Radix Paeoniae Alba and Classic Prescriptions (1)—— Introduction of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction and Shaoyao Gancao Fuzi Decoction

Introduction of Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Paeoniae Glycyrrhizae Decoction and Radix Paeoniae Glycyrrhizae Fuzi Decoction

Wu Hebei Shijiazhuang traditional Chinese medicine hospital

First of all, 1 The question needs to be explained: Is the peony used by Zhang Zhongjing in the classic prescription the current peony or the peony? You know, there was no distinction between Bai Mudan and red peony in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the distinction between Bai Mudan and red peony began in the Six Dynasties. Later, there was a functional comparison between Paeonia lactiflora and Paeonia lactiflora: Paeonia lactiflora can clear away heat and cool blood, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, while Paeonia lactiflora mainly has the functions of nourishing blood, astringing yin, softening liver and relieving pain. In addition, Paeonia lactiflora can purge liver fire, while Paeonia lactiflora mainly nourishes liver yin. Peony is used in 57 * * * poems in Classic Prescription. So, is the peony in the classic prescription peony or peony? Can't be summarized in one sentence, but should be analyzed in detail? The author thinks that the Paeonia lactiflora used in the two classic prescriptions of "Shaoyao Gancao Decoction" and "Shaoyao Gancao Fuzi Decoction" should be Paeonia lactiflora.

root of herbaceous peony

Paeonia lactiflora is the dry root of Paeonia lactiflora in Ranunculaceae, which was first recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic and listed as the top grade. It is a common blood-enriching drug. Peony tastes bitter, sour and slightly cold; Liver meridian and spleen meridian. It has the effects of nourishing blood, regulating menstruation, astringing yin, arresting sweating, softening liver, relieving pain, calming liver and suppressing yang. Modern research indicates that the chemical constituents of Paeonia lactiflora mainly include monoterpenes and their glycosides, triterpenoids, flavonoids and so on. It has many pharmacological effects, such as clearing away heat, relieving inflammation, relieving pain, relieving spasm, protecting liver, resisting oxidation, lowering blood sugar, protecting nerve and regulating immunity.

Shaoyao gancao decoction

Composition and usage: Paeonia lactiflora 12g, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch 12g. Take two flavors, boil 300 ml with 600 ml of water, and take it at different temperatures.

Indications: regulating liver and spleen and relieving pain. Treat typhoid fever, yin injury, tendon loss, leg and foot spasm, upset, slight aversion to cold, disharmony between liver and spleen, and abdominal pain.

Remarks: This prescription is mainly used to treat various syndromes caused by damage of body fluid, deficiency of yin and blood, and loss of tendons and veins. In the prescription, white peony root is sour and cold, nourishing blood and astringing yin, softening liver and relieving pain; Licorice is warm, invigorating spleen and qi, and relieving pain. The combination of the two drugs has the effect of softening tendons and relieving pain.

Attachment: Studies on Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix Glycyrrhizae.

Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is a classic drug pair in Treatise on Febrile Diseases. Studies have shown that the compatibility of Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza uralensis has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, spasmolytic and other pharmacological effects, and is widely used to treat respiratory, digestive, nervous, muscular, urinary, endocrine and other multi-system diseases. Such as gastrocnemius spasm, intercostal neuralgia, stomach spasm, stomachache, abdominal pain, sciatica, gynecological inflammatory abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, etc. caused by blood deficiency and body fluid injury; And duodenal ulcer, atrophic gastritis, gastrointestinal neurosis, acute mastitis and cervical spondylosis.

Shaoyao Gancao Fuzi Decoction

Composition and usage: 9 grams of Radix Paeoniae Alba, 9 grams of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) and 3 grams of Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (peeled and broken into eight pieces). Take three flavors, use 1 liter of water, boil 300 ml, remove me, and take three servings at different temperatures.

Indications: Mainly used for yin-yang deficiency, skin hypothermia, meridian dystrophy and other diseases. Those with physical weakness and exogenous pathogens can't be solved after sweating, which increases aversion to cold.

Solution: there is a decoction of Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza uralensis in the prescription, which can be used urgently to relieve pain, and aconite root can warm yang, dredge collaterals and dispel cold. In the prescription, Radix Paeoniae Rubra stops sweating and consolidates yin, Radix Aconiti Lateralis is pungent in heat, tonifies yang and consolidates health, and Radix Glycyrrhizae regulates ying and health. The whole prescription plays the role of warming meridians and strengthening yang.

Attachment: Study on Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata-Radix Paeoniae Alba

Aconitum carmichaeli and Radix Paeoniae Alba, as one of the commonly used drug pairs for treating arthralgia syndrome, are compatible, rigid and flexible, restrained and orderly, and have the effects of dispelling cold and relieving pain, warming spleen and yang, softening liver and nourishing blood. It has been used to treat arthralgia syndrome and achieved good results.