Research Of Clearing Heat Methods In Shanghanlun

Objective:The therapeutic methods in "ShangHan Lun" is very rich, especial for eight kinds of therapeutic methods. But it is usually thought the cold syndromes in "ShangHan Lun" are described more clearly than heat syndromes. But clearing heat methods are used widely in clinic. This research attempts to sum up the clauses of clearing heat methods, analyse the law, the prescription of clearing heat methods, and its nfluence for the school of seasonal febrile disease later.Methods:According to different parts invaded by the pathogenic heat, the document and clauses of clearing heat methords in "ShangHanLun" are studied deeply in paper. The common rules and features of clearing heat methords in "ShangHanLun" are found out in the paper.The results:According to he law of neijing"treating heat syndrome with drugs in cold nature", zhangzhongjing created a lot of clearing heat methords, which not only in yangming disease, but also in taiyang disease, shaoyang disease,shaoyin diseasejueyin disease and relapse of disease.According to different parts invaded by the pathogenic heat, clearing heat methords in "ShangHanLun" includes clearing heat from throat, using Platycodon Decoction; clearing away stagnaed heat, using Capejasmine and Fermented soybean Decoction; clearing lung's heat to stop asthma, using Decoction of Ephedra, Apricot, Licorice and Gypsum; clearing heat to resolving stuffiness, using Rhubarb, Coptis xiexin Decoction; clearing heat with drug acrid-cold, using Baihu Decoction;clearing stomach's heat, benifiting qi and nourishing yin, nourishing yin, Baihu plus Ginseng Decoction; clearing shaoyang's heat, using Scutellaria Decoction; clearing intestine's heat to stop diarrhea, using Decoction of Pueraria, Scutellaria and Coptis; clearing away damp-heat, cooling liver to stop diarrhea, using Pulsatilla root Decoction; clearing heat and nourishing yin, using Coptis and Donkey-hide Gelatin Decoction; clearing away phlegm-heat, treating jaundice by clearing damp-heat, using Oriental Wormwood Decoction, etc.As the complex of disease, clearing heat methords often combines with other therapeutic methods, such as diaphoresis, benifiting yang. clearing heat methords also include in other therapeutic methods,such as purgative, harmonize, etc.According to the theary of syndrome differentiation of wei, qi, ying anf xue, clearing heat methords in "ShangHanLun" belongs to clearing qifen's heat, almost not involvs ying anf xue. Later the WenBing scholars, on the basis of "ShangHanLun", which inherted and innovated clearing heat methords, and make it more perfect.