Reseacrh On Chinese Herbs Which Can Regulate The Normal Flow Of Qi In Chinese Mateira Medica

Using the Chinese Materia Medica as material sources, the thesis researches the property rules of836Traditional Chinese Medicines for regulating qi flow with the method of traditional literature. The thesis is aimed at discussing the rules of properties and functions, which will guide the treating of qi disharmonies in clinic.The thesis collects836medicines for regulating qi flow from the Chinese Materia Medica, which records8980medicines in all, with the combinative methods of traditional literature and statistical analysis. We establish the total databases, source databases, four properties databases, five flavors databases, channel tropism databases, toxicity databases and functions databases of the medicines for regulating qi flow. In the basis of the above, we will analyse the above-mentioned statistical datas and conclude the rules of properties and the relationship of properties and functions. For the most part of the Medicines for regulating qi flow come from the rutaceae, lauraceae, rosaceae, leguminosae, umbelliferae and the composite family. Four properties preference on warm. The flavor is mainly pungent, following with bitter and sweet. The liver is the primary channel tropism. The spleen and the lung are taken the second place. The main functions are soothing the spleen and clearing epigastric fullness, analgesic, activating blood, heat-clearing and detoxicating, warming the spleen and dissipat cold, relieving coughing and asthma. The medicines are mainly used to treat the syndromes of chest and abdominal distention, all kinds of pain, traumatic injury sore and swelling, cold pain of gastriccavity and abdomen, cough, phlegm and asthma, etc.The conclusion is that functions of medicines for regulating qi flow are closely related to source, four properties, five flavors and channel tropism, especially are most intimately associated with the four properties.