This study was performed to reveal something different and same aspects between Guizhi-tang, Mahuang-tang were made by Zhang Zhong Jing and Huangqiguizhi-tang, Chuanxiongguizhi-tang, Mahuangfabiao-tang, Mahuangdingchuan-tang were made by Li Ji Ma. As ...
This study was performed to reveal something different and same aspects between Guizhi-tang, Mahuang-tang were made by Zhang Zhong Jing and Huangqiguizhi-tang, Chuanxiongguizhi-tang, Mahuangfabiao-tang, Mahuangdingchuan-tang were made by Li Ji Ma. As a result, something different and same aspects were revealed as follows. 1. Zhang Zhong Jing used Guizhitang when prople had fever and chills with perspiration and used Mahuang-tang when people had fever and chills without perspiration. But, the former Li Ji Ma used Huangqiguizhi-tang originated from Guizhitang to Shaoyinren and the latter used Guizhi-tang or Chuanxiongguizhi-tang originate from Guizhi-tang to Shaoyinren and used Mahuangfabiao-tang originated from Mahuang-tang to Taiyinren. 2. Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis, Polygonum multiflorum in Huangqiguizhi-tang strengthen zhihan(止汗), lianyinbuxie(斂陰補血) that are the function of Paeonia lactiflora, Zizyphus jujuba var. inermis in the Guizhitang and Atractylodes chinensis, Cnidium officinale, Citrus unshiu in Chuanxiongguizhi-tang strengthen fahan (發汗), quxie(祛邪), kaiyu(開??), that are the function of Cinnamomum cassia, Zingiber officinale in Guizhitang. 3. To Shaoyinren, continuous sweat is a serious ill. In spite of Shaoyinren need perspiration when feels fever and chill without perspiration. And this time Li Ji Ma drug Guizhi-tang or Chuanxiongguizhi-tang. 4. Mahuangfabiao-tang originated from Mahuang-tang of weight and importance was chill without perspiration and pain in the body and Mahuangdingchuan-tang originated from Mahuang-tang of weight and importance was asthma. If Shaoyinren had Wangyang-zheng(亡陽證) or Yukuang-zheng (??狂證) with respiratory symptom just like asthma, we could annex Perilla frutescens, Magnolia officinalis, Pinellia ternata, Arisaema amurense var. serratum, Terminalia chebula, Citrus auranatium, Sinapis alba.