Discussion on doctor in Qing dynasty LEI Yixian's experience of using messenger drugs
LEI Yixian,a doctor in the Qing dynasty,was skilled in medicine and had many living people.Yixian Medical Case is the essence of his clinical diagnosis.LEI Yixian attaches great importance to the use of messenger drugs,and out of 296 medical cases,250 prescriptions explicitly use drugs,accounting for nearly nine out of ten.The article summarizes the clinical experience of LEI Yixian's use of inducing drugs through medical examples.Single herbs are commonly used for inducing diarrhea and ear swelling,such as dried lotus leaves for inducing treatment of wind and warm heat,sugarcane syrup for inducing treatment of wind and warm heat,chicken seed yellow for inducing treatment of stroke and warm heat to rob yin,light vegetables for inducing treatment of nasal cavity and tuberculosis damage.There are also two medicines and more than two medicines that are used as introductions,such as Lulutong,Baijiu,a spoonful of ginger juice,a ladle of white honey,and a pestle for burping.From this,it can be seen that LEI Yixian's use of inducing messenger drugs is ingenious,inspiring the current clinical prescription and medication ideas.
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