In clinical practice,in order to guide drugs to the disease place,guiding drugs are often used,which can be called the'guiding method'.However,in the Dialectical Records,CHEN Shiduo believed that the guiding effect of drugs or formulas can be referred to as'guiding method'.In addition to guiding drugs,they also have guiding effects on qi and blood,evil energy,and yin and yang,etc..He also proposed many guiding drugs that can be used to guide clinical practice.These methods and drugs are unique,therefore,summarizing and organizing them has important clinical significance.This article will combine specific traditional Chinese medicine and formulas to sort out the application methods and precautions of'guiding method'in Dialectical Records.
CHEN ShiduoDialectical RecordsGuiding methodGuiding actionTraditional Chinese medicineGuiding drugsLiterature research