Appropriate compatibility can strengthen the curative effect of drugs and expand the scope of treatment, which deserves our attention.
In order to facilitate everyone to master and further understand its role, it is planned to describe it in the following three categories.
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The first category: the combination of two drugs with opposite properties, different smells and different functions, such as qi and blood, cold and heat, tonifying deficiency and purging excess, dispersing stagnation, ascending and descending, and hardship. Change its original efficacy or achieve another new effect at the opposite stage.
This is the most meaningful. For example:
Ramulus Cinnamomi+Radix Paeoniae Alba (qi+blood): Guizhi decoction, harmonizing ying and Wei.
Ginseng+Salvia Miltiorrhiza (qi and blood): Er Shen Dan, nourishing heart and nourishing blood.
Jin Lingzi+Corydalis yanhusuo (invigorating qi+enriching blood): Jin Lingzi Zhibeitong Powder.
Rhizoma Cyperi+Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinalis (qi and blood): Fu Liang Pill to stop epigastric pain.
Gardenia+Cortex Moutan (qi+blood): Jiawei Xiaoyao Powder, clearing away liver heat.
Coptidis Rhizoma+Cinnamomi Cortex (cold+heat): Jiaotai Pill is used to treat insomnia caused by disharmony between heart and kidney.
Coptidis Rhizoma+Evodia rutaecarpa (cold+heat): Zuojin Pill, calming the liver and inhibiting acid swallowing.
Coptidis Rhizoma+Zingiberis Rhizoma (cold+heat): Xiexin decoction, in addition to the evil knot in the chest.
Persimmon+clove (cold+heat): clove persimmon soup, stop hiccups.
Gypsum+asarum (cold+heat): Erxin powder can relieve gum swelling and pain.
Coptidis Rhizoma+Radix Aucklandiae (cold+warm): Xianglian Pill, to stop red and white dysentery.
Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi+Magnolia Officinalis (cold+dryness): Qinpu decoction can relieve damp-heat in spleen and stomach.
Cortex Phellodendri+Rhizoma Atractylodis (cold+dryness): Ermiao Pill, which treats damp-heat in lower jiao.
Atractylodes macrocephala+Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (tonic+tonic): Fructus Aurantii Pill, invigorating spleen and relieving swelling.
Astragalus membranaceus+Saposhnikovia root (tonic+powder): Yupingfeng powder, which is used to treat cold due to physical weakness.
Radix Paeoniae Alba+Radix Bupleuri (Bu+San): Sini San, regulating liver and purging heat.
Jujube+ginger (tonic+powder): Guizhi decoction, and qi and blood.
Carapax Trionycis+Artemisia annua (tonic+clear): Artemisia annua Trionyx decoction, steamed with bone.
Black Sesame and Mulberry Leaves (Bu+Qing): Sangma Pill, which is used to treat vertigo caused by hyperactivity of liver yang.
Lycium barbarum+chrysanthemum (tonic+clear): Qiju Dihuang Pill, improving eyesight.
Dried ginger+Schisandra chinensis (powder+harvest): Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin decoction, Huatan drink.
Alum+Radix Curcumae (convergence+powder): Baijin Pill, for epilepsy.
Bupleurum chinense+Peucedanum chinense (ascending and descending): Baidu powder, eliminating evil and relieving cough.
Platycodon grandiflorum+Fructus Aurantii (ascending+descending): Su Xing powder, regulating qi stagnation of chest and diaphragm.
Pinellia ternata+Coptis chinensis (pungent+bitter): Xiexin decoction, to stop vomiting.
Gleditsia sinensis+Alum (pungent+acidic): saliva-dredging powder, wind phlegm.
Mume+Radix Rehmanniae (sour+sweet): Lianmei decoction, which turns yin into body fluid.
Mume+Huanglian (sour+bitter): Lianmei decoction, which can relieve annoyance and clear heat.
Angelica sinensis+Paeonia lactiflora (dynamic+static): Siwu decoction, nourishing blood and enriching blood.
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The second category: the two drugs complement each other, give full play to their respective specialties, and enhance their functions, such as eliminating dampness and regulating qi, sweating and activating yang, including the combination of up and down, combination of exterior and interior, mutual reinforcement and mutual promotion.
This kind is the most commonly used in clinic. For example:
Atractylodes rhizome+Magnolia officinalis: Wei Ping powder, which can dry dampness and promote qi circulation.
Douchi+scallion: scallion soup, dispelling cold and activating yang.
Pinellia ternata+dried tangerine peel: Erchen decoction, resolving phlegm and smoothing qi.
