Discussion on Prescription Characteristics of Zuogui Pill(左归丸) and Yougui Pill(右归丸) Based on the Theory “Herb Nature Belongs to Yang; flavor belongs to Yin”
QIN Zhen, REN Yanling. Discussion on Prescription Characteristics of Zuogui Pill(左归丸) and Yougui Pill(右归丸) Based on the Theory “Herb Nature Belongs to Yang; flavor belongs to Yin”[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2017, 58(7): 545-547.
QIN Zhen, REN Yanling. Discussion on Prescription Characteristics of Zuogui Pill(左归丸) and Yougui Pill(右归丸) Based on the Theory “Herb Nature Belongs to Yang; flavor belongs to Yin”[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2017, 58(7): 545-547.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2017.07.002.
Based on the records of nature-flavor-Yin-Yang in Yinyang Yingxiangdalun chapter of Suwen(《素问·阴阳应象大论》)
combined with the correlation between herb nature-flavor thickness and thinness in Zuogui Pill &Yougui Pill and the effect
focusing on kidney Yin-Yang and essence of human body
the authors discuss the formula characteristics of both prescription
i. e. Zuogui Pill thick flavor & thin nature and ushering Yin from Yang
as well as Yougui Pill thick flavor & nature(flavor is a little thicker than nature) and ushering Yang from Yin. The authors analyze the transformation regularity of herb nature-flavor essence and shape after Zuogui Pill and Yougui Pill are taken into human body.