| ObjectChengqi Tang has acquired high recognition from the most medical experts in the past more than one thousand years, which is the prominent representation of catharsis. The object of this article is to summarize the whole development and analyse the transverse and lengthways use of Chengqi Tang in the history. MethodFirst of all, collecting araplitute literature, then giving them categorize and colligate: it take the route of "cite→analyse— summarize" at the aspect of theory evolution. Gathering correlative datum and analyzing pathological changes, symptom and sign, therapy, medicine of them at the side of clinical practice. Last , there give the integrative character at the end of this article. ResultThe creation of Chengqi Tang is not insulated and it originate from two influential bookmakings at remote antiquity. The name of Chengqi Tang come from its purpose of acclimating stomach's declined function. The main effect of Chengqi Tang is promoting the circulation of qi, defecation, banish over-heat, blood stasis and dyspepsia. Its another function—banish phlegm retention—is added by other dissertation of Zhang Zhongjing. Meanwhile, there are 7 main remedies can be associated with Chengqi Tang, which broaden the sickness area that Chengqi Tang can tackle with.In Jin and Tang dynasty, Chengqi Tang is taken to treat the febrile disease in liver, gallbladder, heart and kidney. The chiefly new remedies are heat-clearing method and detoxifcation, and the main herbs are all radix scutellariae. In Song and JinYuan dynasty, Da Chengqi Tang has tow different taken ways. It is very important to pay more attention to protection vitality qi. Chengqi Tang is also fit for The old. The Tongue sign is regarded as diagnostic approach. Chengqi Tang is taken to treat pure Pyrexia. The primary new remedy is pressing converse qi, which main herb is ginger. In Ming and Qing dynasty, Chengqi Tang supervise the treatment in pestilence. The fundamental of Chengqi Tang is evolved to thirteen principia. Discerning illness by Tri-jiao part of body is the primary new method. Chengqi Tang is taken to treat the disease because of dyspepsia and overheat. The chiefly new remedies are promoting digestion and tranquilizing the endogenous wind. Which main herbs are hawkthorn and silkworm body. In modern times, it make great progress on studying Chengqi Tang from microcosmic field through animal experiment. Chengqi Tang is mainly taken to treat the non-febrile disease. The primary new remedies are hemostasia, dispelling wind and strengthening yang, which main herbs are cogongrass rhizome, herba schzonepepetae and prepared aconitice root.ConclusionThe theory of Chengqi Tang has taken much progress through more than one thousand years. People has obtained much comprehension on Chengqi Tang: There are three main method of discerning disease Through tongue, tri-jiao and part of body. Chengqi Tang can be taken to treat many kind of people and illness. In clinic, Chengqi Tang is primarily fit for the febrile disease in stomach and intestines, whose main sign are reddened tongue, yellow fur on the tongue and thirst. Da Chengqi Tang has the highest using frequency in the three ones. There are 9 main therapies : The heat-clearing herb is mainly cold, cool, bitter and pungent, which is primarily used in clearing lung-and-stomach' s over-heat, and itmianly be incarnated by HuangQin,ShengDi and ZhiZi. The promoting blood flow herb is meanly cold , warm and mild-natrured poperty, which is chiefly used in promoting heart and liver blood flow, and itmianly be incarnated by TaoRen, DangGui, DanPi, ChiShao and etc. The nourishing yin herb is mainly cold, sweat and bitter , which is chiefly used to nourishing yin of lung , stomach and kidney , and it mianly be incarnated by ShengDi, BaiShao, XuanShen, MaiDong and etc. The detoxicating herb is mainly cold, sweet and bitter , which is chiefly used in clearing the heat in stomach, heart, lung, liver and colon , and it mianly be incarnated by HuangQin , ZhiZi , HuangLian and etc. The lubricate- intestines herb is mianly mild, sweet and bitter, which is chiefly used in norishing stomach and colon, and it mianly be incarnated by XingRen. The Warming method herb is mianly heat, sweet and pungent, which is chiefly used to warm heart, liver, spleen, lung , kidney and bladder' s Qi and blood, and it mainly be incarnated by GuiZhi. The moderating method herb is mainly warm and sweet , which is chiefly used to conserve spleen , and it mianly be incarnated by GanCao . The nourishing blood method herb is mianly warm and seet , which is chiefly used in nourishing liver blood, and it mianly be incarnated by DangGui. The cool blood method herb is mainly cold and bitter, which is chiefly used to cool heart and liver blood, and it mainly be incarnated by DanPi. in a word, there are more and more kind of illness can be treated by Chengqi Tang. |