Comparative study on the differences of five flavors of drugs contained in Shen Nong's Classic of the Materia Medica and Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2020)
Objective To investigate the differences in the five flavors in Shen Nong's Classic of the Materia Medica and Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2020).Methods In this study,the five flavors of medicines in Shen Nong's Classic of the Materia Medica and Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2020)were statistically summarized and compared;Results There are 203 types of medicines in both of them,among which 78 medicines with the same five flavors are recorded,and 125 medicines have different records.The differ-ences in the five flavors are shown in two aspects:There are 27 medicines with completely different records of five flavors,but 96 medicines are partially with the same five flavors.Conclusion In addition to the limited understanding of the ancients in the five flavors of medicines,the reasons for these differences are also related to factors including varietal changes and changes in medici-nal sites.The study of the four qi,five flavors,efficacy,and pharmacologies of medicines in Shen Nong's Classic of the Materia Medica and Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2020)will have a positive effect on the promotion of classical prescriptions.
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