Study on the origin and development of Xiaojin Pills
Recorded in the Life-Saving Manual of Diagnosis and Treatment of External Diseases,Xiaojin Pills is constantly considered as a typical formula to treat dorsal furuncle.Nowadays the majority of scholars hold the thought that Xiaojin Pills was created by WANG Weide.Throughout the literature review,we found that Xiaojin Pills was not originally created by WANG Weide.After clarifying the original source of Xiaojin Pills and conducting relevant research on its name and indication evolution process,we obtained some conclusions about the origin and development of Xiaojin Pills.The conclusions are as follows:Xiaojin Pills was originated from'a grain of Xiaojin Pills',created by LIU Wansu in the Jin and Yuan dynasties;As it was handed down,a grain of Xiaojin Pills was also known as'Zhuo Hu Pills'.SHEN Zhiwen in the Ming dynasty,used modified'a grain of Xiaojin Pills'to treat leprosy and named it'Chi Long Pills';A grain of Xiaojin Pills is mainly applied in dorsal furuncle and obstinate arthralgia.Also,it can be used to treat leprosy after adjusting its component.Combined with LIU Wansu's Xuanfu-Qi-Fluid theory,the formula framework was analyzed.A grain of Xiaojin Pills has a good effect on treating different diseases such as stubborn arthralgia and breast hyperplasia because of containing lots of Xuanfu-opening therapies such as acrid-warm opening orifices,aromatic medicinal unblocking channel,drastic medicinal promoting suppuration,which can unblock Xuanfu smoothly and eliminate obstinate evils.This article aims to clarify the source,which is helpful to deeply grasp the connotation of Xiaojin Pills and better apply it to clinical practice.
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