The Study On The Principle Of Forming A Prescription Based On Sapidity

The principle of forming a prescription based on sapidity has been discussed in the TCM sutras.And TANGYEJINGFA is the representative composing to reveal it.FUXINGJUE is writen based on TANGYEJINGFA by Hongjing Tao. Diagram of Tangyejingfa is recorded by him,which reveals the 'secrets of the prescriptions in TANGYEJINGFA .The sapidity based principle is the prime principle of forming prescriptions in the book,such as the Five zang-viscera's greatly nourishing decoction,the Five zang-viscera's greatly purging decoction,the Five zang-viscera's little nourishing decoction,the Five zang-viscera's little purging decoction,the Five zang-viscera's purgative decoction and the priscriptions to heal the exterior-excess syndromes.In the Five zang-viscera's purgative decoction and the Five zang-viscera's greatly nourishing decoction ,the sapidity based principle is used in the complex prescriptions.The modifications of the prescriptions also follows such principle.The sapidity based principle and the principle of monarch,minister,adjuvant and guide drugs in a prescription research the prescriptions in different aspects,and they can complement each other. The sapidity based principle is the core principle of TANGYEJINGFA. Since the sapidity based principle is the core of the source of Treatise on Febrile and MiscellaneousDiseases--TANGYEJINGFA,it is very important to use it to studyTreatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases.The study on the sapidity based principle demands several generations' efforts.