Salty flavor has the effects of softening and resolving hard lumps to treat scrofula, subcutaneous nodule, mass in the abdomen, and other pathologically formations.
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大寒、微寒、凉性
大温、微温、热性
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二、四气的确定
是在患者服药以后,以中医寒热辨证为基 础,从药物对所治疾病的病因、病性或症 状寒热性质的影响中得以认识的
即是说,药物的寒热温凉之性,是从药物 作用于机体所发生的反应概括出来的,主 要是与所治疾病的寒热性质相对而言的
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Determination of four natures
通泄—通便—便秘(大黄)
苦
燥(燥湿)
湿证
苦寒(黄连) 苦温(橘皮)
坚 坚阴—泻火存阴(黄柏)
大多能伤津败胃,津伤及脾胃虚弱者不宜 大量使用
能软 软坚散结-瘰疬痰核等(海藻)
咸
能下 泻下通便—大便燥结(芒硝)
不宜多食,高血压动脉硬化者由当注意。有的 咸味药如芒硝能伤脾胃,故脾胃便溏者慎用。
淡 渗湿利小便 水肿、脚气、小便不利
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Concept of four natures
Four natures are cold, hot, warm and cool natures of drugs. Cold and cool natures are different in essence form and antagonistic against warm and hot natures, forming the two major properties. Cold nature is the same in essence as but stronger than cool nature; and hot nature is the same in essence as but stronger than warm nature.