Single-choice question: The answer to the advantages of decoction is E (all of the above).
The advantage of decoction is that it is absorbed quickly, takes effect quickly, can be added or subtracted according to the syndrome, and can be flexibly adapted to patients.
1. The prescriptions can be added or subtracted according to changes in the condition, and drugs can be used flexibly to adapt to the principles of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment, and addition and subtraction according to the disease.
2. Most of the decoctions are compound recipes. According to the compatibility principle of traditional Chinese medicine, the drugs can promote and restrict each other to achieve the purpose of enhancing the curative effect and alleviating the properties of the medicine.
3. Most of the decoctions are liquid preparations, which are quickly absorbed after oral administration and can quickly exert their medicinal effects. Therefore, they are suitable for both acute and chronic diseases of the human body.
4. Decoctions generally use water as a solvent and have relatively little irritation and side effects on the human body.
5. The decoction has a wide range of solvent sources and is simple and easy to prepare.
Application scope of decoction:
Decoction can be used internally and externally. It can be taken internally to treat various diseases, and can be used externally for bathing, fumigation, gargling, etc. When bathing, you can use medicinal liquid to bathe your head, body and limbs, and directly contact the diseased parts to exert its functions of dispelling wind, dehumidifying, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is mostly used to treat sores and ulcers.
Ophthalmic wash is specially used on the local part of the eyes. It has the functions of dispelling wind, reducing nebula, improving eyesight, reducing swelling and relieving itching. It is used to treat red eyes, nebula, eyelid erosion and other syndromes. Fumigation must be used while it is hot, so that the medicinal gas can flow into the muscles and bones of the limbs, exerting its functions of dispelling wind, dispersing cold, and dehumidifying, and is suitable for treating diseases with external pathogenic factors. Gargling allows the medicinal solution to remain in the mouth and distribute directly to the affected area, exerting its functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and soothing the throat, and is suitable for treating diseases of the mouth, throat and other parts of the body.