI Ming, DING Yanting, TAO Xiaohua. Research on the “Wine-washed” Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) in the Treatise on Febrile Diseases (《伤寒论》) Printed in the Song Dynasty[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, 64(16): 1627-1631.
LI Ming, DING Yanting, TAO Xiaohua. Research on the “Wine-washed” Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) in the Treatise on Febrile Diseases (《伤寒论》) Printed in the Song Dynasty[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, 64(16): 1627-1631.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.16.002.
Research on the “Wine-washed” Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) in the Treatise on Febrile Diseases (《伤寒论》) Printed in the Song Dynasty
By analyzing relevant ancient books and modern research literature, this paper discussed the evolution and mechanism of “wine washed” Dahuang (
Radix et Rhizoma Rhei
) in
Dachengqi Decoction
(大承气汤),
Xiaochengqi Decoction
(小承气汤),
Tiaowei Chengqi Decoction
(调胃承气汤) and
Didang Decoction
(抵当汤),recorded in the
Treatise on Febrile Diseases
(《伤寒论》)
printed in the
Song
Dynasty. Before the
Tang
Dynasty, raw Dahuang was directly used in three
Chengqi Decoction
and
Didang Decoction
, but the “wine-washed” Dahuang was applied in
Treatise on febrile diseases
printed in the
Song
Dynasty. The traditional view holds that “wine-washed” Dahuang may improve medicinal properties, can introduce herbs into the blood and alleviate the disadvantages of the bitter-cold in damaging the stomach. Modern research showed that the main components related to Dahuang's purgative effect are insoluble in wine, while the tannins that inhibit the purgative effect can be better dissolved in wine. Therefore, after “wine washing”, the purgative effect of Dahuang is enhanced. In the
Treatise on Febrile Diseases
, three
Chengqi Decoction
and
Didang Decoction
are mainly used to treat acute and serious diseases, and the use of “wine-washed” Dahuang is to quickly clear heat knot.
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