Almond+Fritillaria: Sangxing decoction, benefiting qi and resolving phlegm.
Anemarrhena asphodeloides+Fritillaria: Ermu Powder, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm.
Fructus Aurantii Immaturus+all kinds of milk: Wendan decoction, regulating stomach and stopping vomiting.
Muxiang+Betel nut: Muxiang Betel nut pill, which can promote qi and lead to stagnation.
Ginseng+Gecko: Ginseng Gecko powder can absorb qi and blood.
Astragalus+Ji Fang: Astragalus Ji Fang Decoction, emollient liquid.
Ginseng and Radix Aconiti Lateralis: Shenfu Decoction for Warming and Nourishing Vitality.
Radix Astragali and Radix Aconiti Lateralis: Yiqi decoction, warming meridians and protecting qi.
Atractylodes macrocephala+Aconitum carmichaeli: Shufu decoction, warming and invigorating middle qi.
Fuzi+Poria: (phase) Warming kidney and promoting diuresis.
Phellodendron amurense+Anemarrhena asphodeloides: (phase beard) clearing damp-heat in lower energizer.
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The third category: the combination of two drugs with similar nature and efficacy, aiming at strengthening the curative effect or giving consideration to the five internal organs and six internal organs.
For example:
Codonopsis pilosula+Astragalus membranaceus: invigorating qi.
Aconitum carmichaeli+Cinnamomum cassia: Warming kidney and restoring yang.
Yam+lentils: strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea.
Adenophora adenophora+Ophiopogon japonicus: moistening lung and promoting fluid production.
Platycladus orientalis+jujube: nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.
Eucommia ulmoides+Dipsacus: tonifying kidney and strengthening waist.
Hemp seed+Fructus Trichosanthis: Runchang laxative.
Keel+Oyster: Fixed.
Rosa laevigata+Euryale ferox: solid essence.
Halloysitum rubrum+Yu Yu Liang: astringent.
Grain bud+malt: help digestion.
Mulberry branch+towel gourd: activity.
Oyster+Concha Haliotidis: Hidden Yang.
Cimicifuga+Bupleurum: ascending qi.
Inula+ochre: reducing gas.
Orange stone+litchi stone: eliminate hernia.
Gan Song+Kaempferia Kaempferiae: Stop stomach gas pain.
Seaweed+kelp: expectorant nucleus.
Jing San Liang+Rhizoma Curcumae: detumescence and stagnation.
Poria cocos+Poria cocos: diuresis.
Gansui+Daphne genkwa: chasing water.
Changshan+Tsaoko: Stop malaria.
Angelica sinensis+Ligusticum chuanxiong: promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Peach kernel+safflower: break blood stasis.
Pollen Typhae+Oletum Trogopterori: Removing blood stasis.
Frankincense+myrrh: regulating qi, removing blood stasis and relieving pain.
Pogostemon rugosa+Perrin: clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.
Honeysuckle+Forsythia suspense: clearing away heat and toxic materials.
Coptidis Rhizoma+Scutellariae Radix: purging fire.
Mulberry leaf+chrysanthemum: cool wind and heat.
Notopterygium+Radix Angelicae Pubescentis: Treating rheumatic pain.
Radix Aconiti+Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii: Treating cold, dampness and pain.
Green tangerine peel+dried tangerine peel: soothing the liver and regulating the stomach.
Su terrier+Huo terrier: regulating the qi of spleen and stomach.
Asparagus+Ophiopogon japonicus: Nourishing lung and kidney.
Phragmites communis+Maogen: clearing lung and stomach heat.
Amomum villosum+Amomum villosum: invigorating spleen and regulating stomach.
Divine Comedy+Hawthorn: Eliminate grain and meat products.
There are many examples about the application of drug compatibility, which cannot be listed one by one.
Exogenous cough, commonly used bitter almond, Fritillaria cirrhosa, but insufficient lung yin, at the same time, internal heat, or exogenous evil initial solution, expectoration uncomfortable. It can be used with sweet almond and Fritillaria cirrhosa, and the prescription is sweet and bitter apricot and Fritillaria cirrhosa.
There are also three kinds of medicines, almond, coix seed, nutmeg, Xuanhua Sanjiao Ganshi. In some areas, there are medicated leaven, hawthorn and malt to help digestion, and the prescription is used to write burnt three fresh foods. These are not mentioned.
In short, drug compatibility is of great significance. If we know it, but don't know why, or make do at will, it will lead to confusion and overlapping bedsteads.
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