The Study Of Combined Prescription's Application And Principle

Combined prescription means using two or more prescriptions together. It is founded under the instruction of the "Treatment based on syndrome differentiation" in TCM. And it is a special form of prescription's modification. The application of combined prescriptions must be established by Zhang Zhongjing himself in the earliest time. Then it is greatly developed by the doctors' advocation in successive dynasties, such as Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasty. The doctors gradually think much of combined prescription for its special treatment when the patient's condition is very complex. The paper summarizes a great deal of literature information, clarifying the combined prescription 's principle , characteristic and effect. And we conclude the current rule of the combined prescription in clinic application by analyzing cases about combined prescription and summarize the significance of the combined prescription in clinic practice.