What are the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine?

Traditional Chinese medicine has existed in China since ancient times. What are the medicinal properties of Chinese medicine? It is not clear to us modern people, but the elderly generally still value Chinese medicine. Although the effect of Chinese medicine is slower after taking it, it has no side effects and does not harm the body. For young people like us, we know nothing about traditional Chinese medicine. What are the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine? If you don’t know, please follow me and read what I will introduce below.

The four medicinal properties of cold, hot, warm and cool were also called the four Qi in ancient times. Among them, warmth and coldness belong to two different properties. Warm and hot, cold and cool have common properties respectively; warm is inferior to hot, and cool is inferior to cold, that is, there are differences in degree within the common properties. Some medicines are usually labeled with words such as very hot, very cold, slightly warm, and slightly cold to distinguish them. The cold, hot, warm and cool properties of medicines are summarized from the reactions that occur when the medicines act on the body. It is relative to the cold or hot nature of the disease being treated. Drugs that can alleviate or eliminate heat symptoms are generally cold or cool in nature. For example, Scutellaria baicalensis and Isatis root have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying for heat symptoms such as fever, thirst, and sore throat, indicating that these two drugs are cold in nature. On the contrary, medicines that can alleviate or eliminate cold symptoms are generally warm in nature. For example, aconite and dried ginger have a warming and cold-dispersing effect on cold symptoms such as cold pain in the abdomen and weak pulse, indicating that these two medicines have heat properties. In terms of treatment principles, "Shennong Bencao Jing" says: "Treat cold with hot medicine, and treat heat with cold medicine. "Sujian. Zhizhen Yao Da Lun" says: "Treat cold with heat, and treat heat with cold. This is the basic rule of medication.

The five flavors are pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Some medicines have a bland or astringent taste, and there are actually more than five types. However, the five flavors are the five most basic flavors, so they are still called the five flavors. Different flavors have different effects, and medicines with the same flavor have similar or common effects. As for its yin and yang attributes, pungent, sweet and bland are yang, while sour, bitter and salty are yin.

The above content is the explanation of the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine that I want to talk about. Although traditional Chinese medicine is good, it cannot be taken at any time. Female friends should not take it during menstruation. Also, do not eat spicy and cold foods when taking traditional Chinese medicine. These have adverse reactions with traditional Chinese medicine. Have you all remembered these?